Police Boat House

The City of New Smyrna Beach, Florida, located in Volusia County, is soliciting competitive bids for the construction of a new Police Boathouse Facility (ITB 09-26-PD) to support marine law enforcement operations, including search and rescue, waterway safety enforcement, and marine emergency services. The project scope includes construction of a timber dock system with gated access, a covered roof structure, and an integrated 10,000-pound capacity boat lift system to accommodate police marine vessels, along with installation of electrical service with all required components and controls, lighting, and a potable water connection spanning 280 linear feet. The facility will be located at the southwest corner of the North Causeway AOB site (160-170 North Causeway) adjacent to the Indian River North in Volusia County. The project encompasses eighteen bid items including mobilization and demobilization, construction and as-built surveying, demolition and hauling, clearing and grubbing with mangrove removal and replanting, environmental compliance, temporary traffic control, timber access pier and boat dock construction (approximately 715 square feet), roof structure installation, timber and concrete pile installation (twenty-two 12-inch concrete piles and fourteen 12-inch timber piles), security gate construction, concrete grade beam installation, electrical utilities, potable water line installation, mangrove replacement (three units), bedding stone installation, and structural fill. Bidders must demonstrate a minimum of five years of experience in similar projects and maintain comprehensive general liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence, automobile liability insurance of $1,000,000 per person and occurrence, and workers' compensation insurance as required by Florida Statute 440. The non-mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for May 11, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. via Microsoft Teams, with a written questions deadline of May 22, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. Electronic bid submission through the City's OpenGov e-Procurement portal is required by June 1, 2026, at 5:00 p.m., followed by public bid opening on June 2, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. via Microsoft Teams. The contractor must commence work within ten calendar days of receiving the Notice to Proceed and achieve Substantial Completion within one hundred fifty consecutive calendar days thereafter, with Final Completion within an additional thirty consecutive calendar days. Commission recommendation for award is anticipated July 7, 2026. Bids will be awarded to the lowest, most responsive, and responsible bidder meeting all specifications, with evaluation criteria including project experience, qualifications, insurance compliance, and adherence to all technical specifications and permit conditions.

This solicitation does not contain explicit set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises; however, the project contains a federal nexus through Florida Inland Navigation District (FIND) funding and must comply with extensive federal contract provisions including Davis-Bacon Act wage requirements, Equal Employment Opportunity requirements under Executive Order 11246, Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act compliance, Clean Air Act and Federal Water Pollution Control Act compliance, affirmative steps to utilize small and minority businesses and women's business enterprises, Build America Buy America provisions, E-Verify employment verification, and domestic preferences for U.S.-produced goods and materials. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are listed; however, the project requires integration with existing site infrastructure at the North Causeway AOB site and must comply with detailed technical specifications prepared by Dredging & Marine Consultants, LLC, in accordance with Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Permit No. ERP_0450700-004 and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Permit No. SAJ-2025-01042 (Regional General Permit SAJ-20). The project is funded by the Florida Inland Navigation District Grant, and specific award value or budget range information is not disclosed in the solicitation documents; however, the contractor must submit a bid bond equal to ten percent of the total bid proposal and provide performance and payment bonds equal to 100 percent of the contract price within fourteen days of bid acceptance. Liquidated damages are assessed at five hundred fifty dollars per consecutive calendar day if work is not completed within the specified one hundred eighty-day timeframe. All construction activities must comply with applicable federal, state, and local regulations, including manatee protection standards, environmental compliance measures, and all conditions specified in the FDEP and USACE permits.