4337-285-R_Agreement_(5).pdf

This is an Invitation to Bid (ITB) document from Santa Rosa County, Florida for the Archie Glover Channel Maintenance project (ITB 26-014). The project involves hydraulic dredging and navigation channel restoration services for properly licensed and insured marine contractors. The scope of work includes dredging approximately 5,100 cubic yards of sediment from the Santa Rosa Channel to restore it to a previously permitted depth of -5.5 feet NAVD88 with a 30-foot bottom width, constructing and restoring an upland spoil cell for dredged material dewatering, removal and replacement of eight existing wooden piling-supported private aids to navigation, implementation of erosion control measures including turbidity barriers and silt fencing, monitoring and testing services, removal and off-site hauling of dredged material, and preparation of as-built documentation. Sealed bids must be submitted through the Santa Rosa County Procurement Portal by 10:00 a.m. on Monday, February 23, 2026, with public opening via Microsoft Teams. Questions concerning the project must be submitted by 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 11, 2026. Substantial completion is required within 180 calendar days from the notice to proceed, with final completion required within 210 calendar days. A preconstruction conference will be held within ten days after contract execution but before work commences.

Contract pricing is to be established through unit price bidding based on contractor submissions. Contractors must provide a bid guarantee equal to 5 percent of the total bid amount and, if the contract exceeds $200,000, performance and payment bonds equal to 100 percent of the contract amount from sureties rated A or better with a minimum Class XII financial size category per A.M. Best ratings. Extensive insurance requirements include workers' compensation with employer's liability minimums of $100,000 per accident, commercial general liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, business auto liability of $500,000, marine general liability of $1,000,000, protection and indemnity coverage of $1,000,000, and pollution liability of $1,000,000. All insurance carriers must have A.M. Best ratings of B++V or better, with Santa Rosa County named as additional insured on all policies except workers' compensation. Progress payments will be made at 95 percent of completed work with 5 percent retainage held by the county, and liquidated damages of $1,685.00 per calendar day are assessed for delays beyond specified completion deadlines. Santa Rosa County encourages participation from small businesses, minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses, and disadvantaged business enterprises and reserves the right to waive bid irregularities, reject any or all bids, and award to the proposal determined to be in the county's best interest.