Beach Maintenance and Related Activities

As requested by the Pelican Bay Services Division (hereinafter, the “Division or Department”), the Collier County Board of County Commissioners Procurement Services Division (hereinafter, “County”) has issued this Invitation for Qualifications (hereinafter, “IFQ”) with the intent of obtaining proposals from interested and qualified Proposers in accordance with the terms, conditions and specifications stated herein, in the Solicitation and/or attachments. The Proposers, at a minimum, must achieve the requirements of the Specifications, Scope of Services or Scope of Work stated herein. All references to “Proposer” are also referred to as “Contractor,” and “Vendor.”

Collier County maintains its beaches, shorelines, waterways, channels, and inlets to support public safety, coastal resilience, environmental stewardship, and navigability. The County is seeking qualified vendors to provide beach and waterway maintenance services on an as-needed basis, including debris removal, sand management, dune work, shoreline stabilization, erosion control, channel and inlet maintenance, beach renourishment, and emergency response services.

Historically, County departments have used these services to address changing shoreline and waterway conditions, storm impacts, sediment buildup, erosion, and other maintenance needs requiring timely and specialized response. Historically, County departments have spent approximately $500,000 annually; however, this may not be indicative of future buying patterns.

The purpose of this solicitation is to provide maintenance services for County beaches, shorelines, waterways, channels, and inlets in support of public safety, coastal resilience, environmental stewardship, and navigability. The County intends to award to a pool of qualified Vendors available to furnish all labor, supervision, equipment, materials, and all other resources necessary to provide beach and waterway maintenance services on an as-needed basis, including Beach Cleaning Services, Beach Surface Maintenance Services, Beach Access Point and Walkover Services, Signage and Appurtenance Services, Vegetation Management Services, Sand Management Services, Waterway, Channel, and Inlet Maintenance Services, Non-Structural Stabilization and Erosion Control Services, Drainage Maintenance Services, Emergency Response Services.