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Contract Award: Thalle – Bauer LLC (Hillsborough, North Carolina) – $320,385,195

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Thursday, December 18th, 2025

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Thalle – Bauer LLC, Hillsborough, North Carolina, was awarded a $320,385,195 firm-fixed-price contract for the Rough River Dam Safety Modification Phase II. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work will be performed in Falls of Rough, Kentucky, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 25, 2029. Fiscal 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2025 construction, Corps of Engineers, civil funds in the amount of $320,385,195 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District, is the contracting activity (W912QR-26-C-A005).

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