Sandridge Golf Club Bulkhead Replacement

Indian River County, Florida is issuing an Invitation to Bid for the Sandridge Golf Club Bulkhead Replacement project (Bid #2026022), a construction procurement requiring contractors to provide all labor, materials, equipment, supervision, permitting, and incidentals to replace four existing deteriorated bulkheads located at Sandridge Golf Club in Vero Beach, Florida. The project scope encompasses bulkhead replacement at Greens #2 and #6 on the Dunes Course and Holes #14 and #18 on the Lakes Course, totaling approximately 1,325 linear feet of rebuilt bulkheads constructed according to detailed specifications in the Kastner Engineering, LLC Bulkhead Plan. Deliverables include vinyl sheet pile seawalls, 8-inch butt piling at 8-foot on-center spacing, pressure-treated wood wailers and caps, stainless steel tie-back rods, concrete deadmen anchors, and floating turbidity curtains that must remain in place for a minimum of seven days after work completion. The contractor must manage staging operations from the golf course maintenance facility, maintain a 500-yard haul route with machinery not exceeding 10,000 pounds unless approved, repair any collateral damage to the course including irrigation systems and turf, and complete all work within 90 days of contract commencement. Required bidder qualifications include possession of a valid State of Florida Certified or Registered General, Building, Residential, or Marine Contractor license from Indian River County Building Division at the time of bid submission, plus submission of a qualifications questionnaire documenting years of relevant experience, state registration numbers, government and private sector references, subcontractor information with license numbers, e-Verify registration proof, litigation disclosure, occupational licenses, current liability insurance certificates, and W-9 forms. The electronic bid submission deadline is June 4, 2026 at 2:00 P.M. through the Bonfire platform, with no pre-bid meeting scheduled and no site visit requirement specified. Evaluation will assess contractor qualifications, compliance with all bid requirements, and responsiveness to the detailed engineering specifications.

This procurement contains no identified set-aside designations or restrictions limiting competition to disadvantaged enterprises, though all bidders must comply with E-Verify requirements, non-discrimination provisions, and Florida statutes regarding public entity crimes, suspension and debarment status, and scrutinized companies lists prohibiting business operations in Cuba, Syria, Iran petroleum energy sector, and Sudan, as well as Israel boycott activities. Bidders must submit electronic bid bonds in the amount of 5% through Surety2000 for bids exceeding $200,000, with bids at or below $200,000 not requiring bid bonds; the annual Surety2000 registration fee is $480. Upon contract award, the successful contractor must furnish a 100% Public Construction Bond and maintain worker's compensation coverage, commercial general liability insurance of $1,000,000 combined single limit with the County named as additional insured, and commercial automobile liability insurance of $1,000,000 combined single limit. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the procurement documents, and no existing infrastructure integration requirements are specified beyond adherence to the Kastner Engineering, LLC plans and applicable Florida Building Code 8th Edition standards for 160 miles per hour wind exposure in Flood Zone AE-21. Anticipated permit fees payable to Indian River County Building Division are included as a fixed line item with amounts determined by the Building Division Permit Fee Schedule, though the specific contract award value or budget range is not disclosed in the available procurement documents. The bidder's offer remains irrevocable for 60 days from submission, and the County reserves the right to cancel, reject any or all bids, waive irregularities, and terminate contracts with 30 days written notice.