Orion Construction Lp News

Following the recent meeting of the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority, the following news items  of note were released. The Port Commission approved a $68 million construction contract with Orion Construction L.P. for Bayport and Barbours Cut channel improvements. These significant dredging projects will begin, following issuance of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permits and approval of its assumption of maintenance of the channels, Executive Director Roger Guenther reported.

Orion Construction L.P., Houston, Texas, was awarded on Sept. 30, 2003, an $8,743,850 firm-fixed-price contract for offshore and inshore Bird Islands. Work will be performed in Jasper, S.C., and is expected to be completed by March 30, 2004. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There were an unknown number of bids solicited via the World Wide Web on June 6, 2003, and four bids were received. The U.S. Army Engineer District, Savannah, Ga. is the contracting activity (DACW21-03-C-0013).