Thalle Construction Obtains Contract To Build Dam

Thalle Construction Co. Inc., Hillsborough, North Carolina, was awarded a $2,872,795,350 firm-fixed-price contract for the construction of a 17.75-mile-long embankment dam. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work will be performed in Belle Glade, Florida, with an estimated completion date of October 31, 2034. Fiscal 2024 civil construction funds in the amount of $324,500,000 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville, Florida, is the contracting activity (W912EP-24-C-0018).