20250317_LafitteCoveReferenceMap.pdf

This is a reference map document associated with Escambia County's Lafitte Cove Dredging re-solicitation in Florida. The document provides geographic reference information for the mechanical dredging services project at Lafitte Cove Canal entrance, identifying the specific dredge area and material disposal site locations. The dredge area encompasses a 200' x 65' permitted zone to be dredged to -5.0' Mean Low Water, with an estimated 800 cubic yards of sediment removal per dredging event. Work is anticipated two to three times annually during February, July-August, and October-November, with completion required by March 14 each year to comply with shorebird nesting season restrictions. The contract solicitation was released December 9, 2025, with bid questions due December 17, 2025, and final bid responses due December 22, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. The initial contract term is 36 months with potential renewals up to 60 months total, subject to mutual agreement and fund availability.

Bidders must be licensed marine contractors registered with the Florida Division of Corporations with demonstrated experience in similar dredging projects within the past three years. Pricing is structured on a lump-sum basis with unit pricing per cubic yard of material removed and transported to the upland disposal site located south of Pensacola Beach Boulevard Water Towers. Contractors must maintain comprehensive insurance coverage with minimum limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 annual aggregate, comply with E-Verify requirements, maintain drug-free workplaces, and verify no public entity crimes. The project must adhere to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Florida Department of Environmental Protection permit requirements. No specific set-aside designations apply, though Escambia County's local business preference policy does not extend to construction services funded with state appropriated funds.