Port lets contract to replace Port Orchard breakwater

The Port of Bremerton has awarded a contract to an Alaska-based company to replace the breakwater at the Port Orchard Marina, it was announced Monday.

PND Engineers, Inc., of Anchorage will build the new breakwater, expected to be completed in 2024, according to Port spokesman Jim Rothlin. The present breakwater, built in 1974, is nearing the end of its useful life.

The breakwater serves to protect the Port Orchard Marina and 341 tenant boat slips. It also provides 3,000 feet of moorage to guest boaters.

, Marina Director James Weaver said, “PND Engineers has partnered on multiple successful maritime projects throughout Puget Sound as well as here within the South Kitsap community and have always performed with an intent to maximize the investment value of facilities to benefit the Port and the citizens for decades to come.”

Port Orchard Marina serves as an economic driver for Port Orchard and Kitsap County through recreational, commercial, tribal fishing, and public use. Design and engineering will start immediately, and construction of the breakwater is planned to be completed by 2024.

This story was originally published September 16, 2020 at 11:02 AM.