Army Corps of Engineers: Weeks Marine Awarded $10.7M for Saltwater Barrier Emergency Construction

Weeks Marine Inc., Covington, Louisiana, was awarded a $10,692,500 firm-fixed-price contract for emergency construction of a saltwater barrier sill on the Mississippi River. The total cumulative face value is $31,460,000. Work will be performed in Venice, Louisiana, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 27, 2025. Fiscal 2025 civil operation and maintenance, funds in the amount of $10,692,500 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, is the contracting activity (W912P8-25-C-A008). (Awarded Sept. 22, 2025)