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Hilton Head’s $47.5 million beach renourishment project set to mobilize this summer pending final contract and permits
Summary
Town staff said the beach renourishment project is budgeted at $47.5 million, low bid came in under $39 million, federal permits are pending for Pine Island, and contractors are expected to mobilize in July with construction beginning in August, subject to budget approval and final contract.
Hilton Head Island staff told the town council March 13 that the island’s planned beach renourishment project is budgeted at $47.5 million for fiscal 2026 and is on track to begin mobilization in July if final permits and contract approvals are completed.
Assistant Town Manager Sean Leininger said the town received four bids and selected MarinX as the low bidder; the low bid was "just under 39,000,000," he said. The total budget includes additional scope items such as breakwaters for Pine Island that staff estimates will add about $5 million.
Why it matters: beach renourishment accounts for the majority of the town’s capital program this year—the…
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