11 Apr 2014

USACE Galveston District awards $6.3 million contract to dredge GIWW

GALVESTON, Texas (April 11, 2014) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District awarded a contract in the amount of $6,318,000 to Goodloe Marine Inc., a women-owned, HubZone Small Business, to perform maintenance dredging within the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, between Turnstake Island and Live Oak Point, in Calhoun, Aransas and San Patricio counties, Texas.

12 Mar 2014

USACE Galveston District earns Communitas Award

GALVESTON, Texas (March 12, 2014) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District earned a Communitas Award in the Making a Difference Category for its Corps in the Classroom: Building Tomorrow's Leaders in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Community Relations Program – an aggressive community outreach and social media campaign to spark students’ interest in STEM subjects, help counter stereotypes and increase participation of underrepresented groups in STEM careers.

27 Nov 2013

USACE Galveston District awards $21.2 million contract to dredge Houston Ship Channel

GALVESTON, Texas (Nov. 27, 2013) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District awarded a contract in the amount of $21,253,000 to Weeks Marine, Inc. for maintenance dredging of the Bayport Flare and Houston Ship Channel.

22 Nov 2013

USACE Galveston District donates $23,805.06 to CFC

GALVESTON, Texas (Nov. 22, 2013) – For decades the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District employees have been opening their hearts and wallets to support the annual Combined Federal Campaign, raising $23,805.06 this year to support those less fortunate.

14 Nov 2013

Craft recognized as BEYA STEM Science Spectrum Trailblazer

GALVESTON, Texas -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District Civil Engineer Franchelle Craft was selected as a Science Spectrum Trailblazer Award recipient by the 28th Black Engineer of the Year Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Global Competitiveness Conference, an honor bestowed upon minority men and women who actively create new paths for others in science, research, technology and development.

13 Nov 2013

USACE Galveston District awards small business contract for routine testing of dredged material

GALVESTON, Texas (Nov. 13, 2013) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District, awarded a contract to Sol Engineering LLC, an 8(a) small business, in the amount of $49,220.82 for environmental services to include chemical and grain size analyses of water and sediment samples from the federally-maintained Houston Ship Channel.

31 Oct 2013

USACE Galveston District awards contract for geotechnical services at dredging placement area

GALVESTON, Texas (Oct. 31, 2013) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District, awarded a contract in the amount of $178,798.11 to Quaternary Resource Investigations LLC for routine soil sampling and laboratory testing at the Alexander Island Dredge Material Placement Area adjacent to the Houston Ship Channel.

10 Oct 2013

Corps of Engineers Galveston District awards $1.1 million small business contract

GALVESTON, Texas-- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District awarded a contract in the amount $1,172,000 to Inland Construction & Engineering Inc., -- a certified small disadvantaged business and HUBZone contractor -- to install impressed current cathodic protection systems at the Colorado River Locks in Matagorda, Texas.

27 Sep 2013

USACE Galveston District awards small business contract for oyster reef restoration project

GALVESTON, Texas (Sept. 27, 2013) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District awarded a contract in the amount of $547,000 to RLB Contracting, a woman-owned small business, for an oyster restoration project located within the northernmost extent of the Half Moon Reef in Matagorda Bay, Texas.

27 Sep 2013

USACE Galveston District awards $1.36 million small business contract for Alexander Island Placement Area DAMP

GALVESTON, Texas (Sept. 27, 2013) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District, awarded a contract in the amount $1,369,515.74 to Integris Projects LLC (a Small Business Administration 8(a) contractor), for dewatering of the Alexander Island Placement Area relating to the Houston Ship Channel in Harris County, Texas.