Expanding dredged material placement capacity, rehabilitating critical water control infrastructure, and supporting ongoing navigation maintenance along major Texas waterways, Ahtna Construction & Primary Products Co. LLC has been awarded a $9,669,500 firm-fixed-price contract. The civil works operations and maintenance award finances a perimeter dike raise and outfall structure rehabilitation at Placement Area 14 along the Houston Ship Channel near Anahuac, Texas.
Contract Details: At A Glance
| Contractor: | Ahtna Construction & Primary Products Co. LLC |
| Award Date: | September 11, 2026 |
| Contract Value: | $9,669,500 |
| Project: | Placement Area 14 Dike Raise & Outfall Rehabilitation |
| Location: | Anahuac, Texas (Houston Ship Channel) |
| Contract Number: | W912HY-26-C-A030 |
| Awarding District: | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District |
District Context & Mission Impact
This critical navigation support project is administered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District. The Galveston District manages civil works, coastal flood risk management, and maintenance dredging along the Texas coast, overseeing the Houston Ship Channel—one of the nation’s busiest commercial waterways. Maintaining full draft depth for energy exports and commercial shipping requires continuous maintenance dredging, which depends entirely on active, high-capacity placement areas (PAs) to store dredged sediment. Raising perimeter earthen containment dikes and rehabilitating outfall drop-outlet structures increases Placement Area 14’s storage volume, improves water discharge management during active dredging operations, and ensures environmental compliance through 2027.
Contractor Spotlight & Industry Context
Headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska, Ahtna Construction & Primary Products Co. LLC is an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC) subsidiary delivering heavy civil construction, earthen levee construction, pipeline support, and environmental services for federal and commercial clients nationwide. Bids were solicited via the internet with six competitive proposals received. Executing containment dike raises on soft, saturated coastal soils requires specialized low-ground-pressure heavy earthmoving equipment, precise soil compaction engineering, slope stabilization, and outfall sluice pipe restoration. Partnering experienced civil earthwork contractors with USACE coastal engineers guarantees long-term sediment management capacity for vital Gulf Coast trade corridors.
