ESBD_548203_1786396689691_2650 - NOTICE TO BIDDERS.pdf
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- CBBEP-2650
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- Texas
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This is a Notice to Bidders issued by the Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program, Inc. (CBBEP) for the Bahia Grande Habitat Restoration Project located in Brownsville, Texas within the Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge in Cameron County. The base work scope includes mobilization and demobilization, construction of an off-loading pad, restoration of an existing boat ramp for marine access, placement of turbidity curtains, and open water transport and installation of pre-constructed Ultra Reef Balls for breakwater shoreline protection at Rookery Islands A and B. Two additive alternates are available: Additive Alternate No. 1 encompasses placement of turbidity curtains and installation of Ultra Reef Balls at Rookery Island C, and Additive Alternate No. 2 covers construction of an alternate access road. Sealed bids are due by 2:00 p.m. Central Time on September 9, 2026, and will be publicly opened and read at that time at CBBEP's office located at 1305 N Shoreline Boulevard, Suite 205, Corpus Christi, Texas 78401. A virtual pre-bid conference is scheduled for August 25, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. via Microsoft Teams, and attendance is highly recommended. The deadline for submitting questions is 5:00 p.m. on August 27, 2026, with responses to be provided by 5:00 p.m. on September 1, 2026.
The project prohibits dredging activities and requires that seagrass not be damaged or impacted. The owner will construct and stockpile Reef Balls at a staging area and construct or improve the main access road to that area; the contractor will be responsible for collecting pre-constructed Reef Balls from the stockpile and transporting them across shallow open water to the islands for installation according to construction drawings. Bid documents are available in digital PDF format from Scheibe Consulting, LLC. Questions should be directed to Eric Scheibe at escheibe@scheibeconsulting.com, with copies to Rosario Martinez (rmartinez@cbbep.org) and Marisa McKnight (mmcknight@scheibeconsulting.com). Bidders should address their sealed bids to the attention of Rosario Martinez and clearly mark envelopes with the bid opening date and time and the phrase "Sealed Bid - Do Not Open."
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Notice to Bidders
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
BAHIA GRANDE HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECT
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS
The Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program, Inc. (CBBEP) will receive sealed bids for BAHIA
GRANDE HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECT AND ADDITIVE BIDS NO. 1 & 2 until 2:00 p.m. (Central Time) on September 9, 2026, via the U.S. Postal Service or hand/express mail in their office located at 1305 N Shoreline Blvd, Suite 205, Corpus Christi, Texas 78401. The bids will be publicly opened and read at the above-mentioned time and place. Bids should be addressed to the attention of Rosario Martinez and should include the bid opening date/time (September 9, 2026, 2:00 p.m.), and the words, “Sealed Bid – Do Not Open” on the envelope.
The project is located within the Bahia Grande Unit of the Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife
Refuge in Cameron County, Texas. Base work generally includes mobilization/ demobilization, construction of off-loading pad, restoration of existing boat ramp for marine access, and placement of turbidity curtains, and open water transport and installation of pre-constructed Ultra Reef Balls for breakwater shoreline protection at Rookery Islands A and B. Additive Alternate No. 1 includes placement of turbidity curtains and open water transport and installation of pre-constructed Ultra
Reef Balls for breakwater shoreline protection at Rookery Island C. Additive Alternate No. 2 includes construction of an alternate access road.
No dredging activities are permitted for this project. Seagrass shall not be damaged or impacted as part of this project.
Owner will construct/manufacture Reef Balls under separate cover and stockpile at staging area.
Owner will construct/improve the main access road to reef ball staging area. Contractor will collect pre-constructed Reef Balls from the stockpile location and provide transportation across shallow open water to the islands for installation and install according to construction drawings.
A pre-bid conference will be held virtually via webinar on August 25, 2026 at 2:00 pm. Attendance is highly recommended. To attend the meeting virtually, connect through Microsoft Teams (no dial
Notice to Bidders in by phone option will be provided, but the Microsoft Teams phone app is available for download at both Apple and Android app stores if computer access is not feasible).
Microsoft Teams Meeting Link:
Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/234338428992568?p=vMjWbTfgfU3gzXXw7o
Meeting ID: 234 338 428 992 568
Passcode: zp3UV9Hw
All questions shall be submitted to Scheibe Consulting, LLC to the attention of Eric Scheibe, escheibe@scheibeconsulting.com. Rosario Martinez (rmartinez@cbbep.org) and Marisa McKnight
(mmcknight@scheibeconsulting.com) shall be cc’d on all questions. The deadline for questions will be 5:00 pm on August 27, 2026 and responses will be provided by 5:00 pm on September 1, 2026.
A digital (PDF) copy of the bid package may be obtained from Scheibe Consulting, LLC. Contact
Marisa McKnight at (512) 990-7226, mmcknight@scheibeconsulting.com, for instruction on how to obtain the bid documents.
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