Sept. 18, 2025 —
Aerial view of Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore. The Coast Guard awarded a contract for reconstruction of Pier 1 (first from the left) Sept. 9, 2025, to support future depot level maintenance of the offshore patrol cutter class. U.S. Coast Guard photo.
The Coast Guard’s Civil Engineering Unit Clevland awarded a contract valued at nearly $11 million to Ocean Construction Services Inc. on Sept. 9 for comprehensive modifications to Pier 1 at Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore. This work includes lengthening of the pier, construction of new fenders and robust fender boards, removal of deteriorating timber curbs that line the current pier, installation of upgraded shore ties and pier electrical capacity, and strengthening the existing pier’s horizontal load bearing strength to accommodate support of future offshore patrol cutters (OPC) at the facility.
Coast Guard Yard is the service’s only organic shipbuilding and repair facility. It is the Coast Guard’s largest, most modern industrial plant. The Yard is responsible for construction, repairs and renovation of vessels and various aids to navigation, and for the manufacturing of miscellaneous Coast Guard equipment.
Reconstruction of Pier 1 is critical to maintain the Coast Guard’s organic capabilities to perform depot level maintenance for the future OPC class and to prepare for post-delivery activities as the new cutters are delivered to the Coast Guard. This work is also a critical enabler of a larger modernization project at Coast Guard Yard, which will leverage the historic investments made available under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to transform Coast Guard Yard by reconstructing Piers 2 and 3 to support future sustainment and maintenance of the Coast Guard fleet, including the OPC and national security cutter classes. Reconstruction of Piers 2 and 3 will be the largest infrastructure project in Coast Guard Yard’s history and Pier 1 improvements will ensure continuity of operations at the Yard while Piers 2 and 3 are temporarily removed from service.
Reconstruction of Pier 1 is expected to be substantially completed in 2027.
As part of the Force Design 2028 initiative, the Coast Guard established the new Program Executive Office (PEO) Shore to implement a fully integrated, systems-based approach to asset lifecycle management. PEO Shore provides comprehensive oversight, planning and execution of shore infrastructure and facilities projects through the capabilities of the Shore Infrastructure Logistics Center, the Facilities Design and Construction Center and six civil engineering units that provide program management and execution capabilities at the regional level. Civil Engineering Unit Cleveland serves all Coast Guard entities in the Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic Regions, which include over 132 facilities, 368 aid to navigation towers and lighthouses, 4,970 small aid to navigation structures, and over 8 million square feet of buildings valued at over $3.9 billion.
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