262908CG_Plans_10-13-26.pdf

This file contains construction plans for the Phillippi Creek Phase II Maximum Allowable Dredging project in Sarasota County, Florida. The project involves maintenance dredging of approximately 77,160 cubic yards over an estimated 33,500 linear feet to restore the design elevation to -4 feet MLW between US 41 and South Beneva Road. The scope of work includes dredge material management area (DMMA) preparation, material handling, disposal, turbidity control and monitoring, and site restoration. Dredging will be performed using mechanical or mechanical methods from shallow-draft barges. Bids were due October 28, 2026. The contract time for substantial completion is not more than 390 calendar days from Notice to Proceed, which will issue after Sarasota County obtains three required permits from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and WNCA/Earthmoving Exemption Permit. Dredged material will be dewatered and disposed at the Lorraine Road Expansion area (primary disposal site) or Sarasota County Landfill 12a (secondary disposal site). DMMA staging will occur at seven county-owned properties and three private sites by contractor-owner agreement.

The project is funded entirely or in part through Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds administered by HUD and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, which means local and American business preferences do not apply. However, Davis-Bacon wage determinations, equal employment opportunity provisions, Section 3 preferences for low-income residents and businesses, and domestic preference for U.S.-produced materials all apply. Bidder qualifications require a General Contractor or Marine Specialty Contractor license and demonstrated experience with at least two completed dredging projects in navigable waterways involving minimum 20,000 cubic yards each within the last seven years, two temporary DMMA and restoration projects, two turbidity-control and environmental-compliance projects, and two pre- or post-construction surveying projects; at least one referenced project must have a construction cost of $5,000,000 or more. Required insurance includes workers' compensation, commercial general liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence, business automobile liability of $1,000,000, umbrella/excess liability of $2,000,000, pollution liability of $1,000,000, and marine liability of $1,000,000. A 100 percent performance and payment bond and a 5 percent bid bond or Letter of Bondability (A.M. Best rating B+ or higher for bids under $500,000, A- or higher for bids exceeding $500,000) are required. Bidders' offers are irrevocable for 180 days from bid opening or until Notice to Proceed, whichever occurs first. Award will be made to the responsive and responsible bidder submitting the lowest total bid price, provided the bid is reasonable and in the County's best interest.