Okaloosa County BOCC — August 16, 2016 — Piggy-backing on Walton County Artificial Reef Contract — agenda request

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST DATE: August 16, 2016 TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board FROM: Ed Schroeder SUBJECT: Piggy-backing on Walton County Artificial Reef Contract DEPARTMENT: Tourist Development Department BCC DISTRICT: 2,4,5 STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Request approval to piggy-back on Walton County’s competitive solicitation and enter into a contract with Colleen Marine for artificial reef construction. BACKGROUND: The County was awarded a $60,000 non-matching grant from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) to construct an artificial reef from pre- fabricated units. Construction must be completed by August 31, and the agency is unable to grant a time extension. There were no respondents to Okaloosa County’s solicitation. However, Walton County received one respondent for their FWC grant project. Florida statute requires competitive bidding; however, if another County has already gone through the statutorily required competitive process to hire a contractor, another County can utilize that contractor. This is referred to as “piggy-backing”. Walton County and the vendor, Colleen Marine, are both willing to allow Okaloosa County to piggy-back, and the FWC is also agreeable to this approach. Colleen Marine has indicated they are comfortable performing the extra work by the August 31 deadline. The Colleen Marine contract has been approved by Walton County. Staff is requesting a Supplemental Piggyback Agreement be approved for Okaloosa County. OPTIONS: Approve or Deny RECOMMENDATION TO BCC: Approve a Supplemental Piggyback Agreement for Artificial Reef Construction with Colleen Marine for artificial reef construction pursuant to FWC grant 15097. RECOMMENDED BY: APPROVED BY: John Hofstad, County Administrator