Dewberry has announced that it has been awarded an on-call contract by the North Carolina State Ports Authority (NCSPA) for professional services, valued at approximately $750,000.
Under the contract, Dewberry may provide port engineering services, including structural investigations or analyses of wharf, mooring, and breasting structures; design of repairs and modifications to existing wharf structures, mooring systems, and on-dock
rails; design of security and surveillance infrastructure; federal and state level grants; electrical infrastructure, including high-mast lighting systems; condition assessments; and more. Additionally, the firm may provide environmental services,
including mapping of plant and animal communities throughout NCSPA properties; development of national and state analysis and regulatory compliance documents; erosion and sediment control plans; spatial acquisitions of natural and social features;
analysis of existing NCSPA water distribution systems and sanitary sewer collection systems; and more.
“In accordance with NCSPA’s 21st century strategic vision and targeted investments, the organization is on track to become the fastest-growing U.S. container port complex by the end of the decade,” says Dewberry Project Manager
Matthew Payne, PE, PMP. “Our team of port and intermodal experts is excited to have the opportunity to work with NCSPA to expand and improve its infrastructure in an effort to help them achieve these goals.”
