20250908_Nearshore_East_Reef_Site.pdf

This is a Request for Proposals document for Escambia County, Florida, in conjunction with the Florida Artificial Reef Program and the Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) Phase III Early Restoration Plan related to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. The solicitation seeks proposals for the manufacture, transportation, and precise deployment of approximately 25 Patch Reef modules at the Nearshore East Artificial Reef Site, located approximately 5 nautical miles southeast of Pensacola Pass in the Gulf of Mexico at water depths of 45-65 feet. Modules must be hollow concrete structures conforming to specified design requirements and placed approximately 500 feet apart within a 2 square nautical mile Army Corps of Engineers and Florida Department of Environmental Protection permitted site. A pre-solicitation meeting is scheduled for November 7, 2025, with a question submission deadline of November 20, 2025, and a proposal response deadline of December 1, 2025 at 10:00 am. The estimated construction date is March 2026, with a project completion deadline of May 1, 2026. Contractors must demonstrate at least three similar Patch Reef artificial reef deployments at comparable depths within the past three years. Deployed modules will be inspected within 1-3 weeks after deployment, with contractors required to replace any damaged modules at no cost to the county.

The total project funding is $450,000, with the final number and specific coordinates of reef modules to be determined by Escambia County upon receipt of module pricing. Pricing must include manufacture, preparation, transportation, deployment, and precise placement of all artificial reef modules. The solicitation contains no explicit set-aside designations or restrictions on responding organizations. Contractors must provide comprehensive insurance documentation, including Protection & Indemnity Marine Liability coverage of $1,000,000 per occurrence/$2,000,000 aggregate, Maritime Workers Compensation with $1,000,000 limits, and Marine Pollution liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence/$2,000,000 aggregate, with insurers maintaining a minimum AM Best Rating of VIII and an "A" or better rating preferred. Escambia County reserves the right to reject all submissions or select a submittal to be funded at a lower amount.