26-B-37JJ_Ocean_Center_Riggers_Excess_Liability_Descriptor.pdf

This is an Excess/Umbrella Liability Insurance Descriptor document issued by the County of Volusia, Florida, for ITB 26-B-37JJ, Rigging Services for Ocean Center. The County seeks a qualified rigging contractor to serve as the exclusive provider of comprehensive rigging services for the Ocean Center's convention center (93,028 square feet with 32-foot ceilings and 3,500-pound load capacity per point) and arena facilities (7,010 fixed seats, 45-foot ceiling height, and permanent rigging grid with W14x90 and W14x99 beams). The scope encompasses motor and chain hoist provision and operation, truss system design and installation, rigging hardware supply, lighting and audio rigging, scenic rigging, and safety equipment provision for approximately 110 events annually. All rigging personnel must hold certifications from ETCP, USITT, or NCCCO. Questions were due March 25, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. EST, with responses required by April 8, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. EST via the County's eProcurement Portal. No pre-solicitation conference was held. The resulting agreement will provide an initial three-year term with two optional one-year renewals, contingent upon mutual written agreement and County Council approval.

The contractor must maintain comprehensive insurance coverage including $1,000,000 Commercial General Liability per occurrence with rigger's liability endorsement, $4,000,000 excess liability, $1,000,000 auto liability combined single limit, $1,000,000 professional liability per incident, and workers' compensation with waiver of subrogation. The excess liability policy shall be written on a follow-form basis, contain a dropdown coverage provision and duty to defend, and provide coverage for bodily injury and property damage during loading, unloading, rigging, installation, and disassembly operations. The policy must be endorsed with a waiver of subrogation in favor of the County and other required additional insureds and shall be primary and non-contributory to any County insurance. Annual price redetermination may be requested based on documented increases in wages, fuel, or materials costs using the Employment Cost Index or Producer Price Index, with full payment on undisputed invoices within twenty business days. The County offers local preference of up to five percent for qualified local businesses. No specific budget amount or award value is disclosed in the available documentation.