Secret Woods Tower Demolition

Broward County's Parks and Recreation Division is soliciting sealed bids for a fixed-price demolition contract to remove the Manatee Overlook Structure (Secret Woods Tower) located at 2701 W State Road 84, Dania Beach, Florida. This Invitation to Bid (ITB) requires complete demolition and removal of concrete and wood pilings, wood boardwalks, railings, metal beams, and observation deck platforms at Secret Woods Nature Center, with all debris disposed of in accordance with county and state requirements. The contractor must secure barge and crane services to extract pilings in their entirety with no cutting or abandonment permitted, perform work between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays with non-barge work limited to 49 consecutive calendar days, maintain the park's public access, and implement dust control, pollution prevention, and mangrove protection measures. The contract includes nine line items covering mobilization, insurance and bond premiums, general conditions, maintenance of traffic, piling and observation deck removal, boardwalk removal, new railings, water pollution prevention, and site restoration, with payment based on verified work completion percentages. Vendors must possess either a State of Florida Certified General Contractor or Certified Building Contractor license, or a Broward County General Building Contractor Class A or B license; perform at least fifty percent of work in-house; submit responses electronically through BPRO by April 13, 2026; and comply with regulatory permits including Broward County Environmental Resource License DF20-1119, South Florida Water Management District Permit No. 06-103494-P, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Permit No. SAJ-2004-01775 (MOD-DLS). Award will be made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, with substantial completion required within 90 days of the Notice to Proceed and final completion within 30 days thereafter, subject to liquidated damages of $381.00 per day for delays beyond substantial completion and $269.00 per day for delays beyond final completion.

This solicitation is reserved for Broward County Business Enterprise (CBE) firms, though both CBE and non-CBE vendors may submit responses. If a CBE is awarded, it must perform at least eighty-five percent of work either through self-performance or with CBE subcontractors; if a non-CBE is awarded due to no eligible CBE bids, the contract must include a minimum twenty-five percent CBE participation goal. Vendors must submit a bid bond or alternate bid security equal to five percent of the total bid price and, upon award, furnish performance and payment bonds each equal to one hundred percent of the contract amount; surety companies must meet specific financial and authorization requirements based on bond amounts exceeding $500,000. Contractors are required to obtain comprehensive insurance coverage including general liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence/$2,000,000 aggregate, auto liability of $1,000,000, workers' compensation, employers liability of $1,000,000, and pollution liability of $1,000,000 per claim/$2,000,000 aggregate, with Broward County named as additional insured. The contract includes a $22,000 pass-through allowance for permit fees for non-county agencies, with county permit fees paid directly by the County; all other costs are included in the bid price with no price adjustments or escalations permitted. No specific contract value or budget range is disclosed in the solicitation documents, and while the contract may be extended by up to twenty percent of originally specified quantities within one year of award at the same prices and terms, no incumbent contractor or existing infrastructure integration requirements are identified.