Marine Construction
Dutra Construction, established in 1972, is a full service construction company that has provided skilled expertise in creating, improving and maintaining marine infrastructures from West of the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Rim.
Project work in marine construction includes:
- Wharf and dock construction
- Marine rock & material placement
- Marina construction
- Pile driving & installation
- Environmental remediation of wetlands
- Bridge & pier construction
- Demolition
- Levee repair & maintenance
- Mooring systems
- Outfalls and pipelines
Dutra Construction maintains a competitive edge with:
- State-of-the-art equipment including crane, deck, derrick, hopper and rock barges that transport materials for any size job within its extensive service area.
- A company-owned quarry in San Rafael, CA which supplies aggregate needed for each project, and also has barging facilities for ease of transport for non-land accessible locations.
- Pile driving equipment for installation of piles ranging from the smallest wood piles to large concrete and steel piles used for wharf and bridge construction.
- Two owned-and-operated facilities with marine-based staging yards in Alameda, CA (10 acre site with 850 lineal feet of wharf, warehouse, casting yard and offices) and Rio Vista, CA (20+ acre site with 500 lineal feet of wharf and two slips, equipment shops, warehouses and storage yards). This gives a customer the freedom to stage construction materials for any sized job with easy transport by barge to its ultimate destination.
- Portable construction fleet for inland marine projects, particularly appropriate for power companies, lakes, railroads and public agencies.
- Tenured employees with many years of experience and PE certifications.
- Dutra Construction's projects range in size from the smallest private jobs to large, multi-million dollar projects.
Dutra Construction's long-term clients include:
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- California Department of Water Resources
- California Department of Transportation
- Ports of Oakland, San Francisco, and Richmond, CA
- Port of Everett, WA
- U.S. Navy
- U.S. Coast Guard
- Rhodia / URS
- Various Reclamation Districts throughout the service area
Awards and Accolades
- 2007 AWPA Public Works Project of the Year Award for its work on the Department of Water Resources Erosion Repair Project (Sacramento Delta Levee Emergency work)
- Winner of the National Award of Excellence in Construction presented by the Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. recognizing Dutra's outstanding quality and innovations for their work on the Quaywall & Turning Basin Project, at the Aircraft Carrier Wharf, Naval Air Station, San Diego, CA
- “…I would like to thank Dutra Construction Company for its commitment to excellence and customer service. Every facet of the deconstruction of the existing pier and construction of the new pier resonated with quality and professionalism. The success of this project was evidenced by Dutra’s project engineering, planning, quality of workmanship and, ultimately, concerns for protecting the sensitive natural resources associated with the construction site. ...It is a pleasure to work with such professional people. Thank you again.”
Ed Walls, Chief of Facility Management
United States Department of Interior
Repair and Replacement of the Sacramento Landing Pie
Point Reyes National Seashore