Marine Access Facility Construction

The Town of Highland Beach is seeking bids from qualified contractors to construct a marine access facility that will house the Police Department’s marine patrol unit and serve as an emergency rescue point for marine life safety incidents. The project consists of an approximately 427 foot long by eight foot wide elevated wooden/grated aluminum walkway connecting an existing Town parking lot to a proposed 15’ x 35’ T-head dock and covered boat lift. The scope of construction includes: • Demolition and clearing site. • Elevated pile supported walkway utilizing standard timber piles and a micro-pile foundation system adjacent to the library with either timber or grated decking and railings. • Locking security gates at two (2) locations along the length of the elevated walkway. • Concrete ramp between the existing parking lot and the easterly terminus of the elevated timber walkway. • 15’ x 35’ dock with grated decking. • 12’ x 30’ concrete floating dock with provisions for two (2) future floating PVC docks. • Aluminum gangway to connect the 15’ x 35’ dock and the 12’ x 30’ concrete floating dock. • High speed boat lift. • Fixed mechanical pergola adjacent to the high speed boat lift. • Four (4) timber piles in the Intercoastal Waterway adjacent to the 15’ x 35’ dock. • Three (3) sea grass buoys. • Two (2) electronic message board signs powered by both solar and batteries mounted on timber piles. • Various signs mounted to either the locking security gates or the walkway railing to comply with either permitting issued or grant agreements provided by review agencies. • Bronze placard sign mounted on a pedestal/post. • Approximate 11’ x 11” prefabricated bathroom/storage building supported on a reinforced concrete foundation. • Utility services for the 11’ x 11’ prefabricated bathroom/storage building including water service, sanitary sewer service, and electric service. • Sanitary sewer pump station to allow for the conveyance of wastewater flows for the 11’ x 11’ prefabricated bathroom/storage building to the wastewater system on the Town library site. • Electrical and telecommunications improvements to provide lighting along the walkway and service to the 11’ x 11’ prefabricated bathroom/storage building and the dock area including electric and telecommunications conduits and wiring, data racks, panels, circuits, transformers, outlet boxes, grounding, NEMA pedestal box, etc. • Demolition of existing curb to be replaced with flush curb, and new pavement markings and striping for the existing parking space transition. • Water service including a hose bib for the dock area. • Compliance with the Water Quality & Turbidity Control Plan, as well as the prescribed Construction Logistics and Staging Plan for equipment and barge positioning. • Final cleanup and restoration. The work covered by this ITB comprises, in general, the furnishing of all labor, equipment, materials, and performing all operations for the construction of the marine access facility as described herein. MANDATORY A mandatory Pre-Submittal Conference will be held at 10:00 AM, 10/16/2026, at the Town of Highland Beach Town Hall, 3614 South Ocean Blvd., Highland Beach, Florida 33487, to present the project scope and submission requirements, answer questions of interested Bidders, and make a site visit.