Bathtub Beach / Sailfish Point Nourishment & St. Lucie Inlet Operations & Maintenance Dredging (2027)

Martin County, Florida is requesting bids for dredging and beach nourishment services under an RFB, with bids due October 21, 2026 at 2:30 p.m. EDT. The project requires dredging up to 650,000 cubic yards of sediment from Sailfish Point Marina Channel, Federal Navigation Channel, Transition Area, and Impoundment Basin, with placement as beach and dune fill along approximately 3,900 feet of shoreline at Bathtub Reef Beach Park and Sailfish Point and 8,000 feet at St. Lucie Inlet State Park.

Bidders must be licensed contractors. The procurement is classified under NIGP commodity codes for Construction Services (General Marine), Dredging Services, and Erosion Control Services. Bid submissions require a bid bond and are accepted electronically through the DemandStar platform. A non-mandatory pre-bid conference is scheduled for September 30, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at Martin County Administrative Center, Commission Chambers, 2401 SE Monterey Road, Stuart, Florida.

As of the initial document date, 48 planholders had registered, including AshBritt, Inc., BDI Marine Contractors LLC, Bolide Construction, C&M Dredging, and Callan Marine, Ltd. The legal advertisement appeared in the Stuart News on September 18, 2026. Detailed specifications, plans, and attachments are available in the bid package documents totaling multiple gigabytes of electronic files accessible through DemandStar. The source does not specify estimated contract value, contract term, or award timeline.