Unit Price Dredging Project

[known100]

Dear DaveViking;
I gave you a &quot;Many Thanks&quot; by clicking <Let DaveViking know this post was helpful>
But I really hope that other experts in this field will NOT stop reacting, simply because now &quot;I have been served&quot;!
I meant &quot;WHO DARES?&quot; with a purpose and I mentioned &quot;Standard Form&quot;.
In dredging the competition is &quot;murdering&quot; (to say the least, WOW!)
You answered &quot;How much it will cost you&quot;.
There lays the crux; although this is subjective.
Points are:
Contractor's budget, Typical soil condition, Dredging depth, Sailing distance, Discharge capacities of equipment, to mention a few
Even Ship's / equipment's depreciation is a point to consider.
This all bogs down to the necessary (local) knowledge of &quot;market value&quot; at time.
And most of this is of course a matter &quot;To keep for yourself&quot; (Competition!).
Back to my line&quot; &quot;WHO DARES?&quot;
Thanks again.
[WHO FOLLOWS?]

 

[DaveVikingPE]

He who dares, wins, eh?

I don't think you're asking about the mechancics of arriving at a unit price. There are plenty of cost engineering packages out there already. Are you asking about the &quot;inherent&quot; cost/price to dredge? That's not too hard to figure out if you have good statistics on usage of the channel/harbor/inlet/etc.

There may or may not be a &quot;need&quot; to dredge. Frankly, if a private entity, like a young millionare, wants his boat slip dredged, he's going to pay through the nose no matter where he lives. On the other hand, if a small waterfront municipality now wants a nearby channel dredged - because it hasn't been dredged in 40+ years - they're going to pay through the nose as well, this is in the United States, because there's probably at least year's worth of environmental coordination/permitting/etc. pertaining to every aspect of the project. Local dredging companies can't compete with this because they cannot afford to sit around for years on end before they land a contract. Now, they'll have to figure on getting maybe one or two jobs a year - if that. If the volume of material to be dredged amounts to a month's worth of work, they will have to charge based on a year's worth of expenses, including profit, hence, the smaller voume, the higher unit price. A large volume, multi-year job will have a very low unit price.

If the material is &quot;contaminated,&quot; specialty removal companies will get into the game and they come at an even higher premium.

 

[jimlesko]

Where is the job and what is the estimated volume of material to be dredged?

While environmental/permitting issues are required, they are not the end of the world.

We have performed many dredging projects in and around NY harbor and can be very competative if the job is on the east coast.

 

[vovman]

maybe u can find some in the usce.
US corps of engineering.
I remember they have a department about dreding tehcique.