INDUSTRY DAY: PORT EVERGLADES DEEPENING PROJECT – PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION DREDGING REQUIREMENTS UPDATES

INDUSTRY DAY: PORT EVERGLADES DEEPENING PROJECT – PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION DREDGING REQUIREMENTS UPDATES

February 29, 2024: The presentation for the Port Everglades Deepening Project Industry Day for the Proposed Construction Dredging Requirements Updates is now included below for reference.

February 29, 2024: The Quick Add Key provided below is for industry to ask any questions via ProjNet about the Port Everglades Deepening Project Industry Day for the Proposed Construction Dredging Requirements Updates. The Quick Add Key will remain active for new inquiries until March 13, 2024.

Quick Add Key: 7M8S8S-2YBWG5 The Jacksonville District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be holding an Industry Day event regarding the potential changes to dredging requirements associated with the forthcoming Port Everglades Deepening project, and seeks feedback from the dredging industry and supporting environmental contractors, which will only be used for preliminary planning purposes.

Seeking specific information, a list of questions will be uploaded to the SAM.gov website under the subject Notice ID on or about 2 February 2024. The Government is requesting answers to questions regarding the potential use of varying dredging methods, ability to limit impacts from turbidity and sedimentation, and corrective action minimization and best practices, which will be discussed with contractors during the Industry Day breakout sessions.

Event Date: February 21, 2024, with breakout sessions available on February 21 and 22, 2024 Event Time:

9:00am, EST Event Location:

Virtual Meeting Link: https://usace1.webex.com/usace1/j.php?MTID=mc5319554c0ed33b8b2f1284b4b17c9c9 Join by Phone: +1-844-800-2712, Conference ID 27612992486# (US Toll Free) +1-669-234-1177, Conference ID 27612992486# (US Toll)

Event Schedule: Day 1 - Presentation and Breakout Sessions Overview Presentation: 9:00am - 10:00am Breakout Sessions (1 hour):

10:00am – 5:00pm Event Concludes: 5:00pm Day 2 - Breakout Sessions Breakout Sessions (1 hour):

8:00am – 5:00pm Event Concludes:

5:00pm Event Registration: Interested firms shall utilize the provided link to register for this event and request a breakout session No Later Than (NLT) February 7, 2024, at 3:00pm, EST. As the number of breakout sessions is limited, breakout sessions will be scheduled on a first come, first serve basis. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/industry-day-port-everglades-deepening-project-dredging-updates-tickets-793111687407?aff=oddtdtcreator Event Details: The Government is planning an Industry Day event to obtain feedback from both the dredging industry and supporting environmental contractors regarding varying dredging methods, ability to limit impacts from turbidity and sedimentation, and corrective action minimization and best practices.

This information will help ensure the best plan is created to allow for completion of the forthcoming Port Everglades Dredging project located in Broward County, while minimizing expected turbidity and sedimentation impacts. The Government is requesting answers to the forthcoming questions regarding dredging methodologies and demonstration that potential impact stay within a specific area as well as best practices.

The Government will provide an overview presentation on the history and status of the Port Everglades Deepening project, including the monitoring and adaptive management plan coordinated with regulatory agencies, to date. If interested in attending this event, firms can register utilizing the link provided above and request a one-hour breakout session to answer the Governments questions.

Note: The Government is not seeking responses to questions in advance of the event, rather, is requesting firms come prepared to discuss the questions, applicable to their area of expertise, during their breakout session. The goal of the breakout sessions is for the Government to obtain information from dredging contractors regarding different aspects of minimizing turbidity and sedimentation based monitoring and adaptive management implementation. This will assist in adaptive management and monitoring plan designs for future projects. As such, input from the dredging industry is critical to the success of the subject project.

NOTES: DO NOT RESPOND TO QUESTIONS UNTIL YOUR SCHEDULED BREAKOUT SESSION. DO NOT SUBMIT PROPRIETARY AND/OR BUSINESS CONFIDENITAL DATA. NO REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE MADE FOR ANY COST ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO SAID NOTICE, ATTENDANCE AT THE INDUSTRY DAY EVENT OR ANY FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION SUBSEQUENTLY REQUESTED.