Lake Tarpon Aquatic Plant Removal
Closed State & local contract opportunity
- Solicitation number
- 24-0415-ITQ
- State
- Florida
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Jurisdiction
- NIGP codes
- 12092 Vegetation Control And Removal Equipment, Water
- 59507 Aquatic Plants
- 95917 Aquatic Planting And Harvesting Services
- 96103 Agricultural Services (Including Production, Cotton Ginning, Planting, Harvesting, Marketing, Seed Extraction, Processing, Etc.)
- 98889 Weed And Vegetation Control (Including Trees, Shrubs And Aquatic Weed Control)
- UNSPSC codes
- 50121800 Aquatic plants
- 50121802 Fresh aquatic plants
- 50121804 Shelf stable aquatic plants
- 70141802 Sprout or twig services
- 70141803 Crop cultivating services
- 70141804 Crop planting services
- 70141901 Cash grains harvesting services
- 70141902 Fruit or tree nuts harvesting services
- 70141903 Field crop harvesting services
- 70142002 Grain dryers services
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- 70142003 Crop processing services
- 70142006 Vegetable crops market preparation services
- 70142007 Fruit crops market preparation services
- 70142009 Ginning services
- 70142010 Crop cleaning services
- 93141910 Island development services
- 70141500 Crop production
- 70142005 Cash grain crops market preparation services
- 93131606 International fund for agricultural development services
- 50121803 Frozen aquatic plants
- 60103907 Aquaria plants
- 93141900 Rural development
- 70142001 Silos related services
- 70142011 Cooling or refrigeration services
- 70141801 Orchard tree or vine planting services
- 70142008 Tree nut crops market preparation services
- 70142004 Field crops market preparation services
- 93141906 Farmers or peasants organizations services
- 93141907 Womens services in agricultural production or rural development
- 70141800 Crop planting and cultivation
- 70142000 Post harvesting crop processing
- 70141900 Crop harvesting
- 70141904 Seed harvesting services
- Point of contact
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- Brenda Leigh baleigh@pinellas.gov (727) 464-4336
Opportunity details come from procurement.opengov.com. Updated .
About this opportunity
Pinellas County is seeking quotes for a Lake Tarpon Aquatic Plant Removal project through Invitation to Quote (ITQ) #24-0415-ITQ. The procurement involves mechanical removal of 2.50 acres of nuisance and noxious aquatic and wetland vegetation from two designated work areas along the southeastern shore of Lake Tarpon. Specific vegetation targets include cattail, spatterdock, and primrose willow, with the primary objective of enhancing fish and wildlife habitat. The project requires complete removal of floating, emergent, and submerged plant portions down to mineralized soil, using floating conveyance vessels and prohibiting tracked or wheeled equipment on the lake bottom. Contractors must transport removed materials to a designated disposal site located 0.97 miles from the harvesting areas and complete all work within 30 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed. The proposal submission deadline is February 29, 2024, at 3:00 pm, with electronic submissions required via OpenGov. Evaluation will be based on the lowest total quote price, with responsiveness and responsibility of the bidder being key criteria.
The county has implemented a Small Business Enterprise (SBE) program that provides a potential 5% preference to certified small businesses submitting quotes within the first five business days. Vendors must be registered with the Florida Division of Corporations and provide proof of registration. The project requires comprehensive insurance coverage, including workers' compensation, commercial general liability, and watercraft liability insurance with specific minimum coverage amounts. While no incumbent vendors are mentioned, the project involves specific infrastructure requirements, including clean equipment free from invasive plant species and GPS technology for acreage determination. The pricing structure includes unit costs for removing 0.5 acres in Area 1 and 2.0 acres in Area 2, with additional line items for mobilization and demobilization (each not to exceed 5% of the total quoted price). An additional 10% unspecified funds line item is included for potential additional goods or services, suggesting flexibility in the project scope and budget.
Opportunity text
This invitation to quote (ITQ) covers mechanical removal of aquatic vegetation and associated organic sediments within Lake Tarpon. Pinellas County has identified the need to remove nuisance and noxious aquatic and wetland vegetation and associated organic detrital material for the purpose of enhancing the valuable fish and wildlife habitat of Lake Tarpon.
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