Repair Services of the Mooring System at Dinner Key & Watson Island

The City of Miami's Department of Real Estate and Asset Management (DREAM) is seeking qualified firms to provide comprehensive repair services for the mooring system at Dinner Key Marina and Watson Island through Invitation for Bid (IFB) 2017390. The procurement encompasses building, installing, maintaining, and replacing StormSoft-equipped mooring systems across two facilities: a 250-vessel mooring field near Dinner Key Marina and a 100-vessel mooring field at Watson Island. Specific deliverables include twice-yearly inspections in May and November, underwater inspections, repairs, replacements, and detailed reporting, with comprehensive requirements for maintaining mooring units, including Helmken anchor heads, StormSoft down lines, mooring buoys, and associated hardware. The bid is to be submitted electronically through BidNet Direct by May 13, 2025, at 3:00 P.M., with a voluntary virtual pre-bid conference scheduled for April 23, 2025, at 10:00 A.M. Bidders must comply with commercial diving standards and provide necessary documentation such as dive logs, permits, and insurance certificates, with pricing based on hourly labor rates for regular and overtime work and parts charged at pass-through cost.

The contract opportunity appears to have no specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises, but bidders must meet several local and federal requirements, including a mandatory Local Office Certification demonstrating a verifiable, staffed local office within Miami's corporate limits for at least twelve months. Contractors must also comply with the City of Miami Living Wage Ordinance, which requires paying employees a minimum of $15.00 per hour without health benefits or $13.19 per hour with qualifying health benefits. The contract will commence upon award and be effective for three years, with options to renew for two additional two-year periods, subject to fund availability. While a specific total contract value is not explicitly stated, the bid price sheet includes line items for 500 mooring system inspections, 200 swap-out systems with vessels, 100 swap-out systems without vessels, 50 mooring system removals, and 50 mooring system installations, suggesting a substantial scope of work. Additional requirements include submitting notarized anti-human trafficking affidavits, lobbying certifications, and comprehensive insurance documentation, with potential penalties for non-compliance including contract termination and ineligibility for future city contracts.