Multiple Marina Piling Replacement - North of Tamiami Trail to the County line, Miami, FL

This Contract is intended to provide services on an as-needed basis across multiple locations within Miami Dade County Park Facilities, as may be requested by the Owner. This is a blanket project which is work order driven. The RPQ term shall be three hundred sixty-five (365) calendar days, or until the not-to-exceed contract allocation is fully expended, whichever occurs first. The purpose of this solicitation is to establish a contract for the replacement of Marine Pilings, with Pearson Fiberglass Composite (Brown in color) or approved equal. This contract will be replacing existing pilings throughout all of Miami Dade County Parks and Recreation Marinas within North of Tamiami Trail to the County line. 1.1 CONTRACTOR shall review all documents, specifications, and scope of work provided by Miami-Dade County Park & Recreation Construction Division for work to be completed. Furnish all labor, equipment and materials required. 1.2 Contractor shall be responsible for attaining all pertinent permits from any and all governing entities (i.e., City of Miami, Miami-Dade RER, Electrical, Plumbing, Miami-Dade Public Works, Miami-Dade Water & Sewer, DERM, Fire, FDEP, Florida Department of Health, South Florida Water Management, US Army Corps of Engineers, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, USCG etc.) needed to begin and complete all phases of work. 1.3 If applicable, prior to starting project, CONTRACTOR shall notify any departments having jurisdiction of the work being performed. 1.4 CONTRACTOR shall comply with Office of Resilience initiatives, to include Sea Level Rise. 1.5 Contractor shall coordinate all required inspections/tests and documentation required by any/all governing entities, i.e., City of Miami, Miami-Dade Building Department, etc. 1.6 It shall be the contractors responsibility to ensure that all required regulatory or proprietary permits are obtained prior to commencement of work. 1.7 Contractor shall use silt barrier, turbidity barriers or any other form of erosion control necessary to avoid contaminating boat basin area. 1.8 All new pilings being installed shall be Pearson Fiberglass Composite or equivalent. All substitutions shall be submitted to the Miami Dade County Project Manager 1.9 Due to sea level rise, all new pilings shall be raised up 3 feet above existing pilings elevation. 1.10 The contractor shall notify the project manager prior to starting the job. 1.11 All new Fiberglass Composite being installed shall be the approximate diameter as existing wood pilings. Existing size to be identified and new piling size shall be approved prior to installation. 1.12 Contractor shall complete site visit for inspection of existing damage square pile for replacement to match existing in size, dimension, and structural bearing specifications with same materials 1.13 All new pilings shall be driven to equal/greater depth of existing pilings being removed to prevent leaning, swaying, twisting, etc. 1.14 Piles which require excessive bending in order to straighten shall be withdrawn and reinstalled to the proper vertical upright position. (Piles shall not be installed and then pulled into position) 1.15 Contractor shall be required during installation of new piling to be monitored by pile driving report/records submitted by location to ensure minimum driving resistance, record of depth to existing pilings which were removed, record total length to include above ground height/elevation to equal depth/embedment. 1.16 Driving criteria of record include minimum resistance as measured by blow count in blows per foot or fraction thereof and is to assure that piles have desired capacity. Driven pile capacity where Practical Refusal will be determined and will be a condition where the blow count exceeds either two times the number of blows required in one foot or three times the number of blows required in three inches to achieve the required beating value, not to exceed five blows per inch. 1.17 Contractor shall meet installation tolerances with deviation form plumb and angle of batter: inch per foot of pile length, but not more than six inches overall. 1.18 Piles shall be cut to equal height ( 1) to match existing pilings. All piles shall be capped with white or black cone caps (to match existing) attached with a minimum of (4) #10 x 1.5 stainless steel screws. 1.19 Piling cone caps shall fit the piling naturally without having to modify the pile cap in any fashion. (i.e. splitting a cap to fit a larger or smaller diameter piling than the pile cap was designed to fit). Cap shall be secured with stainless steel hardware. 1.20 Contractor shall maintain a daily log report of activity at jobsite, to include activities performed, quantizes removed that day, water conditions, etc. Reports will be submitted to Miami Dade Parks. Construction activities which will adversely impact or disrupt owner ability to use the facility as intended throughout project duration including but not limited to restricting facility access or utilization of existing spaces, shall be coordinated with owner and the facility staff prior to execution so as to minimize any potential problems and/or hazards during all phases of construction process. 1.21 Newly installed piles that are damaged, not located in the proper location, or driven out of alignment shall be withdrawn and replaced with new piles without additional cost to the OWNER. 1.22 All newly installed pilings shall have boat mooring cleats installed to match existing piling cleat size and elevation. 1.23 All mounting hardware shall be stainless steel and/or to match existing. 1.24 Pile driving record submitted shall include project name and location, date and time of driving (start/stop/interruption), hammer make and model, ram weight, energy rating to include actual stroke and operating speed, pile ground surface, cut off, and final penetration elevations and embedment length, driving resistance data blows per foot, with a final foot normally recorded in blows per inch, comments or unusual observations to include reasons of all interruptions, signature and title of inspector. 1.25 Contractor shall be required to complete work during daily operations, areas that are accessible by public will be required at all times safe passage. All areas affected will be maintained clean and debris shall be disposed as required per industry standards. 1.26 Contractor shall assume full responsibility for any and all contamination (seepage, debris, silt, etc.) caused by the contractors. All activity shall be the responsibility of the contractor to clean up, Any and all fines incurred due to contamination shall be the responsibility of the contractor. 1.27 Contractor shall work with coordinating boat schedule for relocation of boats during piling replacement as required with marina manager and construction supervisor. (replacement may require boat removal pending contractor request and/or owner approval). 1.28 Any piling that was not installed to the correct depth, vertical position, height, etc. shall be pulled and reinstalled at the contractors expense. 1.29 Contractor shall be responsible for any and all damage to the Parks/Marina and private property due to the construction and shall make all necessary repairs at the contractors expense. 1.30 Contractor shall complete all work within 365 days of Notice to Proceed date. All requests for information (RFI) must be submitted in writing by 06/15/2026 to [email protected] and copy the Clerk of the Board at [email protected]. NO PHONE CALLS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Verbal statements made by the County or the Owners Representative that are not contained in an RPQ or addendum to the RPQ are not binding on the County and should not form any basis for a bidders response to an RPQ. Note that work is further described in the contract documents listed in Project Volume I 00800 Supplemental General Conditions.