Colonel Gary E' Johnston

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U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers
Chicago District
Colonel Gary E. Johnston Commander
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Chicago District
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Unique District Capabilities

• Expertise in Flood/Storm Damage Reduction in an
  urban environment.
• Center of Expertise for Ecosystem Restoration for
  the Great Lakes
• 32 Ecosystem Restoration projects
• 5 projects addressing Threatened and Endangered
  Species habitat
• 3 support to other Great Lakes Districts
• Navigation Infrastructure
• 7 Harbors
• 1 Lock
• Invasive Species Management
• Demonstration Barrier Constructed and Operating
• Permanent Barrier under construction

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Chicago Shoreline

• 9.2 miles of storm damage protection
• Consists of concrete step revetment, steel sheet
  piling and toe stone protection
• Completed 14 segments (6 Miles)
• 5 segments in design
• 1 under construction
• Scheduled Completion - 2008

Planned
Advertisement Description Siz
e Date Method Belmont
to Diversey South gt10 M Feb 06
Unrestricted Montrose to Irving Park
Road gt10 M Sep 06 Unrestricted
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Little Calumet River

• 22 miles of levees and floodwalls, control
  structures, and pump stations
• Preserve 500 acres of wetlands
• Provides recreation features (hiking trails
  fishing piers)
• Approximately 60 constructed
• Scheduled Completion - 2013

Stage II3C2 Culvert
Planned Advertisement
Description Size Date
Method Wetland Mitigation lt 1 M May
06 8(a) Set-Aside 27th St. and Chase Lift
Station lt 1 M Jun 06 Unrestricted Burr Street
Betterment Levee 1-5 M Jul 06 Unrestricted
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Indiana Harbor Canal CDF

• CDF Construction
• Design Capacity of 4.8M Cubic Yards
• 1st Lift 2.8M
• 2nd Lift 2.0M
• Scheduled Completion - 2009

Planned Advertisement
Description Size Date
Method Indiana Harbor Slurry Wall Gap 1 - 5
M Nov 05 Sole Source Interim Water Treatment
Plant 1 - 5 M Feb 06 Service
Contract Groundwater Gradient Control System 5
10 M Mar 06 Unrestricted
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FY06 Contracting Opportunities

• LRC estimates that it will have approximately 20
  contracts to award through September 2006 worth
  over 100 Million, including 40 Million for
  McCook Reservoir.
• Handouts with additional information about
  contracting opportunities from all the districts
  are available at the back of the room.
• Detailed information on LRD Contracts is
  available through Regina Blair, LRC Contracting
  Officer. Chicago District Contracting Staff will
  be available in the hotel until 400 pm today.