The project work consists of dredging the Jupiter Inlet Sand Trap by hydraulic cutter head dredge to the specified limits as shown on the Drawings. For the purpose of bidding and project planning, the estimated volume to be excavated is 100,000 cubic yards of medium grain sand. However, there may be more or less sand present in the sand trap at the time of dredging. The contract will include dredging and beach nourishment payable as a unit cost item per cubic yard dredged, as well as mobilization/demobilization, environmental protection, surveying, and beach tilling. Note that an October 17, 2025, survey of the sand trap appears in the Drawings. This survey is available to the Contractor upon request.
The Contractor shall transport the material via pipeline and place it as beach fill on the beach south of Jupiter Inlet, between DEP survey monuments R-13 and R-19 as shown on the plans. The design elevation and the vertical limit of sand trap dredging -20.5 ft-NAVD88 plus 1 ft allowable overdredge. The horizontal limits are shown on the Drawings. The Contractor shall perform a pre-dredge survey of the sand trap and pre-construction beach profile surveys of the beach. The Contractor shall conduct a post-dredge survey of the sand trap for the purpose of establishing contract pay quantities. The Contractor shall perform post-construction beach profile surveys of the filled beach area to depict material placement.
Notably, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) recently awarded the Intracoastal & Okeechobee Waterway Maintenance Dredging Vicinity of St. Lucie Inlet and Jupiter Inlet, Martin and Palm Beach Counties, Florida – Contract Award Number: W912EP25CA013. SOLICITATION NO.: W912EP25BA012. This project may occur during the same period and be in the same general vicinity as the JID sand trap project.