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Advanced Notice The New York District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) proposes to perform maintenance dredging of the Jamaica Bay Federal Navigation Project, Rockaway Inlet, New York with ... Advanced Notice The New York District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) proposes to perform maintenance dredging of the Jamaica Bay Federal Navigation Project, Rockaway Inlet, New York with subsequent placement of the dredged sand for beneficial use at the Rockaway Ocean Sand Borrow Area West (ROSBA-West). The proposed maintenance dredging would remove approximately 500,000 cubic yards (CY) of selected critical shoals from the Jamaica Bay (Rockaway Inlet) Channel. Dredging in this channel would be required to a depth of -20 feet Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW) plus 1-foot allowable overdepth. The proposed dredged material consists of predominantly sand. Based on past dredging cycles, it is recommended that the proposed work be performed by utilizing either a hopper dredge or mechanical dredge with a clamshell bucket. Additionally, multiple ocean-going barges and tugboats may be needed to perform the work at the required production rate of at least 5,000 CY per calendar day of work. The dredged material would be required to meet all federal, state, and approved local criteria required by the government agencies having jurisdiction where the dredging and placement sites are located. Once the contract is awarded, the contractor will be required to commence work within five (5) calendar days after the date of receipt by him of the notice to proceed (NTP), and maintain an integrated production rate of at least 5,000 cubic yards per calendar day for the dredging, transportation and placement of the material. The presence of dredging equipment in the channel will impact ship traffic, and it is necessary to maintain this production rate while minimizing the duration of this impact. The work is estimated to cost between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. Due to restrictions found in the water quality certificate, dredging is prohibited from February 15 – May 20 of any calendar year. Liquidated Damages of $2,505.00 per calendar day of delay will be assessed to the contractor until all work under the contract is accepted as complete. This is an unrestricted Procurement.