The Crescent City-Del Norte Harbor District (CCHD) has selected Engineering firm Moffatt and Nichol (M&N) to prepare designs and environmental review for a new seawall and Citizens Dock.The contract is for $550,000 and is 100 percent funded.There were two bidders seeking the design and environmental work: GHD Engineering of Arcata and Moffatt and Nichol.#placement_573654_0_i{width:100%;max-width:550px;margin:0 auto;}var rnd = window.rnd || Math.floor(Math.random()*10e6);var pid573654 = window.pid573654 || rnd;var plc573654 = window.plc573654 || 0;var abkw = window.abkw || '';var absrc = 'https://ads.empowerlocal.co/adserve/;ID=181918;size=0x0;setID=573654;type=js;sw='+screen.width+';sh='+screen.height+';spr='+window.devicePixelRatio+';kw='+abkw+';pid='+pid573654+';place='+(plc573654++)+';rnd='+rnd+';click=CLICK_MACRO_PLACEHOLDER';var _absrc = absrc.split("type=js"); absrc = _absrc[0] + 'type=js;referrer=' + encodeURIComponent(document.location.href) + _absrc[1];document.write('');This is the first step as part of the $8.3 million grants awarded to the CCHD. The grant was broken down accordingly:Port Infrastructure Development, $7,366,565 for the Seawall.California Coastal Conservancy, Citizens Dock Planning, $927,000.Port Economic Recovery, $321,195.The scope of the work will be to prepare the initial project design for construction of the Seawall and related parking and the design of a new Citizens Dock. Moffatt and Nichol will also prepare an environmental assessment/ environmental impact statement document pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the California Environmental Quality Act ( CEQA) for the construction both the Seawall and Citizens Dock within the CCHD.Moffatt and Nichol is headquartered out of Long Beach with multi-offices around the world. The office overseeing this project is in Seattle. For this contract, the marine firm will act in design and environment capacity only. The process to complete the NEPA and CEQA requirements is approximately 12-15 months. The bidding process for actual construction is ongoing.Moffatt and Nichol brings more than 75 years of experience developing waterfront solutions, world-wide. The firm has overseen 42 different pier projects alone along the Golden State coastlineThe CCHD also approved several New Business items, Tuesday.CCHD accepted the Opportunities and Constraints report, prepared by Moffatt and Nichol.The Harbor approved the Longboard Surfing Competition on South Beach, Saturday, September 30.The Harbor approved the popular Burnout Competition to be held at the Inner Boat Basin parking lot, October 7CCHD approved the sending of a letter advocating for electrical power redundancy, following the wildfires across Oregon and northern California. Recipients of the letter include, Pacific Corp, Coos-Curry Electric Co/Op, Oregon 1st District Representative Court Boice, Curry County Board of Commissioners, Del Norte County Board of Supervisors, State Senator Majority Leader Mike McGuire and Gov. Gavin Newsom.Harbor Commissioners meet again Tuesday, Sept. 19 at 2pm at the Harbor Office, 101 Citizens Dock Rd, Crescent City. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad-1515727'); });