Risk_Approved_RFS.pdf

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Walton County Road Striping, Thermoplastic & Pavement Marking Services
Solicitation number
26-23
Issued by
Bay County, Florida

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This is a Request for Solicitation (RFS) approval form from the Bay County Purchasing Department for the Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) Early Restoration Phase IV Artificial Reef Project, issued by the Panama City Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau's Coastal Resources Department. The project involves the construction and deployment of multi-sided, prefabricated polyhedral concrete artificial reef modules weighing at least 4,000 pounds at locations within Large Area Artificial Reef Site (LAARS) B, offshore of Bay County in the Gulf of Mexico. The modules must comply with Type I and Type II specifications. This Request for Proposal (RFP) 26-23 was prepared on April 13, 2026, with a contract term extending from June 16, 2026, through September 30, 2026. The requesting department point of contact is Erin Graham, reachable at 850-233-5070 or egraham@visitpanamacitybeach.com. No pre-bid meeting or mandatory site visit has been specified, though a site visit is available for prospective vendors.

The project is funded through the Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission's FWC-21369 NRDA Grant, with an estimated budget of $395,000 charged to department account number COOP 5808113. Standard insurance requirements include $1,000,000 in General Liability and Business Auto coverage, with Workers' Compensation also mandated. Additional insurance requirements include excess or umbrella liability coverage. The solicitation type is an RFP based on qualifications and price. Potential vendors identified include Walter Marine/Reefmaker and H.G. Harders and Sons Inc. The Chief Risk Officer, Eve Tooley, approved the solicitation on April 13, 2026. No federal requirements such as Davis Bacon, Buy America, or Buy American provisions apply to this project. The scope of work, specifications, and grant documentation have been provided to the Purchasing Department in electronic format.

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Bay County Purchasing Department Request for Solicitation

This form must be completed in its entirety prior to publication of any solicitation.

Solicitation Title: Date:

Requesting Department:

Department Point of Contact:

Office: Cell: Email:

Prepared by: Date:

Department Director Approval: Date:

Project Number, if applicable:

Funding Source? Please specify Funding Type (County, Surtax, FEMA, HUD, FDOT, LAP, ARPA, HMGP, CDBG, etc.):

If Grant funded, provide grant title/number:

If Grant not awarded/final, describe status and/or funding options:

Grantor approval/concurrence required before advertising or at contract approval?

Solicitation Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐ Contract Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐

Federal Requirements Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐

Davis Bacon Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐

Buy America Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐

Buy American Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐

Independent Cost Estimate Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐

Pre-Bid Meeting Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐ Mandatory Yes ☐ No ☐

Site Visit Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐ Mandatory Yes ☐ No ☐

Permit Required Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐ Entity:

Bonding Required Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐ (Fl. Statute - Public Work >$200K required)

Design/Build Project Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐ (Requires Design/Build Memo)

Contractor License (Type) Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐ (General, Building, Electrical, Mechanical, Plumbing, etc.)

Professional License (Type) Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐ (Architect, Engineer, etc)

Contract Term Requested:

Construction Contracts:

Liquidated Damages Amount $ Construction Time

Consultant assisting with Scope of Work/Specifications, Cost Estimate, or providing support documents Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐ Consultant Name:

Introductory Paragraph (this should be a descriptive paragraph of the project)

This form must be completed in its entirety prior to publication of any solicitation.

Any Special Provisions?

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No

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Da Potential Vendors Budget Requirements partment Account Number Amount

Estimated Budget $ Approved FY Budget tes/Comments:

ief Financial Officer/Budget Office Approval te

This form must be completed in its entirety prior to publication of any solicitation.

Insurance Requirements Standard Insurance Requirements: $1M GL, $1M Business Auto, Work Comp, Additional Insurance Requirements:

Excess or Umbrella Liability Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐

Professional Liability $ Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐

Owners Protective Liability Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐

Builders Risk Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐

Installation Floater Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐

Vendor’s Equipment Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐

Pollution $ Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐

USL&H Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐

Jones Act Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐ Other:

Other:

Other:

Chief Risk Officer /Risk Management Approval Date:

Solicitation Type

☐ Invitation to Bid (ITB) Based on lowest price

☐ Request for Proposal (RFP) Based on qualifications & price

☐ Request for Qualification (RFQ) Based on qualifications only.

CCNA/Federal Brooks Act may apply. CCNA compliance applies to Architects, Engineers, & Surveyors

Attachments: The following electronic documents provided to Purchasing

Scope of work/Specifications (word format) Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐

A/E scope/specifications - Drawings/Plans Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐

Grant Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐

Design/Build Memo Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐

Other Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐ Purchasing Approvals

Date Received:

Date Approved for Advertising:

Assigned to:

Solicitation Number:

Purchasing Administrator:

Chief Procurement Officer:

Solicitation Title: NRDA PHASE IV ARTIFICIAL REEF PROJECT
Date: 4/13/2026
Requesting Department: Panama City Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau- Coastal Resources Department
Department Point of Contact: Erin Graham
Office: 850-233-5070
Cell: 850-819-0047
Email: egraham@visitpanamacitybeach.com
Prepared by: Erin Graham
Date-0: 4/13/2026
Department Director Approval: Erin Graham
Date-1: 4/13/2026
Project Number if applicable: RFP 26-23
ARPA HMGP CDBG etc: Florida Wildlife Conservation
If Grant funded provide grant titlenumber: FWC-21369 NRDA Grant
Grantor approvalconcurrence required before advert:
No: On
NA: Off
ChkBox: Off
No-0: On
NA-0: Off
ChkBox-0: Off
No-1: Off
NA-1: On
ChkBox-1: Off
No-2: Off
NA-2: Off
ChkBox-2: Off
No-3: Off
NA-3: Off
ChkBox-3: Off
No-4: Off
NA-4: Off
ChkBox-4: Off
No-5: Off
NA-5: Off
ChkBox-5: Off
No-6: On
NA-6: Off
ChkBox-6: Off
No-7: Off
ChkBox-7: On
No-8: Off
NA-7: On
ChkBox-8: Off
No-9: Off
ChkBox-9: On
No-10: Off
NA-8: On
ChkBox-10: Off
Entity:
No-11: On
NA-9: Off
Fl Statute Public Work 200K required: Off
No-12: Off
NA-10: On
Requires DesignBuild Memo: Off
Contractor License Type:
No-13: Off
NA-11: On
ChkBox-11: Off
Professional License Type:
No-14: Off
NA-12: On
ChkBox-12: Off
Contract Term Requested: June 16, 2026 - September 30, 2026
Liquidated Damages Amount:
Construction Time:
No-15: Off
NA-13: On
Consultant Name: Off
Consultant Name-0:
Textfield: The County desires to hire Vendor for the Bay County Artificial Reef Program

Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) Early Restoration Phase IV Artificial Reef Project. The project consists of construction and deployment of multi-sided, prefabricated polyhedral concrete artificial reef modules weighing at least 4,000 pounds at locations determined by Bay County Artificial Reef Program manager within Large Area Artificial Reef Site (LAARS) B, offshore of Bay County in the Gulf of America.

Textfield-0: N/A
Textfield-1: Walter Marine / Reefmaker

H.G. Harders and Sons Inc.

Department: COOP
Account Number: 5808113
Textfield-2: 395,000
Department-0:
Account Number-0:
Textfield-3:
Department-1:
Account Number-1:
Textfield-4:
Textfield-5:
Approved FY Budget:
Textfield-6:
Chief Financial OfficerBudget Office Approval:
Date-2:
No-16: Off
NA-14: Off
ChkBox-13: Off
Professional Liability:
No-17: Off
NA-15: Off
ChkBox-14: Off
No-18: Off
NA-16: Off
ChkBox-15: Off
No-19: Off
NA-17: Off
ChkBox-16: Off
No-20: Off
NA-18: Off
ChkBox-17: Off
No-21: Off
NA-19: Off
ChkBox-18: Off
Textfield-7: 1,000,000
No-22: Off
NA-20: Off
ChkBox-19: Off
No-23: On
NA-21: Off
ChkBox-20: Off
No-24: On
NA-22: Off
ChkBox-21: Off
Other:
Other-0:
Other-1:
Chief Risk Officer Risk Management Approval: Eve Tooley , Chief Risk Officer
Date-3: 4/13/2026
Invitation to Bid ITB: Off
Request for Proposal RFP: On
Request for Qualification RFQ: Off
No-25: On
NA-23: Off
ChkBox-22: Off
No-26: On
NA-24: Off
ChkBox-23: Off
No-27: On
NA-25: Off
ChkBox-24: Off
No-28: Off
NA-26: On
ChkBox-25: Off
Other-2:
No-29: Off
NA-27: On
ChkBox-26: Off
Textfield-8:
Textfield-9:
Purchasing Administrator:
Chief Procurement Officer:

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