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P20-HRBR-01F (Granite City Harbor Rail & Terminal Improvements)

  • 3 days ago
  • 1 min read

Bid Announcement - P24-PLAN-02A (RFP No. 01 - Transformers)

Bid Name: P20-HRBR-01F (Granite City Harbor Rail & Terminal Improvements)

Bids Due: July 1, 2025 | 10:00 AM Local Time to America's Central Port, located at 1635 West 1st Street, Granite City, IL 62040.


Project Scope:


The scope of this project is an opportunity to expand rail capacity, reliability, and safety at the Midcoast Dock, Red Dock, and Dome locations.


The project will be subject to prevailing wage rates and include the removal of old rail track and the construction of approximately 3,300 feet of rail track with associated grading and drainage work at the Midcoast dock within the Granite City Harbor.  Five new turnouts and one at-grade crossing surface will also be constructed.


This project will boost reliability and worker safety at these terminals and ultimately provide convenient transportation of materials between the inland waterway system and America’s Central Port.


All interested parties must register at the Port’s online planroom to obtain a copy of the Bidding Requirements at: http://planroom.americascentralport.com.


There will be no pre-bid meeting for this project. However, individual site visits can be scheduled with the assigned Project Manager below.


Bid Packet Document:


For more information, contact:

Jake Henson, Project Manager

(618) 977-0982




To be notified about future bid opportunities, register on our Planroom page here:

America’s Central Port District Announces Major Expansion of Granite City Harbor Cargo Dock

  • Jun 3
  • 1 min read


Later this year, America’s Central Port District will begin a project to extend its General Cargo Dock at the Granite City Harbor, thanks to a Port Infrastructure Development Grant from the United States Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration.
The project will include demolition of a defunct rail trestle north of the General Cargo Dock, construction of a new sheet pile wall, and backfill and compaction of the area behind the sheet pile wall to create a firm working surface. The project will also include drainage improvements and new removable safety rails. This will create nearly one half of an acre of additional laydown, truck access, and working surface to support the cargo dock operations. This extension of the General Cargo Dock results in a 1,210-foot-long dock capable of handling six barges at once.
The $4,550,000 project is supported by a $4,140,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration under the Port Infrastructure Development Program. The Port is excited to bring this investment to its local communities and continue on its mission of economic development and promoting multi-modal transportation.
We expect bids to be announced later this year. In the meantime, we recommend any interested parties to fill out our contractor registration form on our planroom page here.
For additional questions, you can also email Phil Sholl, Senior Project Manager, at psholl@americascentralport.com.

Bid Announcement: P20-HRBR-01D (Tyler Street Terminal Improvements)

  • May 8
  • 2 min read

Updated: May 29


Bid Announcement - P24-PLAN-02A (RFP No. 01 - Transformers)

Bid Name: P20-HRBR-01D (Tyler Street Terminal Improvements)

Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting: May 15, 2025 | 1:00 PM CST


Project Scope:

Ingram Barge Company, formerly SCF Lewis & Clark Terminals, owns and operates a Rail-to-Barge transfer facility on the Mississippi River in St. Louis, MO, called the Tyler Street Terminal (the “Terminal”). The Terminal is planned for demolition and replacement as part of a Federal Grant project.


The Tyler Street Terminal is a multi-purpose fertilizer and grain export terminal that is primarily used for potash and other fertilizers with a projected annual tonnage of 2.0 to 3.0 million short tons per year (“MTPY”). The primary commodities for Tyler Street are red and white potash, and KMag secondary commodities include, but may not be limited to, corn, wheat, soybeans, HRW, and SRW in varying tonnages (175,000 TPY total grain).

P20-HRBR-01D (Tyler Street Terminal Improvements) Project Site Location

The Materials Handling System (“MHS”) design shall consider the handling characteristics of the identified commodities to minimize chute wear and chances of plugged chutes, minimize dust emissions and spillage, minimize deterioration due to corrosion when handling corrosive commodities, and address the explosive potential of handling grain products with combustible dust.


The project will involve removing the existing system and providing engineering, procurement, and construction of a new, turnkey material handling system, and will be subject to prevailing wage rates.


The attached bid packet details the project, but consider an overview of its elements below.

  • Demolition of Existing Facility

  • Rail Receiving Shed Engineering & Construction

  • Gate Opener Equipment & Installation

  • Conveyor Engineering, Equipment & Installation

  • Transfer Tower Engineering, Equipment & Installation

  • Dust Collection System Equipment & Installation

  • Sampling System Equipment & Installation

  • Contractor Supplied Crane and Barge for Demolition, Staging, and Installation


A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held at the America’s Central Port offices at 1635 West First Street, Granite City, Illinois, on Thursday, May 15, 2025, at 1:00 pm CST.


Bid Packet Document:


Additional Documents:


ADDENDUM No00481 (Issued 05/23/2025):


ADDENDUM No00482 (Issued 05/29/2025):



Important Dates:

  • Thursday, May 15, 2025, at 1:00 pm Central Time | Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting

  • Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at 11:00 am Central Time | Bid Proposals Due


For more information, contact:

Keith McDonough, Project Manager

(618) 420-5552



To be notified about future bid opportunities, register on our Planroom page here:

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