20 Nov 2012

Middle East District Awards a Contract for Tractors and Trailers in Egypt

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Middle East District awarded a contract on Nov. 6 for tractors and trailers to be provided to the Egyptian Engineering Authority to support its operations. The award went to Daimler Trucks North America, LLC of Portland, Ore., for $8.5 million. The period of performance includes a one year warranty period after acceptance of equipment.

20 Nov 2012

Middle East District Awards Westside Utilities Infrastructure at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan

WINCHESTER, Va. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Middle East District awarded a task order

20 Nov 2012

Corps modifies statewide Massachusetts General Permit for minimal impact activities on aquatic environment

CONCORD, Mass. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District is modifying the statewide

20 Nov 2012

Public comments due by Dec. 20: Corps proposes expanding transmission line easement in Mansfield Hollow area towns of Mansfield Hollow, Chaplin

CONCORD, Mass. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District is proposing to grant to the

20 Nov 2012

Corps issues emergency permit for Plum Island beach scraping; future work requires state, federal coordination

CONCORD, Mass. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District issued an emergency permit

19 Nov 2012

Corps identifies selected Isabella Lake Dam modernization plan

It was also in March of 1953 that the new Isabella Lake main and auxiliary dams were completed after five years of construction, and began serving Kern County and the surrounding cities with flood risk management, irrigation and hydroelectric use. Nearly 60 years later, they continue to serve those purposes, having helped prevent flooding in downstream communities at least 18 times. But today, Isabella Lake’s dams need an upgrade. A Corps-wide survey of its dams in 2005 put Isabella Lake Dam near the top of its list of highest at-risk dams. The Corps identified significant hydrologic, seismic and seepage issues.

19 Nov 2012

USACE builds road in Helmand province, cuts travel time in half

KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is constructing a road in Helmand province, from Nawa to Lashkar Gah, that already has cut travel time in half.

19 Nov 2012

USACE Galveston District awards $1.38 million contract for dredging placement area construction

GALVESTON, Texas (Nov. 19, 2012) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, awarded a contract in the amount of $1,382,700 to New Orleans-based Bailey-CKY, a small disadvantaged veteran-owned small business, to perform construction of dewatering ditches at the San Jacinto Placement Area relating to the Galveston harbor and channel in Galveston County, Texas.

19 Nov 2012

District Recognizes Contractor Safety

The Middle East District recently recognized a contractor in Kosovo for achieving a significant safety accomplishment. KBR Inc. received the district’s Superior Safety Performance Award for its work on the U.S. Army Europe Support Contract during a recent safety committee meeting at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo.

19 Nov 2012

Through the lens on Sandy recovery

I saw blue skies, and in the distance, the skyline of Manhattan with the sunlight glistening off the glass-clad skyscrapers like it would on any typical day. But, as I would quickly find out first-hand, nothing was typical in Lower Manhattan, or in many parts of the tri-state area.