Six companies have submitted bids to deepen the first three miles of the St. Johns River to 47 feet. The bidding window has closed, and the lowest bidder came in at almost half the project’s expected cost.
The Dutra Group bid for the project at $22.8 million, more than $20 million less than an estimate by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Although the company submitted the lowest bid, the contract still has to be evaluated by the Corps, according to Jason Harrah, project manager for the Jacksonville…