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Notification of Termination of Corps Advance Evaluation of
Potential Contractor-furnished Borrow Packages for the
Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System
The Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System (HSDRRS) required an unprecedented
amount of clay material in a very compressed timeline to rebuild and reinforce approximately
325 miles of earthen levees and floodwalls across the Greater New Orleans area.
Traditionally, the Corps of Engineers has utilized the Government-furnished method for borrow
efforts. Given the critical nature of HSDRRS, the Corps decided to undertake the advance
evaluation of Contractor-furnished packages from landowners for consideration as a potential
source of borrow. It should be noted when a contractor is required to provide its own borrow
material or if the contractor opts instead to use a borrow source other than the Governmentfurnished
borrow site, then the contractor has the ongoing obligation to demonstrate that the
borrow material is geotechnically suitable and that the operations will occur on a site that is
cleared of environmental, cultural, or contamination concerns.
The estimated total borrow requirement for HSDRRS is approximately 93 million cubic yards.
Currently, an estimated 216 million cubic yards of clay material has been approved and includes
potential Contractor-furnished sites, sites within Bonnet Carre’, and other Governmentfurnished
sites that have been acquired. Considering the current status of borrow, after April
30, 2011, the Corps will discontinue the advance evaluation of packages submitted for potential
contractor furnished borrow material. The Corps of Engineers has no plans to reinstate advance
evaluation of new Contractor-furnished borrow packages for HSDRRS efforts. The deadline for
submission of complete Contractor-furnished packages, in compliance with the requirements
set forth on the Corps website at
http://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/hps2/hps_borrow_contractors_checklist.asp , is April 30,
2011. After that date, the Corps will not accept new packages or any supplements to previously
submitted packages. Please note the Clay Source List will continue to be available for HSDRRS
efforts if the Contractor-furnished borrow method is determined to be in the best interest of
the HSDRRS mission.
Contact
Webmaster
504-862-1606
webmaster-mvn@usace.army.mil
Updated 8/29/2011
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