Indian River Marina Bulkhead Repairs

The State of Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), Division of Parks and Recreation is requesting sealed bids for repairs to steel sheet pile bulkheads and steel guide piles at Indian River Marina in Sussex County under Contract No. NAT26802A-IRMPIERS, with bids due October 27, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. and a mandatory pre-bid meeting on October 8, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at 39415 Inlet Road, Rehoboth Beach. Attendance at the pre-bid meeting is required for bidding eligibility.

The scope includes application of new protective coatings above the waterline and installation of passive cathodic protection systems on steel sheet pile and steel guide piles. Four primary additive alternates are included: coating of steel pipe piles, pile sleeves for steel pipe piles, furnish and install bulkhead anodes, and furnish and install pipe pile anodes. The contractor must achieve substantial completion within a specified timeframe from notice to proceed.

Contract documents are restricted and available exclusively through controlled distribution via a secure portal at https://bit.ly/2TVIu2z; interested vendors must contact Contract Manager Shawn Heacock at 302-739-9399 or shawn.heacock@delaware.gov to obtain documents, which are delivered at no cost via secure email. Documents contain information classified as sensitive under Delaware Code Title 29, Section 10002(o)(17)(a) and are not published on the government website.

The contractor must comply with prevailing wage requirements established by the Delaware Department of Labor, with rates varying by trade classification and county (ranging, for example, from $99.31 to $105.43 per hour for electricians depending on county). Bid security equal to ten percent of the total bid including all alternates must accompany each bid. The successful bidder must post performance and payment bonds equal to one hundred percent of the contract price. The contractor must provide a subcontractor list naming one primary subcontractor per trade, submit craft training compliance affidavits, and implement mandatory drug testing. Progress payments are computed monthly with five percent retainage. Insurance requirements include general liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence / $3,000,000 general aggregate. DNREC encourages participation from Minority Business Enterprises, Disadvantaged Business Enterprises, Women-Owned Business Enterprises, and Veteran-Owned Business Enterprises. Bids will be opened via Microsoft Teams (Meeting ID: 238 769 993 417 705) with telephone call-in available. Award occurs within thirty days of bid opening to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder.