Okaloosa County BOCC — July 30, 2015 — I. e. Colleen Marine contract — reading text

suspension and/or debarment. RFB Form-K OKALOOSA COUNTY  BID BOND KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that we, the undersigned __________________________________________________________________ as Principal, and ______________________________________________________ as Surety, are hereby held firmly bound unto __________________________________ as the County in the penal sum of _____________________________________________ for the payment of which, well and truly to be made, we hereby jointly and severally bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns. SIGNED this ________ day of ____________________, 2015. The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas the Principal has submitted to _________________________________________________________ a certain bid attached hereto and hereby made a part hereof to enter into a contract in writing, for the _____________________________________________________________. NOW, THEREFORE, (a) If said bid shall be rejected, or in the alternate, (b) If said bid shall be accepted and the Principal shall execute and deliver a contract in the form of Contract attached hereto (properly completed in accordance with said bid) and shall furnish a bond for his faithful performance of said contract, and for the payment of all persons performing labor or furnishing materials in connection therewith, and shall in all other respects perform the agreement created by the acceptance of said bid, then this obligation shall be void, otherwise the same shall remain in force and effect; it being expressly understood and agreed that the liability of the Surety for any and all claims hereunder shall, in no event, exceed the penal amount of this obligation as herein stated. RFB Form-M OKALOOSA COUNTY Bid Bond The Surety, for value received, hereby stipulates and agrees that the obligations of said Surety and its bond shall be in no way impaired or affected by an extension of the time within which the County may accept such bid; and said Surety does hereby waive notice of any such extension. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Principal and the Surety have hereunto set their hands and seals, and such of them as are corporations have caused their corporate seals to be hereto affixed and these presents to be signed by the proper officer, the day and year first set forth above. ___________________________ L.S. Principal ___________________________ Surety BY: ________________________ SEAL: IMPORTANT: Surety companies executing BONDS must appear on the Treasury Department's most current list (Circular 570 as amended) and be authorized to transact business in the state where the project is located. RFB Form-M OKALOOSA COUNTY  TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE OKALOOSA COUNTY ARTIFICIAL REEF CONSTRUCTION PROJECT PART 1 - GENERAL 1.1 SUMMARY A. These specifications include requirements for the furnishing of all supervision, labor, materials, equipment and performing all operations in connection with artificial reef material handling, loading, transport, and deployment within permitted reef areas in the Gulf of Mexico as indicated on the Construction Drawings (Drawings) and specified herein. B. The Contractor is informed that Okaloosa County (County) has obtained Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and U.S. Department of the Army (DOA) authorizations for placing clean, durable concrete materials within designated areas of the Gulf of Mexico. The Contractor shall familiarize themselves with the FDEP and DOA authorizations and general permitting requirements for artificial reef deployment as they relate to the proposed work. The Contractor shall be aware that additional regulatory authorizations or requirements beyond those obtained by the County or stated in these specifications may be required for the proposed work. The Contractor shall maintain any and all necessary permits, licenses, and authorizations for handling and transporting the materials from the existing stockpile areas to the offshore artificial reef sites as indicated on the Construction Drawings and specified herein. 1.2 SCOPE OF WORK A. Okaloosa County proposes to construct a large-scale artificial reef (patch reef) within two permitted artificial reef areas – Fish Haven #13 and Fish Haven #14. A single patch reef shall be constructed at the centroid of each of the two permitted reef areas. The Construction Drawings show the proposed overall reef areas and patch reef site locations. An approximately equal volume of material shall be placed at each patch reef and the total volume placed will be based on the winning lowest, qualified bid. The materials used to construct the two patch reefs shall consist of re-purposed concrete targets of various sizes from Eglin Air Force Base (AFB) and surplus concrete materials from Okaloosa County and Fort Walton Beach public works departments. The project requires loading and hauling the proposed concrete materials from existing stockpile areas to a proposed waterside loading area, transferring the material to an appropriate offshore conveyance (e.g. barge), offshore transport, and deployment within the specified artificial reef sites in accordance with the contract documents. Failure to comply with any of the contract documents and requirements or addendums may constitute immediate termination of this contract. 1.3 DEFINITIONS A. Contract Documents: Technical Specifications and its attachments, Permits and other regulatory authorizations, Construction Plans, Contract, General Conditions, Supplemental General Conditions, Bid Proposal, Written Amendments, Addenda, Change Orders, Work Orders, Work Supplements and any other required Contractor Submittals related to the work. Page 1 of 37 B. Plans/Construction Plans: Any drawings as specified in the Contract Documents. The term “Plans” is synonymous with the term “Construction Plans” and the term “Construction Drawings” or “Drawings”. C. Artificial Reef Materials: For the purposes of this project, the term “artificial reef material” or “reef material” refers to approved clean concrete products previously reviewed and approved for deployment by the Owner, Engineer, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). Materials generally include re-purposed concrete target material from Eglin AFB and public works material (culverts, catch basins, etc.) from Okaloosa County and Fort Walton Beach. A general inventory of approved artificial reef materials is provided in Appendix A and B. Reef material may vary in size and weight in accordance with these Specifications and Contract Documents. D. Mobilization: The deployment by the Contractor of such equipment and material as is necessary to perform the work as detailed in the Contract Documents and in compliance with State, Federal and local laws and regulations. E. Demobilization: The removal of all equipment and material associated with this Contract from the staging location(s) and work areas and doing so in a manner which leaves the staging site(s) and work areas in the original condition or in a condition acceptable to the Owner. F. Artificial Reef Area: An area of seafloor for which the County holds a permit to place artificial reef materials. An Artificial Reef Area is typically referred on a NOAA nautical chart as a “Fish Haven.” An artificial reef area typically contains numerous individual artificial reef sites, patch reefs, or deployments. For the purpose of this project, the permitted artificial reef areas (Fish Haven #13 and #14) are ¼ mile square (1,320 feet x 1,320 feet). G. Artificial Reef Site: A region within a permitted artificial reef area where approved materials are deployed. An artificial reef site is typically referred to as a deployment site or “patch” reef. Numerous artificial reef sites typically occur within a permitted artificial reef area; however, the individual reef or deployment sites are typically spaced 150 – 500 feet from one another. For the purpose of this project, the proposed artificial reef sites are located at the centroid of the permitted Fish Haven #13 and #14 artificial reef areas. Specific coordinates of the centroids and boundaries of the artificial reef sites are provided within the construction drawings and these specifications. H. Environmental Damage and/or Pollution: The presence of chemical, physical, or biological elements or agents which adversely affect human health or welfare; unfavorably alter ecological balances of importance to human life; affect other species of importance to man; or degrade the utility of the environment for aesthetic, cultural, historical and/or recreational purposes. The control of environmental pollution and damage requires consideration of air, water, land, biological, and cultural resources and includes management of construction activities, visual aesthetics, noise, solid waste, and radiant energy, as well as other pollutants. Pollutants include, but are not limited to, fuel and other hydrocarbons such as hydraulic fluid, paints and solvents; bilge water; solid wastes; and noise. I. Owner: The owner for this project is the Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners. The term “County” is synonymous with the term Owner. J. Engineer: The Owner’s representative responsible for construction administration. Page 2 of 37 1.4 SUBMITTALS The following shall be submitted to the Owner and Engineer: A. Letter of Understanding: The Contractor shall submit a letter of understanding confirming that they have read, understand, and will abide by all terms and conditions of the Contract and all of the permits, easements and any applicable ordinances, statutes, laws, rules, regulations and standards (i.e., OSHA, FDOT, USCG, etc.) which may affect the Work and that they shall take responsibility for ensuring that their subcontractors have the same understanding and agree to abide by the same terms and conditions. The letter of understanding shall also include a statement acknowledging that the Contractor, including all of its personnel and subcontractors, is responsible for environmental protection. B. Base Access and Scheduling Requirements: The Contractor shall submit the required information (background check forms and detailed construction schedule) as outlined in Section 2 for accessing Eglin AFB Range C-64ABC and the Okaloosa Count Wright Landfill where artificial reef materials are currently stockpiled. C. Permits, Licenses,