CEDAR PORT NAVIGATION AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT receives $10.9M Port Infrastructure Development Program from the Maritime Administration

Award purpose the project will fund the expansion and upgrade of the existing barge dock to include dredging the channel adjacent to the construction site and adding bulkheads to create an additional 800 feet of mooring space resulting in six additional 8 hour barge slots. The project also includes construction of a heavy haul road connecting barge dock road to fm 1405. Activities to be performed the project is comprised of four components with the following elements component 1 grant administration and land acquisition grant administration throughout project life cycle bid document development advertisement of solicitation and evaluation of bids award contracts land acquisition from tgs cedar port partners lp for the barge dock location component 2 engineering environmental reviews and permitting and construction management pre construction engineering and design engineering support during construction including construction management environmental reviews to support federal nepa approval and required permits bid process assistance bid document development advertise evaluate award contracts component 3 wetlands mitigation and dredging wetlands mitigation credit purchase from an approved mitigation bank that includes at least 0 7 functional credit units fcu including 0 7 fcu biota credits 0 7 fcu botanical credits 0 7 physical credits and 0 7 fcu chemical credits dredging necessary to excavate the proposed new barge slots to reach the usace approved depth of negative 13 feet mean lower low water and accommodate up to six fully loaded barges and dredge slope protection needed for slope stability and navigational safety component 4 construction dock improvements and extension mobilization demolition installing approximately 625 feet of sheet pile wall excavation install timber bullrails and ladders install fender system install mooring points eg cleats bollard mooring pipe install protection monopile construct concrete surface that will be approximately 18 inches of thick concrete slab install approximately 48 inches of subgrade grading and limestone rock pavement within storage lot heavy haul road approximately 3000 feet by 30 feet with 12 inches of reinforced concrete and approximately eight inches of lime stabilized subgrade installation of new stormwater culverts for drainage. Deliverables expected outcomes from schedule g page 12 of the grant agreement measure vessel calls. Category and description economic competitiveness and opportunity total vessel calls per year. Measures the number of vessels calling to the project study area. Must be reported in total and disaggregated by any of the following where applicable vessel type eg container bulk roro lng freight capacity vessel length or other. Measurement frequency quarterly. Measure cargo volume tons. Category and description economic competitiveness and opportunity total tons of cargo moved per year. The movement of gross tonnage of cargo moved by vessel moved per year in the area defined by the project study area. Measurement frequency quarterly. Intended beneficiary Cedar Port Navigation And Improvement District. Subrecipient activities none.