Waterway Navigation Repairs and Maintenance - Sarasota County, Florida

Attachment B is a supporting document for Sarasota County, Florida's Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for waterway navigation repairs and maintenance services. The document comprises seven pages detailing Sarasota County's waterway zones, which serve as the geographic framework for the marine navigation aids project scope. Sarasota County seeks to establish a prequalified contractor pool to perform installation, maintenance, relocation, and removal of marine navigation aids throughout the county's bays, rivers, and connected waterways, including Sarasota Bay, Roberts Bay, Little Sarasota Bay, Dona Bay, Lemon Bay, and the Myakka River. The scope encompasses installation and maintenance of pilings, buoys, dayboards, and regulatory signage designed to standardized specifications. The initial contract term is three years, with multiple contracts to be awarded based on lowest lump sum quotes submitted on task orders issued on an as-needed basis. The solicitation deadline for proposals is April 8, 2026, with all submissions required through OpenGov Procurement at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/scgov.

Prospective contractors must maintain an active Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation license as a Certified General Contractor, Certified Marine Specialty Contractor, or Certified Marine Pile Driving Specialty Contractor throughout the contract term and provide a minimum of two project references from different commercial, industrial, or governmental entities demonstrating experience with marine navigational aid installation, maintenance, repair, or removal within the past seven years, with at least one reference involving pile installation work. The solicitation contains no specific set-asides or restrictions limiting participation to disadvantaged, small, or minority-owned businesses. Certain projects may be funded through Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants, which would require contractor compliance with applicable federal procurement terms, prevailing wage requirements, equal employment opportunity standards, debarment and suspension certifications, and domestic preference for United States-produced materials and iron and steel products. No specific budget range or award value is disclosed, as individual task orders will be issued based on project-specific requirements and contractor-submitted quotes. Contractors who fail to respond to more than three county quote requests within a twelve-month period may have their contracts terminated at the county's discretion.