Vessel Removal and Disposal Services

The RFSQ and any future bulletins will be accessible at the Sheriff Department's website at: http://shq.lasdnews.net/shq/contracts/info.html BULLETIN NUMBER 1 REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS (RFSQ) VESSEL REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL SERVICES RFSQ NUMBER 684-SH INTRODUCTION The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (Department) is seeking qualified companies (Vendors) to enter into a Master Agreement with the County to provide as-needed Vessel Removal and Disposal Services. Qualified Vendors shall properly and legally remove vessels, which may be in varying states of disrepair and seaworthiness, from County waterways and shall provide additional services related to the temporary storage, and disposal of such vessels. Vessels in the possession of the Department are typically located at the docks of the Department's Marina del Rey Sheriff's Station, located at 13851 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey, California 90292. Every year, approximately thirty (30) vessels generally in a poor state of repair and seaworthiness are abandoned by their owners. Most of these vessels are approximately twenty (20) to thirty (30) feet in length, but other lengths can be expected. The Department is charged with the removal and disposal of these vessels under the California Harbors and Navigation Code sections 510 through 527, and Los Angeles County Code section 19.12.1070, as such vessels can create a potential health and safety hazard. VENDOR'S MINIMUM MANDATORY QUALIFICATIONS Interested and qualified Vendors that can demonstrate their ability to successfully provide the required services outlined in Attachment 1 (Statement of Work) of the RFSQ are invited to submit a Statement of Qualifications (SOQ), provided they meet the following minimum mandatory qualifications: Vendor's Minimum Mandatory Qualifications 1. Vendor must have a minimum of five (5) years of experience properly and legally hauling or removing Vessels, both power and sail, from waterways and providing short-term or temporary storage and disposal of such Vessels. Vendor shall provide references and/or supporting documentation to meet this minimum mandatory qualification. 2. Vendor must possess or have access to a hoist, sling, lift, or other haul out type device with the capability to legally remove Vessels up to ninety (90) feet in length and up to one hundred and twenty (120) gross tons, from the County waterways for the Marina del Rey Sheriff's Station. Vendor shall provide local, state, and/or federal permits and/or licenses and/or other supporting documentation to meet this minimum mandatory qualification. 3. Vendor's storage yard(s) shall meet the following qualifications: be located within a two (2) mile radius of the Department's Marina del Rey Sheriff's Station located at 13851 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey, California 90292; and have a locking system and fencing that is maintained by the Vendor; and have an alarm/monitoring system that is maintained by the Vendor; and be recorded twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week; and be enclosed and lighted. A site visit of Vendor's storage yard(s) will be conducted to verify that Vendor meets this minimum mandatory qualification. 4. Vendor must commit to providing emergency haul out of sinking Vessels or Vessels determined by the Department to be an environmental hazard within three (3) hours of notification by the Department, seven (7) days a week, twenty-four (24) hours a day. Vendor's commitment shall be evidenced by Vendor's affirmative statement required by subparagraph 2.7.2 (Vendor's Qualification (Section A)) of the RFSQ and Vendor's certification set forth in the completed Appendix A (Required Forms), Exhibit 1 (Vendor's Organization Questionnaire/Affidavit and CBE Information) of the RFSQ. 5. If Vendor's compliance with a County contract has been reviewed by the Department of the Auditor-Controller within the last ten (10) years, Vendor must not have unresolved