Alaska Online Public Notices #223298

Shepard Point Oil Spill Response Facility Modification – Floating Dock, Sea Wall, and Marine Infrastructure (Cordova, Alaska)

This opportunity concerns the modification of the Shepard Point Oil Spill Response Facility near Cordova, Alaska, to enhance marine casualty response and tribal transportation capabilities. - Government Buyers: - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Alaska District (Regulatory Division) - Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific OEMs or construction material/equipment manufacturers are named in the notice or attachments. - Products and Infrastructure Requested: - Replacement of a fixed deep-water dock with a 360' x 60' floating dock, restrained by two reaction dolphins (each with four 48-inch steel pilings) - Two mooring dolphins (each with a 72-inch diameter pipe pile, steel cap, hand railing, and capstan) - Two catwalks connecting the floating dock to mooring dolphins - Two 10' x 100' small boat docks with two 4' x 35' gangways - Two 15' x 135' transfer spans for truck and pedestrian access, with utility chases - Two abutments for transfer spans (each with four 36-inch piles) - 8' x 180' boat ramp boarding float, restrained with seven 16-inch piles - Wire Wall Sea Wall (reinforced earth wall replacing sheet-pile wall), supported by ~2,475 cubic yards of riprap and 564.7 cubic yards of fill - 25 permanent pilings and 32 temporary pilings for construction - Services Requested: - Pile driving (permanent and temporary pilings) - Stormwater pollution prevention (SWPPP and BMPs) - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Mitigation measures to avoid eelgrass beds, minimize noise during pile installation, and protect marine mammals and historic sites - No compensatory mitigation is proposed - Project includes a 4.3-mile access road, 5.5-acre staging pad, and pad retaining wall - Subject to state and federal water quality and environmental compliance reviews - Locations: - Cordova Oil Spill Response Facility (OSRF), near Cordova, Alaska (primary place of performance) - Section 25, T. 14 S., R. 3 W., Copper River Meridian; USGS Quad Map Cordova C-5; Latitude 60.63096 N., Longitude 145.67189 W. - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Alaska District Regulatory Division, JBER, AK (contracting office) - No specific construction equipment or material OEMs are identified; opportunity is open to qualified marine construction contractors.

Description

This public notice announces an application for State Water Quality Certification related to the modification of the Shepard Point Oil Spill Response Facility in Orca Inlet, Alaska. The project involves converting a previously authorized fixed deep-water dock to a floating dock configuration, constructing a Wire Wall Sea Wall, boat ramps, transfer spans, mooring dolphins, and associated infrastructure to support tribal transportation and marine casualty response. The work includes pile driving, rip rap placement, and other construction activities with mitigation measures to minimize environmental impacts. The application is under review by the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation with a response due date of May 5, 2026.

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