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Harbor Blasting and Lessons LearnedHarbor Blasting and Lessons Learned

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Harbor Blasting and Lessons LearnedHarbor Blasting and Lessons Learned

Presented by:Presented by:Luis “Rene” Perez, P.E.Luis “Rene” Perez, P.E.Senior Project ManagerSenior Project Manager

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Presentation

• Project Overview

• Port Expansion – A Successful Coordination

Port of Miami

Cargo Gateway of the Americas

and

Cruise Capital of the World

Cargo • Largest Container Port in Florida, 5th on the east

coast and 12th in the nation• In FY05, it surpassed the 1 million TEU mark

and 9 million total tons, three years in a row• Largest import trading region is Europe with

2.09 million tons of trade• Largest export trading region is South America

with 2.2 million tons• Other top trading countries are China,

Honduras, Hong Kong, Brazil and Italy• Maritime partners call in more than 100

countries and 250 ports around the globe

Cruise

• Cruise Capital of the World• Welcomed 3.6 million passengers in 2005• More mega-ships (200+) than any other port in

the world• Eight cruise liner call this their port• Two new cruise terminals, at a cost of over $30

millions each, are under construction

Economic

• Creates 110,000 jobs

• $16 billion annually in regional economy

Project History

• 42-foot Project Authorized in 1990• Sponsor requested to design and construct the

project (Phase I and II)• Section 204(e) Agreement executed• Phase I completed on Aug 1993 • Phase II awarded Sep 1994 to Dutra

Construction• Project encountered problems associated with

hard rock and was not completed in its entirety• In April 2004, a PCA was executed to allow the

Corps to complete the project

Dredging Contract

• RFP included a Base Bid and 5 Options– Base bid = USACE Deepening Dredging– Option 1& 4 = USACE Maintenance dredging– Option 2 & 3 = Deepening of berthing areas for POM– Option 5 = POM Maintenance dredging

• Awarded on 30 Sep. 2004 to Great Lakes Dredge& Dock Co.

• Completion date = 20 July 2006

Base - USACE Deepening Dredging

Option 1 - USACE Maintenance Dredging

Option 2- POM Deepening Dredging of Berthing Areas

Option 3 - POM Deepening Dredging of Berthing Areas

Option 4 - O&M USACE Maintenance Dredging

Option 5 - POM Maintenance Dredging

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Major Challenges• Federal Funding

Major Challenges (continued)

• Complexity of Coordination

Major Challenges (continued)

• Blasting Perception

Major Challenges (continued)

• Dredging in Biscayne Bay, Outstanding FL Waters– Zero NTUs from background

Major Challenges (continued)

• Environmental resources– Adjacent Seagrasses

– Endangered and protected Species

Contact

Luis “Rene” Perez

Senior Project Manager

US Army Corps of Engineers

Phone #: 904-232-1597

luis.r.perez@usace.army.mil

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