GOMESA Application Details
- 1. Title of Project
- Signet Bulkhead Repair and Renovation Project
- 2. Location of Project
- 3802 Port River Road, Pascagoula, MS
- 3. Requesting Organization
- Jackson County Board of Supervisors
- 4a. Name
- J. Troy Ross
- 4b. Position
- 4c. Phone Number
- (228) 769-3457
- 4d. Fax Number
- 4e. Address Line 1
- P.O. Box 988
- 4e. Address Line 2
- 2915 Canty Street
- 4e. City, State Zip
- Pascagoula, MS
- 4f. Email
- troy_ross@co.jackson.ms.us
- 5. FundingRequested
- $4,000,000
- Awarded Amount:
- $0
- 6. Other State or Federal Funding Sources
- Yes
- 7a. Amount of Additional Funds
- $4,000,000
- 7b. Source of Additional Funds
- Gulf Coast Restoration Fund/RESTORE (applied for) & Signet
- 8. Total Project Funds Amount
- $12,215,810
- 9. Project Description/Overview
- Signet Shipbuilding & Repair (SS&R) is a full-service vessel shipyard providing new construction, repair, maintenance, and refurbishment for steel and aluminum marine vessels. This Pascagoula, MS shipyard affords easy access from the Gulf of Mexico through the Pascagoula River Port and Bayou Cassotte. The Jackson County Board of Supervisors working together with the Jackson County Port Authority, and the Jackson County Economic Development Foundation, is seeking GOMESA funding to repair and renovate the bulkhead that supports and protects the State of Mississippi's property that is leased to Signet Shipbuilding & Repair. This project shall include much required repairs and renovations to the deteriorated outfitting bulkhead along the waterfront of the Signet facility as well as the associated dredging to armor the existing shoreline and support vessels being moved in the outfitting to delivery stages areas. Additionally, the project will provide a significant opportunity to impact the economic development of Jackson County and the entire Gulf Coast Region through the creation of new high-wage jobs at the expanding Signet Shipyard facility. The estimated cost for this project is approximately $12.3 million with SS&R contributing approximately $4 million to the project.
- 10. Project Goals/Objectives
- 1. Bulkhead Repair/Replacement: Bulkheads along the ship channel form a retaining wall which helps address erosion and flooding issues. 2. Support heavy equipment, cranes, etc. to facilitate more efficient operation and additional capacity for construction/repair of marine vessels. Additional Goals/Objectives: 3. Will impact the long-term competitiveness of the region and may result in a significant positive impact on tax base, private sector job creation and private sector investment in the region ; 4. Demonstrates the maximum long-term economic benefits and long-term growth potential of the region based on a financial analysis such as a cost-benefit or a return-on-investment analysis; 5. Demonstrates long-term financial sustainability, including clear performance metrics, over the duration of the project; 6. Leverages or encourages leveraging of other private sector, local, state and federal funding sources with preference to projects that can demonstrate contributions from sources other than BP settlement funds; 7. Supported by multiple government or private sector entities; and 8. Can move quickly and efficiently to the design, engineering, and permitting phase.
- 11. Which of the following authorized uses set forth in the GOMESA Act does this project fall under?
- (A) Projects and activities for the purpose of coastal protection, including conservation, coastal restoration, hurricane protection, and infrastructure directly affected by coastal wetlands losses
- Yes: Bulkhead Repair/Replacement: Bulkheads along the ship channel form a retaining wall which helps address erosion and flooding issues. A number of the steel bulkheads were installed years ago and many are damaged today. An assessment of bulkhead conditions bordering the ship channel revealed that a large number of the bulkheads are in need of replacement and repair.
- (B) Mitigation of damage to fish, wildlife, or natural resources.
- (C) Implementation of a federally-approved marine, coastal, or conservation management plan.
- (D) Mitigation of the impact of Outer Continental Shelf activities through funding of onshore infrastructure projects.
- Yes: Mitigate erosion of river bank adjacent to the shipbuilding industry. Additionally. Signet constructs and repairs marine vessels that support the ships and oil rigs operating in the shallow margins of the outer continental shelf in the Gulf of Mexico. Through the funding of this inshore infrastructure project to repair and further protect the State of Mississippi's property, Signet ultimately assists in mitigating adverse effects of larger vessels operating in the outer continental shelf of the Gulf.
- 12. Project Timetable/Milestones
- Request Funding July 2024 Funding Award April 2025 Begin Design May 2025 Design Complete Nov 2025 Permit Approvals Dec 2025 Begin Construction Mar 2026 Constr. Complete Nov 2028
- 13. Project Timing
- Deferred/Long-term
- 14. Current status of architectural/engineering plans & specifications for this project (if applicable):
- Other Planning Phase Funds Not Budgeted
- 15. In what way does this project meet the goals and objectives of the Department of Marine Resources, which includes enhancing, protecting and conserving the marine interest of Mississippi for present and future generations?
- Bulkhead Replacement: Bulkheads along the ship channel form a retaining wall which address erosion issues. A number of the steel bulkheads were installed years ago and many are damaged today. An assessment of bulkhead conditions bordering the ship channel revealed that a large number of the bulkheads are in need of replacement and repair. This project will develop repair strategies, and assist the Jackson County Port Authority to develop resilient bulkheads. Signet constructs and repairs marine vessels that support the ships and oil rigs operating in the shallow margins of the outer continental shelf in the Gulf of Mexico. Through the funding of this inshore infrastructure project to repair and further protect the State of Mississippi's property, Signet ultimately assists in mitigating adverse effects of larger vessels operating in the outer continental shelf of the Gulf. Additionally, the project will provide a significant opportunity to impact the economic development of Jackson County and the entire Gulf Coast Region through the creation of new high-wage jobs at the expanding Signet Shipyard facility.
- 16. Estimated Years To Completion
- 4
- 17. Estimated Completion Date
- 9/1/2024
- Budget:
- Salaries,Wages, Fringe
- $0
- Travel
- $0
- Architecture & Engineering
- $866,044
- Legal
- $0
- Consulting
- $0
- Construction
- $11,349,766
- Site Work
- $0
- Equipment
- $0
- Indirects
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Total
- $12,215,810
- Internal Project Number
- 1305
- Application Submission Date
- 07/01/2024
- Fiscal Year
- 2026
- Project Status
- Application Status
- Submitted
- Meets Criteria
- Internal Notes: