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Corps Of Engineers Lets $10.7-Million Contracts

For Dredging Projects

In two separate actions, the

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded dredging contracts totaling almost $10.7 million to three firms, New Orleans District

Engineer Col. Thomas A. Sands announced. American Dredging

Company won a $4,937,550 con- tract to make a second "lift" or enlargement on a hurricane pro- tection levee in eastern New Or- leans, and the joint venture of

Bean Dredging Corporation and

Williams-McWilliams Company were awarded a second contract to perform maintenance dredging on the Mississippi River-Gulf

Outlet. Their bid at $5,767,600 was low bid on the project.

Navy Awards Arcwel $3.9-Million Contract

For USS Ranger Repairs

Arcwel Corporation, San Diego,

Calif., is being awarded a $3,961,- 000 firm fixed price contract for repairs to the distilling plant and boilers plus miscellaneous repairs to the USS Ranger (CV-61) at

North Island Naval Air Station,

Coronado, Calif. The Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and

Repair, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity. (N62791-81-

B-0158)

Canal Barge Building 75 Coal And Seven Tank

Barges For $25.9 Million

The Canal Barge Co., Inc., 835

Union Street, New Orleans, La., has applied for a Title XI guar- antee to finance the construction of 75 coal barges and seven tank barges.

Equitable Shipyards, Inc., New

Orleans, has been named as the builder of 30 of the 195-foot-long coal barges. Twin City Shipyards,

Inc., Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., is scheduled to build the remaining coal barges and St. Louis Ship,

St. Louis, Mo., the tank barges.

Canal Barge plans to use all the vessels on the U.S. inland water- ways.

If approved, the Title XI guar- antee would cover $22,692,000, 87y2 percent of the barges com- bined, estimated actual cost of $25,934,000.

You've got to play in a lot of games before you can coach at Savannah.

For 22 years, Roy Gradick has been on the same team.

Savannah.

Now he's one of our

Leadermen.

Most of our key people are veterans like Roy. Seasoned players with 20 or more years at

Savannah.

Fact is, at our yard, we have a very low turnover rate.

And in this game, like football, if you reduce your turnovers you always get the job done better.

That's why we're the best yard to do your major conversions, scheduled drydocking, or voyage repairs.

Because you won't run into aggravating, costly rookie mistakes. Isn't that the name of the game?

The Savannah Yard.

Savannah Shipyard Co.

P.O. Box 787

Savannah, Georgia 31402

Tel. (912) 233-6621 74 Trinity Place, Suite 1800

New York, New York 10006

Tel. (212) 432-0350

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