Upgrading dredged material management infrastructure, enhancing inner harbor sediment capacity, and supporting continuous navigation maintenance along major Gulf Coast energy export corridors, Affolter Contracting Co. Inc. has been awarded an $11,756,279 firm-fixed-price contract. The civil works construction action finances placement area inner harbor improvements for the Corpus Christi Ship Channel in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Contract Details: At A Glance
| Contractor: | Affolter Contracting Co. Inc. |
| Award Date: | September 21, 2026 |
| Contract Value: | $11,756,279 |
| Project: | Corpus Christi Ship Channel Placement Area Inner Harbor Improvements |
| Location: | Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Contract Number: | W912HY-26-C-A028 |
| Awarding District: | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District |
District Context & Mission Impact
This essential navigation support project is administered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District. The Galveston District oversees civil works, coastal storm risk management, and channel maintenance along the Texas coast, managing waterways vital to national energy security and international commerce. The Corpus Christi Ship Channel connects the Port of Corpus Christi—the nation’s premier crude oil export gateway—to the Gulf of Mexico. Maintaining full authorized draft depths for deep-water tankers requires continuous maintenance dredging, which depends directly on well-managed placement areas (PAs) to hold dredged materials. Raising containment levees, modernizing spillway drop-outlets, and constructing drainage improvements across inner harbor placement sites expands sediment storage capacity and ensures environmentally compliant dredging operations through late 2027.
Contractor Spotlight & Industry Context
Headquartered in La Marque, Texas, Affolter Contracting Co. Inc. is a hubzone-certified small business general contractor specializing in heavy civil earthwork, earthen dike construction, site preparation, and coastal infrastructure development along the Texas Gulf Coast. Bids were solicited via the internet with six competitive proposals received. Executing containment dike improvements on soft, saturated coastal soils requires specialized low-ground-pressure earthmoving equipment, precise soil compaction engineering, spillway structure installation, and slope protection. Partnering experienced regional earthwork contractors with USACE coastal engineers ensures efficient dredged material containment and supports long-term commercial navigation.
