DeKalb Pier phase 2 work bid released by city

Bid requests for phase II improvements to the DeKalb Pier have been released by the City of Port Orchard.

Bid requests for phase II improvements to the DeKalb Pier have been released by the City of Port Orchard.

The city clerk’s office released the bid request Jan. 8.

The project will be funded with $500,000 received from the state capital budget and monies from the city.

Phase II’s construction specs include removal of the pier’s existing float system, including 13 timber creosote piles and gangway from the fixed pier, followed by new construction.

According to the city bid advertisement, the project will include installation of three 90-foot-long steel grated catwalks, an 80-foot-long aluminum gangway, a 260-foot-long float system, and electrical lines to provide low-level illumination extending from the existing fixed pier along the catwalks and the entire length of the float system.

The catwalk, according to the specs, will be supported by three pairs of new steel piles. The floats will be compliant timber and aluminum construction with anchorage provided by 14 new steel piles.

Engineers have projected a construction cost of $740,000.

The city clerk’s office released the bid request Jan. 8.

The project will be funded with $500,000 received from the state capital budget and monies from the city.

Phase II’s construction specs include removal of the pier’s existing float system, including 13 timber creosote piles and gangway from the fixed pier, followed by new construction.

According to the city bid advertisement, the project will include installation of three 90-foot-long steel grated catwalks, an 80-foot-long aluminum gangway, a 260-foot-long float system, and electrical lines to provide low-level illumination extending from the existing fixed pier along the catwalks and the entire length of the float system.

The catwalk, according to the specs, will be supported by three pairs of new steel piles. The floats will be compliant timber and aluminum construction with anchorage provided by 14 new steel piles.

Engineers have projected a construction cost of $740,000.

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