11-Specifications and Requirements PNC2130604C1.pdf

Specifications and Requirements

Specifications and Requirements

Date:

July 10, 2025

Solicitation/Contract:

Broward County, Florida

Boulder Reef Construction Project

PNC2130604C1

Consultant:

Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC (“Foth | Olsen”) / Aptim Environmental & Infrastructure, LLC

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. SCOPE OF WORK

2. PERMITS

3. COMMENCEMENT, PROSECUTION, AND COMPLETION OF WORK

4. CONSULTANT

5. WORK AREA

6. PHYSICAL DATA

7. SURVEY STANDARDS AND SURVEYOR QUALIFICATIONS

8. LINE ITEMS AND BASIS FOR PAYMENT

9. GENERAL CONDITIONS

10. MATERIALS

11. EXECUTION

12. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

13. STATUTES, LAWS, AND REGULATIONS

14. SUBMITTALS AND NOTIFICATIONS SUMMARY

APPENDIX SR-A

DRAWINGS/PLANS

(ATTACHED AS A SEPARATE DOCUMENT)

1. Drawings/Plans titled Construction Drawings Broward County, FL, Boulder Reef

Construction Project with an issue date of 06-04-2025 are incorporated herein. The drawing index is listed on the cover sheet.

2. USACE Permit No. SAJ-1999-05545 (SP-GGL), as modified on 19 December 2022

3. FDEP Permit No. 0314535-001-JC, as modified on 7 November 2023

4. USACE Permit No. SAJ-2008-02034 (SP-SLR), as modified on 8 August 2023

5. FDEP Permit No. 0289308_004-JC

ABBREVATIONS

ABS American Bureau of Shipping ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange ASTM American Society of Testing and Materials DGPS Differential Global Positioning System FDEP Florida Department of Environmental Protection F.S. Florida Statutes FWC Florida Wildlife Commission GIS Global Information Systems NAMS National Association of Marine Surveyors NAVD88 North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOA National Ocean Service NTP Notice to Proceed OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration QC/QA Quality Control/Quality Assurance SCP Storm Contingency Plan SMAS Society of Accredited Marine Surveyors USACE United States Army Corps of Engineers USCG United States Coast Guard US United States

1. SCOPE OF WORK

1.1 This Project calls for the construction of up to 3.70 acres (net) of nearshore boulder reef (limestone boulders) across approximately 5.52 acres (gross) of nearshore seafloor as shown in the Plans. The Project also calls for the construction of 0.30 acres (net) of offshore boulder reef (limestone boulders) across 0.45 acres (gross) of seafloor as shown on the Plans.

1.2 The Work includes furnishing all labor, equipment, supplies, materials, and incidentals required to complete the Work including mobilization, demobilization, Work site preparation, temporary storage, boulder acquisition, testing, transportation, layout, installation, physical surveys, pre-assessment biological surveys, quality control and quality assurance, and environmental protection in accordance with the Drawings and the Contract Documents.

1.3 The Contractor shall comply with all conditions included in the Florida

Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) permits issued for this Work (see Paragraph 2.1).

1.4 For all definitions refer to the Broward County Procurement Code and the BCF

170.

1.5 The Contractor shall be responsible for the performance and management of all subcontractors, suppliers and/or subconsultants.

2. PERMITS

2.1 State and Federal approvals to conduct the Work, including conditions and requirements of Project Permits, shall be adhered to by the Contractor. The County has obtained the following permits that apply to the work described herein:

2.1.1 Florida Department of Environmental Protection permit (FDEP Permit No.

0314535-001-JC; as modified on 7 November 2023);

2.1.2 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit (USACE Permit No. SAJ-1999- 05545);

2.1.3 FDEP Permit No. 0289308_004-JC (Port Everglades Sand Bypass Project); and

2.1.4 USACE Permit No. SAJ-2008-02034 (SP-SLR) (Port Everglades Sand Bypass Project).

2.2 The Construction Drawings (referred to herein as “Drawings” and “Plans”) are the official representation of the Project and shall be used for the purposes of construction. Any drawings included with or attached to the Permits are for depiction purposes only and shall not be referred to for the purposes of constructing the Project.

2.3 The Contractor shall obtain all vessel certifications and/or approvals that may be required to operate offshore of Broward County in waters of the Atlantic Ocean.

Copies of required certifications and/or approvals shall be provided to the County prior to commencement of Work.

3. COMMENCEMENT, PROSECUTION, AND COMPLETION OF WORK

3.1 At the Work site, Contractor shall maintain the materials, equipment and personnel required to continuously construct all elements of the Project as allowed by Permit. Under no circumstances shall the Contractor remove equipment, materials, subcontractors, and personnel from the project site without the written consent of the Contract Administrator, unless one or more of the following occurs:

3.1.1 The project is complete;

3.1.2 Weather or sea state conditions require movement from the project site;

3.1.3 A condition exists which threatens the safety and welfare of personnel or threatens equipment;

3.1.4 Repair or fueling of equipment is required; or

3.1.5 The time frame provided for project construction in the State of Florida or Federal permits has expired.

3.2 Project Lighting: All artificial reef construction activities must be completed in daylight hours. If vessels are moored at night at the work site during marine turtle nesting season (March 1 – October 31), lighting shall be minimized. Any needed direct lighting on the vessel(s) shall be limited to the illumination of onboard activities. Visibility of vessel lighting from the adjacent nesting beach shall be minimized through reduction, shielding, lowering, and appropriate placement of fixtures and lamps, while meeting all US Coast Guard, EM 385-1-1 and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements. Light intensity of lighting equipment shall be reduced to the minimum standard required by OSHA for General Construction areas, to avoid misdirection of sea turtles or attracting hatchlings. Shields shall be affixed to the light housing and be large enough to block light from being transmitted outside the onboard Work area, onto the adjacent waters, or visible from the nesting beach in any direction.

4. CONSULTANT

4.1 It is agreed by the parties hereto that the Consultant in consultation with the

Contract Administrator shall decide all technical issues of whatever nature that may arise relative to the interpretation of the technical portions of the Contract, the Drawings, and prosecution and fulfillment of this Contract, and as to the character, quality, amount, and value of any Work performed under this Contract.

5. WORK AREA

5.1 The nearshore and offshore work areas and access corridors to the work areas are shown on the Drawings. The Contractor shall accomplish the Work in such a manner to minimize disruption to areas used for recreation and navigation.

5.2 Construction Access and Staging Areas.

5.2.1 The Contractor shall be responsible for identifying and securing any required access and staging areas except those shown on the Plans. The Contractor is not restricted to a particular port or port facility for temporary equipment, material, and boulder storage, handling, and loading. The Contractor shall be responsible for wharfage fees at the Port facility used for this Work. Wharfage and other fees will not be waived should the Contractor choose to use Port Everglades. Refer to the following website for wharfage, permit, docking, and other applicable fees at Port Everglades: www.porteverglades.net/development/tariff/. Additional information regarding Port Everglades shall be obtained directly from Port Everglades through the following contact: Ricardo Charlton, Director, Operations Division, phone: 954-468-0218, email:

rcharlton@broward.org.

5.3 Offshore Access Corridor. An offshore access corridor between the 120-foot depth contour and the boulder reef placement sites is indicated in the Drawings.

The Contractor shall restrict all vessel traffic between the 120-foot offshore depth contour and the boulder reef site to this corridor. All vessel traffic through this corridor shall be tracked, positions recorded, and this information provided to the Contractor ADMINISTRATOR daily with the daily report (also see Section 9).

5.4 Mooring Locations. The Contractor shall not moor nor anchor any vessels or equipment to the Atlantic Ocean seafloor offshore of Broward County, Florida except where specifically allowed for in the Drawings or as may be authorized by the County. Additional mooring requirements are provided in Section 10.2.3.

5.5 When not used for this Work, the Contractor shall anchor, moor, and /or store all floating equipment assigned to this Project in approved interior waterway areas only; i.e., port facilities, private marinas, public boat slips, etc. The Contractor may propose additional anchorage areas to the County who will review and, if acceptable, approve the areas for use.

5.6 Anchoring or mooring of vessels and barges within the buffer areas around the boulder reef sites shown in the Drawings is prohibited.

5.7 Floating Lines. The Contractor shall use floating lines exclusively for all equipment, mooring, and offshore operations. The Contractor shall not use steel cables or equivalent non-floating cables or lines for tow lines, mooring lines, or any other purpose while working in the Atlantic Ocean offshore of Broward County.

6. PHYSICAL DATA

6.1 Information and Data. Information and data furnished or referred to in the Contract are furnished for the Contractor’s information. However, it is expressly understood that the Contract Administrator and Consultant are not responsible for any interpretation or conclusions drawn by the Contractor. Likewise, the Contract Administrator and Consultant shall not be responsible for any information provided to the Contractor by any other agency or party.

6.2 Weather Conditions. The project area may be affected by tropical storms and hurricanes primarily from June through November, and by stormy and/or rainy weather, including severe thunderstorms, during any time of the year. The Contractor shall be responsible for obtaining information concerning rain, wind, and wave conditions that could influence the safety of equipment and crews. A list of some available publications containing climatological and meteorological observations and data for the project area is provided below. Other publications or information sources may be available to the Contractor in addition to the following:

6.2.1 Local Climatological Data-Monthly Summary published by the National

Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Asheville, NC.

Subscription price and ordering information available from the National Climatic Data Center, Federal Building, Asheville, NC 22801. This publication provides hourly wind speed and direction observations. The Annual Summary provides a summary of the observations for the period of record.

6.2.2 Summary of Synoptic Meteorological Observations. North American

Coastal Marine Areas Atlantic and Gulf Coasts. Produced by the Naval Weather Service, U.S. Department of Commerce and distributed by the National Technical Information Service, U.S. Department of Commerce.

6.2.3 Wave Hindcast Data. Available from "Wave Information Studies of U.S.

Coastlines, Gulf of Mexico, Hindcast Wave Information" produced by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Waterways Experiment Station, Coastal Engineering Research Center at https://wis.erdc.dren.mil/

6.2.4 Historic Wave Information. NOAA National Data Buoy Center at http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/.

6.2.5 National Weather Service Marine Forecast. Online forecast of wind and waves along the U.S. coastline.

6.3 Local Inlets, Ports and Boat Traffic. There are two navigable inlets near the project area: Hillsboro Inlet and Port Everglades Inlet. Boat traffic in the near vicinity of the Project area consists primarily of pleasure, diving, and fishing boats. Hillsboro Inlet, located about 3.5 nautical miles north of the nearshore boulder reef site, provides small vessel access between the Atlantic Ocean and the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. Port Everglades Inlet, located about 5.0 nautical miles south of the Project site, is a deep draft Federal navigation channel. Port Everglades Inlet serves both heavy commercial and recreational vessel traffic between the Atlantic Ocean and Port Everglades. Heavy commercial shipping traffic will be experienced when operating around Port Everglades Inlet and associated interior waterways. Also, wave conditions within the entrance channel are frequently very rough due to boat wakes generated from both recreational and commercial vessel traffic. All inlets and ports are used at the Contractor’s own risk.

6.4 Obstruction to Navigation. The Contractor shall comply with pertinent U.S. Coast

Guard regulations and conduct the Work in such a manner as to minimize any obstruction to navigation and commercial shipping traffic. If the Contractor and/or its subcontractors (surveyors, turbidity monitors, etc.) obstruct any navigation channel which makes navigation difficult or endangers the passage of vessels or other equipment, the obstruction shall be promptly moved to such an extent as may be necessary to afford a practicable passage of any vessel.

6.5 Work Site Conditions. The offshore Work site is affected by wind, waves, tides, and currents daily. Likewise, the Work site experiences heavy use by recreational boat and water-based recreation traffic. Conditions are highly variable and constantly changing. The Contractor shall be responsible for visiting the Work site to develop an understanding of the site and conditions thereto.

7. SURVEY STANDARDS AND SURVEYOR QUALIFICATIONS

7.1 The Contractor’s or its subcontractor’s surveying personnel shall be duly qualified and experienced to perform all required surveys in a manner satisfactory to the Contract Administrator. A State of Florida registered Professional Surveyor and Mapper shall be responsible for and certify all physical survey Work associated with construction and constructed conditions.

7.2 All surveys shall be in accordance with professional standards and practices.

7.3 Hydrographic surveys shall be performed in accordance with USACE Engineer

Regulations Manual No. EM 1110-2-1003 standards, as amended, regarding Hydrographic Surveying and NOAA national Ocean Services (NOS) Hydrographic Surveys Specifications and Deliverables.

7.4 Survey notes shall be reduced to elevations, be neat, legible, and in accordance with accepted practices, and shall include the date performed, weather conditions, benchmarks or monument used, name and title of each member of the survey party, and the name of Contract Administrator’s representative present.

7.5 Survey notes which are lacking information, illegible, or erroneous, will be returned to the Contractor for correction.

7.6 Surveying instruments shall be checked for adjustment at least once per week and such checks shall be recorded in survey notes and on the quality control sheet.

8. LINE ITEMS AND BASIS FOR PAYMENT

8.1 General Conditions

8.1.1 The Contractor shall provide for overall project quality control/quality assurance; all required inspections; surveys and tests; reporting; pre-mobilization hardbottom edge and benthic survey of boulder placement area; as-built surveys and drawings; protection of property, work, and persons; public safety; diving; dive safety and operations; noise control;

permit compliance; environmental protection, and compliance inspections and reporting; as required by the Contract Documents and State and local laws and regulation.

8.1.2 Environmental protection consists of the efforts taken to prevent pollution and other environmental damage as the result of construction operations under the Contract. All costs associated with the environmental protection line item shall include all the Work related to protecting environmental resources including but not limited to pre-deployment site assessment, turbidity, and water quality monitoring, identifying, and establishing work area limits, sanitary facilities, disposal of solid and chemical waste, disposal of discarded materials, protection of air and land resources, protection of fish and wildlife resources, and protection of hardbottom resources.

8.1.3 Payment for General Conditions shall be made according to Article 5 of the Contract.

8.2 Mobilization/Demobilization - Nearshore

8.2.1 Mobilization to the nearshore work area consists of the preparatory Work and operations in mobilizing for beginning boulder reef (boulder) construction (Areas 1-5) including, but not limited to: movement of personnel, equipment, supplies and incidentals to the shore-side staging area and offshore Work site, establishment of temporary offices, buildings, utilities, safety equipment and first aid supplies; and installation and maintenance of the mooring points and facilities as required by the Contract Documents and State and local laws and regulations.

8.2.2 Demobilization consists of restoring the project site and the upland staging/storage site to original condition, including, but not limited to:

movement of personnel, equipment, supplies and incidentals from the site; removal of temporary offices, buildings, utilities, sanitary and other facilities; and clean-up. The Contractor shall leave existing mooring points in place upon completion of the Work. New mooring points, in addition to those already in place, installed by the Contractor shall be removed prior to Final Acceptance of the Work.

8.2.3 Payment for Mobilization/Demobilization - Nearshore shall be made according to Article 5 of the Contract.

8.3 Mobilization/Demobilization – Offshore

8.3.1 Mobilization to the offshore work area consists of the preparatory Work and operations in mobilizing for beginning boulder reef (boulder) construction (Area 6) including, but not limited to: movement of personnel, equipment, supplies and incidentals to the shore-side staging area and offshore Work site, establishment of temporary offices, buildings, utilities, safety equipment and first aid supplies; and installation and maintenance of the mooring points and facilities as required by the Contract Documents and State and local laws and regulations.

8.3.2 Demobilization consists of restoring the project site and the upland staging/storage site to original condition, including, but not limited to:

movement of personnel, equipment, supplies and incidentals from the site; removal of temporary offices, buildings, utilities, sanitary and other facilities; and clean-up. The Contractor shall leave all existing mooring points, those which currently exist, in place upon completion of the Work.

Mooring points installed by the Contractor shall be removed prior to Final Acceptance of the Work.

8.3.3 Payment for Mobilization/Demobilization - Offshore shall be made according to Article 5 of the Contract.

8.4 Queen Conch Surveys and Relocation

8.4.1 The permit-required Queen Conch surveys shall be conducted by a qualified biological consultant appointed by the County for Areas 1-5. The means and methods for these surveys shall follow Queen Conch survey and relocation requirements as defined in the project permits. No Queen Conch were observed in Area 6 (offshore reef) during a benthic survey in January 2024. The appointed biological consultant shall conduct an immediate pre-construction survey of Area 6 within 30 days of reef placement to verify that no Queen Conch are present in the vicinity of Area 6.

8.4.2 The Contractor is responsible for ensuring that no Queen Conch are in the deployment area during active deployment of boulders. Per the SAJ- 1999-05545 permit modification issued on 16 June 2025, a pre-construction survey will be conducted of Areas 1-5 (nearshore) and used to determine whether Queen Conch are present in the Work area. If Queen Conch are found during the pre-construction survey, during-construction surveys/relocations are to be conducted daily only in the area of active work (Areas 1-5). If Queen Conch are not found during the pre-construction survey, during-construction surveys and relocations, if necessary, are to be conducted every three days only in the area of active work.

8.4.3 Payment for Queen Conch Surveys shall be made according to Article 5 of the Contract.

8.5 Boulder Reef Construction (Areas 1-4)

8.5.1 The nearshore boulder reef construction for Areas 1-4 consists of all items required and associated with the placement of a sufficient number of 4 to 6-ft boulders to construct 3.50 acres (net) of boulder reef across approximately 5.22 acres (gross) of seafloor within Area 1-4 as shown on the Plans. This work includes but is not limited to: the layout of location and limits of the boulder placement area, boulder source identification, boulder acquisition, boulder testing, boulder transportation, stockpiling, transfer and loading onto a barge, and boulder placement as required.

Unless specified elsewhere in the contract documents, all costs associated with the above noted items shall be included in the unit price per acre listed in the “Boulder Reef Construction (Areas 1-4)” line item.

8.5.2 The boulders shall cover between 65 and 69 percent of each area acceptance section (Areas 1-4), resulting in an overall areal rock coverage of 3.50 acres (67%) within the 5.22-acre nearshore area represented by acceptance Areas 1-4. The boulders shall be evenly distributed across the entirely of Area 1-4.

8.5.3 Acceptance Areas, Surveys, and Payment. The location and extent of

Acceptance Areas 1-4 are shown on the Drawings.

8.5.4 Upon the Contractor’s completion and inspection of boulder placement within an acceptance section, the Contractor shall make a request to the County that an acceptance survey be completed. The County will notify the County’s designated biological consultant that the survey is required.

Payment for this survey will be provided for under Section 8.5.

8.5.5 The County will designate a qualified marine biological consultant to conduct the survey that will be used to determine the quantities of work completed and eligible for payment. The survey will be conducted using the method described in Section 11.4.6. The purpose of the survey will be to determine if boulders have been placed and spaced as required to achieve the 65 to 69 percent rock coverage within the acceptance area footprint. A survey shall be conducted four (4) times, one for each completed acceptance section for Area 1-4.

8.5.6 Each completed acceptance section shall be eligible for payment after the

County has determined that the required boulder placement and boulder spacing has achieved the required boulder coverage and exposed sand areas within the designated limits of the acceptance section subarea. The Contractor will be eligible for payment for each completed and County-accepted boulder placement area according to Article 5 of the Contract.

8.6 Boulder Reef Construction (Area 5) – (Authorization Withheld)

8.6.1 The nearshore boulder reef construction for Area 5 consists of all items required and associated with the placement of a sufficient number of 4 to 6-ft boulders to construct 0.20 acres (net) of boulder reef across approximately 0.30 acres (gross) of seafloor within Area 5 as shown on the Plans. This work includes but is not limited to: the layout of location and limits of the boulder placement area, boulder source identification, boulder acquisition, boulder testing, boulder transportation, stockpiling, transfer and loading onto a barge, and boulder placement as required.

Unless specified elsewhere in the contract documents, all costs per acre listed in the “Boulder Reef Construction (Area 5)” line item.

8.6.2 The boulders shall cover between 65 and 69 percent of Area 5, resulting in an overall areal rock coverage of 0.20 acres (67%) within the 0.30-acre area. The boulders shall be evenly distributed across the entirety of Area 5.

8.6.3 Acceptance Areas, Surveys, and Payment. The location and extent of

Area 5 is shown on the Drawings.

8.6.4 Upon the Contractor’s completion and inspection of boulder placement within Area 5, the Contractor shall make a request to the County that an acceptance survey be completed. The County will notify the County’s designated biological consultant that the survey is required.

8.6.5 The County will designate a qualified marine biological consultant to completed and eligible for payment. The survey will be conducted using the method described in Section 11.4.6. The purpose of the survey will be to determine if boulders have been placed and spaced as required to achieve the 65 to 69 percent rock coverage within the acceptance area footprint. Only one (1) acceptance survey will be conducted for Area 5.

8.6.6 Each completed acceptance section shall be eligible for payment after the spacing has achieved the required boulder coverage and exposed sand areas within the designated limits of Area 5. The Contractor will be eligible for payment for each completed and County-accepted boulder placement area according to Article 5 of the Conract.

8.7 Boulder Reef Construction (Area 6)

8.7.1 The offshore boulder reef construction for Area 6 consists of all items required and associated with the placement of a sufficient number of 4 to 6-ft boulders to construct 0.30 acres (net) of boulder reef across approximately 0.45 acres (gross) of seafloor within Area 6 as shown on the Plans. This work includes but is not limited to: the layout of location and limits of the boulder placement area, boulder source identification, boulder acquisition, boulder testing, boulder transportation, stockpiling, transfer and loading onto a barge, and boulder placement as required.

Unless specified elsewhere in the contract documents, all costs per acre listed in the “Boulder Reef Construction (Area 6)” line item.

8.7.2 The boulders shall cover between 65 and 69 percent of Area 6, resulting in an overall areal rock coverage of 0.30 acres (67%) within the 0.45-acre area. The boulders shall be evenly distributed across the entirety of Area 6.

8.7.3 Acceptance Areas, Surveys, and Payment. The location and extent of

Area 6 are shown on the Drawings.

8.7.4 Upon the Contractor’s completion and inspection of boulder placement within Area 6, the Contractor shall make a request to the County that an acceptance survey be completed. The County will notify the County’s designated biological consultant that the survey is required. Payment for this survey will be provided for under Section 8.5.

8.7.5 The County will designate a qualified marine biological consultant to completed and eligible for payment. The survey will be conducted using the method described in Section 11.4.6. The purpose of the survey will be to determine if boulders have been placed and spaced as required to achieve the 65 to 69 percent rock coverage within Area 6. Only one (1) acceptance survey will be conducted for Area 6.

8.7.6 Each completed acceptance section shall be eligible for payment after the spacing has achieved the required boulder coverage and exposed sand areas within the designated limits of the acceptance section subarea. The Contractor will be eligible for payment for each completed and County-accepted boulder placement area according to Article 5 of the Contract.

8.8 Acceptance Surveys

8.8.1 Acceptance Surveys of the six (6) Work Areas shall include line intercept surveys and edge mapping of outer boundaries of placed boulders and shall be conducted by a qualified biological consultant appointed by the

8.8.2 Payment for Acceptance Surveys shall be made according to Article 5 of the Contract.

9. GENERAL CONDITIONS

9.1 Contractor Quality Control/Quality Assurance (QC/QA)

9.1.1 The Contractor shall establish a quality control/quality assurance (QC/QA) system to perform sufficient inspections and tests of all items of the Work, including that of its subcontractors, and to ensure conformance to applicable specifications of the Contract Documents with respect to the materials, Work quality, construction, finish, and functional performance and prevention of damages to natural resources, structures, and infrastructure. This control shall be established for all construction except where the Contract Documents provide for specific Contract Administrator control by observation, tests, or other means. The Contractor’s quality control program shall specifically include the surveillance and tests required in the Contract Documents.

9.1.2 The Contractor’s quality control system is how the County will be assured that the construction complies with the requirements of the Contract Documents, including all project permits. The controls shall adequately cover all construction-related operations and shall be keyed to the proposed construction sequence.

9.1.3 The Contractor’s supervisory staff may be used for quality control, supplemented as necessary by additional personnel for surveillance, by special technicians, or by testing facilities with the expertise to provide for the controls required by the Contract Documents.

9.1.4 Daily Quality Control Reports detailing the Work associated with boulder reef construction shall be provided, daily, to the County by 12:00 p.m.

(noon) the following day. The Daily Quality Control Report shall be completed daily, regardless of whether Work is accomplished, starting on the first day of mobilization and ending on the last day of demobilization, without exception. Failure to provide Daily Quality Control Reports to the County shall result in delay in payments to the Contractor until the Daily Quality Control Reports are received and are acceptable to the County. A Sample Daily Quality Control Report Form is attached for reference.

9.1.5 All compliance inspections shall be recorded on the Daily Quality Control Report, including, but not limited to, the specific items required in the specifications and the corrective action taken, if necessary.

9.1.6 If reoccurring deficiencies in an item(s) indicates that the quality control system is not adequate, or reports are not being provided in a timely manner, the Contractor shall undertake such corrective actions as directed by the Contract Administrator.

9.1.7 The Contractor shall be responsible for making such inspections, surveys, and tests, that are not specifically to be provided by the County, as may be necessary to assure compliance with all the requirements of the Contract Documents and applicable permits. Reports of all inspections, surveys, tests, and remedial actions shall be submitted in writing to the Contract Administrator.

9.1.8 The County reserves the right to utilize the Contractor’s quality control testing laboratory, survey, and other equipment to make spot tests and surveys, and to check the Contractor’s testing and survey procedures, techniques, and results (where applicable). These services will be at no cost to the County.

9.1.9 At least seven calendar days prior to the pre-construction conference, Contractor shall furnish to the Contract Administrator a written Quality Control Plan that shall include the procedures, instructions, and reports to be used. Unless specifically authorized by the County, no construction will be started until the County approves the Contractor’s Quality Control Plan. This Quality Control Plan document shall include as a minimum:

9.1.9.1 The quality control organization.

9.1.9.2 The number and qualifications of personnel to be used for this purpose.

9.1.9.3 Authority and responsibility of quality control personnel.

9.1.9.4 Methods of quality control including that for its

subcontractors’ Work. The methods shall include items to be inspected, types of inspections, duties of personnel, and methods the Contractor proposes to use to assure quality Work.

9.1.9.5 Method of documenting quality control operations, inspection, and testing.

9.1.9.6 Safety inspection procedures including employees

responsible for supervising accident prevention activities and ensuring compliance with safety measures.

9.1.9.7 Medical emergency procedures, including employees

responsible for supervision of medical emergencies.

9.1.9.8 Written instructions to the Contractor’s representative responsible for quality control outlining their duties and responsibilities and signed by a responsible officer of the CONSTRACTOR’s company.

9.1.9.9 A copy of daily quality control report forms and other inspection documents that are to be furnished to the County.

A sample Daily Quality Control Report Form is included.

These reports shall be used by the Contractor as the Daily Quality Control Report to be provided to the County. The Contractor may substitute a different report format if it contains, at minimum, the same information and it is pre-approved, in writing, by the Contract Administrator.

9.1.9.10 The Quality Control Plan shall include methods of quality control for all operations including transit, material transfer, and measurement.

9.2 Pre-Deployment Nearshore Hardbottom Edge and Benthic Assessment. Prior to barge mooring field establishment and boulder placement, the Contractor shall delineate the hardbottom and edge adjacent to the boulder placement areas and perform an assessment of the bottom conditions within the boulder placement areas to confirm the absence of hardbottom and/or benthic resources within the boulder placement areas. This survey and assessment shall be completed by a County approved qualified biologist/scientist. The Contractor shall submit to the Contract Administrator, for approval, a summary of the qualifications of the biologist/scientist completing the assessment, per Section 14.23. The means and methods for this assessment shall be described in the Contractor’s Operations Plan.

9.2.1 The survey and assessment shall be utilized by the Contractor, in consultation with the County, to confirm the location and extent of hardbottom and benthic resources in the areas and the boulder placement areas and lay out the Work. This shall be used to confirm or adjust the boulder placement areas perimeter.

9.2.2 The Contractor shall verify that the requisite boulder reef acreage is constructible within the limits of Work in accordance with the Drawings and other Contract Documents.

9.2.3 The Contractor shall provide to the County a report including the results of the pre-deployment hardbottom edge and benthic assessment. The report shall contain a visual representation (map) of the layout of the work including the locations and acreages of the acceptance sections and required buffers about hardbottom resources. The map shall also be provided in a georeferenced digital format suitable for incorporation into ArcGIS along with appropriate metadata.

9.2.4 The layout of the Work shall be approved by the County prior to commencing boulder placement. The methods and equipment which the Contractor proposes to employ to lay out the Work shall be included in the Operations Plan submitted for approval, as required in Section 14.

9.2.5 The County reserves the right to adjust the location and extent of the boulder placement area(s) prior to Contractor mobilization and boulder placement. A 50-ft buffer (minimum) between adjacent hardbottom resources and boulder placement in the nearshore construction area and a 200-ft buffer (minimum) between adjacent hardbottom resources and boulder placement in the offshore construction area is required by permit.

9.3 As-Built Drawings

9.3.1 The Contractor shall submit to the County, for approval, a professionally signed and sealed multibeam survey of the Work within 15 calendar days of the completion of the completed Work.

9.3.2 Pitch, roll, heave, tide compensated multibeam sonar data shall be acquired at line spacings established to ensure 100% seamless coverage which extends at least 75 feet beyond the limits of the Work areas. The Contractor shall provide all necessary services, equipment, labor, and materials to perform the hydrographic survey. All hydrographic survey data shall be fully edited and corrected for motion, tides, and erroneous data. All hydrographic data will conform to both the latest USACE EM 1110-2-1003 standards and NOAA National Ocean Service (NOS) Hydrographic Surveys Specifications and Deliverables (also see Section 7).

9.3.3 Survey Control. The survey data shall be referenced in feet to the

Florida East State Plane grid coordinate system (as depicted in the Drawings). Elevations shall be referenced in feet to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88).

9.3.4 Deliverables. The Contractor shall provide Global Information Systems

(GIS) Compatible Data, American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) XYZ .txt files, survey drawings (.pdf & .dwg formats), Metadata records and a Final Written Survey Report.

9.3.4.1 GIS-Compatible Data. The Contractor shall deliver data in a format compatible with ESRI ArcGIS or ArcView/ArcInfo_v9.x or later. The Contractor shall deliver an ArcGrid and .jpg images of the Multibeam survey area. The images shall be of sufficient resolution to represent both the finished Work area and final data with all appropriate corrections (motion, tides, CUBE, TPE, etc.) applied. The Contractor shall also deliver any ancillary data that could possibly be imported into a geodatabase in shape file format.

9.3.4.2 ASCII Data. The Contractor shall deliver all final data processed with tidal and Geoid offsets, motion, and sound velocity correctors, despiked and edited for erroneous data in ASCII .txt format.

9.3.4.3 Survey Drawings. The Contractor shall deliver detailed survey drawings depicting the location of the survey, elevation data points and bathymetric contours in .pdf and .dwg formats.

9.3.4.4 Metadata Records. A Federal Geographic Data Committee

(FGDC) compliant metadata record for each spatial data deliverable shall be created using ESRI ArcGIS or ArcView/ArcInfo v 9.x or later, or equivalent. Appropriate information shall be entered in all required fields. The Contractor shall attach the appropriate metadata record and basic “readme” file to each spatial dataset as an html file.

9.3.5 Final Written Survey Report. A written report summarizing all data collection activities shall be submitted in .pdf format and in a bound hardcopy. At a minimum, the following items shall be included in the survey report:

9.3.5.1 Survey preparation

9.3.5.2 Vessel setup and sensor geometry

9.3.5.3 Survey control and calibration

9.3.5.4 RTK-GPS site calibration report and graphics

9.3.5.5 Patch test, lead lines and general QC/QA

9.3.5.6 Field notes and survey conditions

9.3.5.7 Meteorological and marine conditions

9.3.5.8 Data processing routines and QC/QA information

9.3.5.9 Graphical summary of deliverables

9.3.5.10 Information on survey instruments and published accuracies,

9.3.5.11 State of Florida registered Professional Surveyor and Mapper certification.

9.4 Vessel Electronic Positioning Requirements. The Contractor shall continuously operate electronic positioning equipment on all floating equipment having a minimum draft of 3.5 feet to monitor vessel locations during transport and installation activities. A differential Global Positioning System (DGPS), or equivalent, shall be used to determine the horizontal position. The horizontal positioning equipment shall maintain an accuracy of +/- 3 feet or better. A printed and electronic computer file (in ASCII format) copy of the vessel position data shall be provided to the Contract Administrator daily with the daily QC/QA report and again in total at the end of the project.

9.5 Noise Control. Equipment shall be equipped with satisfactory mufflers or other noise abatement devices. The Contractor shall conduct its operations to comply with all Federal, State, and local laws pertaining to noise. The use of horns, whistles, signals, and handling of equipment shall be held to the minimum necessary to ensure as quiet an operation as possible while maintaining safety on the Work site.

9.6 Site Clean-Up and Restoration.

9.6.1 It is the intent of the County that the Work be accomplished with minimum disturbance to the natural resources adjacent to the Work area (specifically, nearshore hardbottom areas) and that the immediate and general vicinity of the Work area remain in its pre-project state during and after completion of the Work. All materials, except for the boulders themselves utilized by the Contractor during construction, shall be removed from the site.

9.6.2 During the progress of the Work, should the Contractor lose, dump, sink, or misplace any material or equipment which in the opinion of the Contract Administrator may be considered unaesthetic, environmentally deleterious, dangerous to the public, or which may impact private properties, the Contractor shall recover and remove same within 24 hours of receipt of said notice at no additional cost to the County.

9.6.3 The Contractor shall inspect the Work areas at the end of every workday to ensure that all debris left by the Contractor and its subcontractors has been removed from the Work areas and properly disposed of appropriately.

9.6.4 No direct payment for the cost of site clean-up shall be made as these costs shall be included in the Demobilization line-item price.

9.7 Final Clean-Up. Final clean-up shall include the removal of the Contractor’s plant and all equipment or materials either for disposal or reuse including any mooring points installed by the Contractor. The Contractor shall leave in place the existing steel pile mooring points that have been installed by others previously. Plant and/or equipment or materials to be disposed of shall only be disposed of in a manner and at locations approved by the County. Unless otherwise approved in writing by the County, the Contractor shall not abandon equipment or materials at or adjacent to the Work site. No direct payment for the cost of site final clean-up shall be made, as these costs shall be included in the Demobilization line-item price.

9.8 Safety Requirements.

9.8.1 Familiarity with Safety Standards. The Contractor shall review the accident prevention clause of the Contract Documents, the USACE Manual No. EM 385-1-1 Safety and Health Requirements, dated November 30, 2014 (or most recent version), and all changes and amendments thereto, and the latest, applicable Occupational Safety and Hazard Agency (OSHA) standards, to assure full knowledge of both the personal protective equipment that must be provided for workers and the safety standards applicable to the prevention of accidents during the construction of this project and shall comply with all applicable specifications.

9.8.2 Drill and Emergency Signals. The Contractor will be required to provide and maintain procedures and emergency signals, including Fire, Abandon Ship and Person Overboard signals, as required by pertinent U.S. Coast Guard Regulations and USACE Manual No. EM 385-1-1, as amended.

9.8.3 Signal Lights. The Contractor shall display signal lights and conduct its operations in accordance with the U.S. Coast Guard governing lights and day signals to be displayed.

9.8.4 Project Safety Sign. Contractor is required to erect and maintain a safety bulletin board at Work sites, and on vessels, within two calendar days after commencement of Work. The bulletin board shall display the poster “Job Safety and Health, It’s the Law”, in English and Spanish, as required by OSHA and the Department of Labor, for all private industrial operations, copy of the approved Accident Prevention Plan, safety posters and literature as provided or required by the Contractor’s insurance provider and/or that which is required by the Contract Documents. Such posting shall be in a weatherproof bulletin case, whereby it is easily legible, adequately protected from the elements and cannot be removed by an unauthorized person. Other signage may be required by State and/or Federal Permit.

9.8.5 OSHA Regulations. The Contractor is responsible to meet and comply with all OSHA regulations of the U.S. Department of Labor as might apply to this Work.

9.8.6 Vessel Certification.

9.8.6.1 The floating plant proposed for use by the Contractor, which is regulated by the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), shall have current inspections and certificates issued by the USCG. Copies of these current inspections and certificates shall be provided to the Contract Administrator prior to the pre-construction conference.

9.8.6.2 The floating plant proposed for use by the Contractor which is not subject to USCG inspection and certification, or that not having a current American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) classification, shall be inspected in the working mode by a Marine Surveyor accredited by the National Association of Marine Surveyors (NAMS) or the Society of Accredited Marine Surveyors (SAMS) and having experience in commercial marine plant and equipment. The inspection and report shall consider the location of the Work sites for this Project. The report must state that the plant proposed for use by the Contractor is in suitable condition to be employed in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean at the Work and transit areas indicated in the Drawings. A copy of the report shall be provided to the Contract Administrator prior to the pre-construction conference.

9.8.7 Navigation. The Contractor shall coordinate with the USCG to ensure safe regional navigation during the period of construction, including mobilization and demobilization of plant and personnel. The Contractor is responsible for seeking relevant Notice-to-Mariners throughout the period of construction.

9.8.8 Dive Safety and Operations Plan. Should the Contractor’s operations include the use of divers, the Contractor shall prepare and submit a Dive Safety and Operations Plan at least five calendar days prior to the pre-construction meeting. This Dive Safety and Operations Plan is a general overview of all tasks to be performed, dive modes and equipment, site access, etc. Complex projects involving more than one Work task, location, and/or dive team require task-specific dive plans as part of the overall Dive Safety and Operations Plan. Submission of the Dive Safety and Operations Plan does not constitute an endorsement on the part of the Contract Administrator of the Contractor’s Dive Safety and Operations Plan. The Dive Safety and Operations Plan is intended to provide a method by which the Contractor demonstrates an awareness of applicable State and Federal safety standards. At a minimum, the Dive Safety and Operations Plan shall include:

9.8.8.1 Date of dive plan submission;

9.8.8.2 Name and contact information for diving supervisor preparing the dive plan;

9.8.8.3 Names and duties of on-site dive team members, including diving supervisor;

9.8.8.4 List of diving equipment to be used;

9.8.8.5 Type of diving platform to be used;

9.8.8.6 Detailed description of the mission and identify how/if Work will be divided into separate tasks or phases of Work;

9.8.8.7 Date(s), time(s), duration, and location of operation;

9.8.8.8 Diving mode used (SCUBA, SSA, and snorkeling) including a description of the backup air supply, as required;

9.8.8.9 Nature of Work to be performed by the divers, including tools used and materials to be handled or installed;

9.8.8.10 Anticipated surface and underwater conditions, to include visibility, temperature, currents, etc. Thermal protection will be considered as appropriate;

9.8.8.11 Maximum single dive bottom time for the planned depth of dive for each diver;

9.8.8.12 Identification of topside assistance/support to the dive team (i.e., crane operator, lock operator, etc.);

9.8.8.13 Means of direct communication between the divers and topside equipment operators;

9.8.8.14 Plans submitted for Contractor’s operations shall also include the name of Contractor (and diving subcontractor if applicable) and names and contact information for key personnel.

9.8.9 The duty of the Consultant or Contract Administrator to conduct construction inspection of Contractor’s performance does not include review of the adequacy of Contractor’s safety measures in, on, or near the construction site or sites. Consultant or Contract Administrator have not been retained or compensated to provide design and construction review services relating to Contractor’s safety precautions.

9.9 Staging and Stockpile Areas. The Contractor is responsible for identifying, arranging for, and securing all necessary permission and easements for upland and shoreside staging areas for the storage, handling, and loading of equipment and materials necessary to complete the Work. Stockpiling or other temporary placement of material upon the seabed outside the Work area is not permitted.

9.10 Environmental Protection. See Section 12 for requirements.

10. MATERIALS

10.1 Limestone Boulders. The nearshore boulder reef shall be constructed through the placement of appropriately sized limestone boulders across approximately

5.52 acres of seafloor such that the net area of boulders is 3.70 acres. The offshore artificial reef shall be construction through the placement of appropriately sized limestone boulders across 0.45 acres of seafloor such that the net area of the boulders is 0.30 acres. All boulders are subject to acceptance by the County.

10.1.1 General: All materials shall be sourced from only one (1) quarry unless approved by the County. The quarry and associated materials shall be approved by the County in writing. Boulders shall be hard coarse-grained limestone, either biogenic or oolitic in origin, mostly free of lithified (chalk) and silicate (quarzite and chert) seams, cracks, drill holes, other imperfections which might adversely affect its durability during handling and when exposed to weathering and the action of the sea. The rocks shall not fracture when dropped during the drop test described in the specifications. The specific gravity of the boulders should be no less than

2.4 (saturated, surface dried condition). The Contractor shall provide specific gravity testing results of the material to be used in the project…