East Central Canal Priority Navigational Dredging Project

Brevard County Purchasing Services, on behalf of the Natural Resource Management Department, is soliciting bids for maintenance dredging of the East Central Canal Priority Navigational Dredging Project, with bids due June 18, 2026 at 9:30 a.m., and a mandatory pre-bid meeting on May 26, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at Kiwanis Island Park in the Karen Rood Building, Merritt Island.

The scope covers mechanical dredging, dewatering, transporting, and disposing or beneficially reusing approximately 3,200 cubic yards of accumulated sediment from the East Central Channel and Canals navigational area. Bidders must hold a current marine contractor's license and demonstrate pre-qualification, financial stability, experience, and past-performance capability. Required documentation includes E-Verify registration or Memorandum of Understanding, detailed references, foreign influence disclosures, scrutinized company affidavits, anti-human trafficking affidavits, and insurance certificates covering general liability ($1,000,000 combined single limit), auto liability ($1,000,000), workers' compensation, and United States Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers coverage.

The estimated contract value is $577,000. Contract completion is due no later than September 18, 2026, with at least 60 days from Notice to Proceed. Bidders must submit a 5 percent bid bond; bids exceeding $200,000 require a 100 percent public construction bond. Award will be made to the lowest-priced, most qualified, responsible, and responsive bidder. Questions are due June 5, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. The contract is non-exclusive, and Brevard County reserves the right to reject any or all bids, cancel awards for due cause, or modify contract scope with proration of fees.