Wiggins Pass and Doctors Pass Maintenance Dredging - Grant Funded

Collier County is soliciting sealed bids for the Wiggins Pass and Doctors Pass Maintenance Dredging Project, grant-funded and identified as Bid No. 26-8697, with submissions due by August 10, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. local time through the online procurement portal at procurement.opengov.com/portal/collier-county-fl. The project requires dredging approximately 81,000 cubic yards of beach-compatible sand from designated channels and placing it on approved beaches in accordance with Florida Administrative Code Rule 62B-41.007(2)(j) and environmental protocols approved by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and U.S. Coast Guard. All work must comply with a detailed QA/QC plan, turbidity monitoring standards, and sediment quality criteria, including limits on silt, shell content, and grain size, with final acceptance contingent on site inspections and certification by a Florida-registered professional engineer or geologist. The contract is awarded on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable basis, requiring bidders to demonstrate responsibility through a valid Florida Certificate of Authority, E-Verify enrollment, five comparable project references, and submission of a bid bond equal to 5% of the proposed cost. Contractors must provide performance and payment bonds with sureties rated A- or better and classified as Class V or higher if the contract exceeds $200,000, and must name Collier County as additional insured on all liability policies with primary and non-contributory language. All employees must pass comprehensive background checks, including FBI fingerprinting and credit verification, and wear County-issued ID badges while on site. Key personnel, including a resident superintendent, require prior written approval for assignment or replacement, and any modifications to the contract must follow formal change order procedures with limits of 10% overhead and profit on direct costs, or 15% if subcontractors are involved. The contractor is also bound by the Byrd Anti-Lobbying Amendment, Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act, EPA Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines, and must avoid conflicts of interest, including disclosures of any financial interest by County officials in the bidder or its subcontractors. Subcontractors are held to the same obligations as the prime contractor, and all submissions must be completed electronically via the County’s portal without exception. No pricing data is currently available as the solicitation materials contain placeholder values only, and final contract value will be