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Home My WebLink AboutItem C22 COUNTY of MONROE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Mayor Michelle Lincoln,District 2 The Florida Keys Mayor Pro Tem David Rice,District 4 a e Craig Cates,District 1 e' Tames K. Scholl,District 3 � Holly Merrill Raschein,District 5 Regular Meeting January 28, 2026 Agenda Item Number: C22 26-0260 BULK ITEM: Yes DEPARTMENT: Environmental Resources TIME APPROXIMATE: STAFF CONTACT: Dr. Hanna Koch AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval of a contract with Walter Marine I LLC, as the sole responsible and responsive proposer, in the amount of$999,996 for work described in the County's Request for Proposals for Artificial Reef Materials Deployment to three sites including: Gulfside Five Mile Reef, Gulfside Eight Mile Reef, and Gulfside Nine Mile Reef, Monroe County, Florida(RFP- 605). In addition, BOCC further ratifies the waiver of certain insurance provisions as previously granted by County Risk Management. Funding is through FWC Grant#23132. ITEM BACKGROUND: On August 20, 2025, the BOCC authorized the commencement of this procurement via agenda item C24, approval to advertise the subject Request for Proposals ("RFP-605"). During the month of October 2025, RFP-605 was advertised in various newspapers including Keys Citizen, Miami Herald, Keys Weekly, and News Barometer. The timely submitted proposals were publicly opened on November 18, 2025. On December 5, 2025, the Selection Committee, comprised of the following individuals: Dr. Hanna Koch (Director, Office of Artificial Reefs Program, Monroe County), Kevin Wilson (Assistant County Administrator, Monroe County), Keith Mille (Artificial Reef Program, FWC), and Rhonda Haag (Chief Resilience Officer, Monroe County), met and discussed the proposals at a duly-noticed public meeting. A total of three (3) proposals were received. Two (2) of the three (3) were deemed legally not responsible as to the contractors, and/or non-responsive or non-conforming to the solicitation. The proposal submitted by Walter Marine I LLC ("Walter Marine") was deemed both responsible (as to the contractor) and responsive, as well as received high scores pursuant to the solicitation criteria by each of the Selection Committee members. The Selection Committee determined that negotiating with Walter Marine is in the best interest of the County in lieu of resoliciting consistent with Section 287.057(6), Fla. Stat., because of the quality of the proposal, reasonable pricing (well under the County's requested budget), Walter Marine's long history of successful completion of artificial reef projects, and glowing professional references. The Selection Committee also recommended that the County exercise its option pursuant to RFP-605 to contract for services to deploy all three (3) artificial reef sites (i.e. 5-Mile, 8-Mile, and 9-Mile), as opposed to only one (1) artificial reef site, to ensure consistency across all sites and facilitate the County's desired project completion timelines. Based on the foregoing, and pursuant to Section 2- 349(d), the County Administrator recommends a waiver of the application of local preference to this contract. Pursuant to County Resolution No. 036-2021, the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County has granted authorization to Risk Management to waive and modify various insurance provisions as further specified in the Monroe County Risk Management Policy and Procedures Contract Administration Manual (2021 version). As part of the scope of work governed by the subject contract, Walter Marine's deployment plan involves its departure from the coastline of Alabama, and travel across international waters without touching land or using any automobiles. In this instance, Walter Marine will not perform shoreline or inland marine work so as to require coverage under U.S. Longshoreman & Harbor Worker's Act. Additionally, Walter Marine is furnishing all required Worker's Compensation coverage through its Protection& Indemnity Jones Act Policy. As such, Risk Management has granted associated waivers, for which ratification by the BOCC is sought. PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: On August 20, 2025 - BOCC approved Item C24 to advertise the subject Request for Proposals. INSURANCE REQUIRED: Yes. CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES: N/A. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval. DOCUMENTATION: Agreement between Monroe County, FL and Walter Marine I LLC_Partially Executed Waiver of Certain Insurance Provisions Granted by County Risk Management RFP-605 Bid Tabulation Sheet RFP-605 Final Rank FINANCIAL IMPACT: Effective Date: Upon Execution Expiration Date: 12/31/2026 Total Dollar Value of Contract: $999,996.00 Estimated County Costs: N/A Current Year Portion: Depends on deployment schedule; subject to weather/atmospheric considerations. Budgeted: Yes Source of Funds: FWC Grant#23132 CPI: N/A Indirect Costs: N/A Estimated Ongoing Costs Not Included in above dollar amounts: N/A Revenue Producing: N/A If yes, amount: N/A Grant: Yes County Match: None. Insurance Required: Yes. Additional Details: N/A p�...r 1. �. 1 d� .i. � � � i .._ � sole .� s'l: !uSii i I i. e��.��. �. i ICII�� ., i ri �. ,. ,.... .. w:. w:. ,. .,�� .� :�. .�,. .. ..a,. ,.. � .�^.., 1" of desci 1 s, M i e R,,e e! i fl�kide Eig!"a Mile Reef, at�i d G LI I N i de R : � addition,,w � �. l i fi t ie.waiver � � 1I�. i ��f�lull �.�. _ .. . Grllar�i(�, DATE(MM/DD1YYYY) ACCWZa CERTIFICATE OF LIABILITY INSU NCB 10/14/2025 THIS CERTIFICATE IS ISSUED ED ASA MATTER CIF II" F RMATION ONLY AND CONFERS NO RIGHTS UPON THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER. THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT AFFIRMATIVELY ELY R NEGATIVELY AMEND, EXTEND OR ALTERTHE COVERAGE AFFORDED BY THE POLICIES BELOW. THIS CERTIFICATE`E F INSURANCE CE ES NOT CONSTITUTE A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE ISSUING INS I ER S, AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OR PRODUCER,AND THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER. IMPORTANT: If the certificate harder is are ADDITIONAL INSURED,the ollcy(les)must have ADDITIONAL INSURED RED r rrlslons or he nddorsed. It SUBROGATION IS WAIVED, subject to the teams and Conditions of the policy, certain policies may require an endorsement. A statement ent on this certificate does not carrier rights to the certificate holder in lieu of such endC rasa ent s . PRODUCER CONTACT Higginbotham Insurance Agency, Inc. N HO I N I E IAME: Dias Corn 3212 i t wN i Park �� o� �,e�e817' .... _e E-MAIL IL Mobile AL 36606 6 I SN ERNS FFORDING COVERAGE NAIC bcense#�2081754 INSURER A:Markel American Insurance Com ar 28932 INSURED ,A I L- _... w._ INSURE w� ------ INSURERaInsurance �....�.� ..�.u...�. ,. Walter Marine N, L C C David Walter dba falter Marine ... ................�.�........., ..,..,...,..,. ......,..�........,. .......� .......,. Orange Beach AL 36561INSURER s _ _m INSURER F COVERAGES CERTIFICATE NUMBER:1081314845 REVISION NUMBER: THIS a IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE POLICIES OF INSURANCE CE ISTED BELOW HAVE BEEN ISSUED O 11E INSURED NAMED EDP ABOVE FOR THE POLICY PERIOD INDICATED. NOTWITHSTANDING AN " REQUIREMENT, TERM R CONDITION OF ANY CONTRACT R OTHER DOCUMENT WITH RESPECT TO WHICHTHIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE ISSUED OR MAY PERTAIN, THE INSURANCE N CE AFFORDED BY T11EPOLICIES DESCRIBED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO ALL THE TERMS, EXCLUSIONS AND CONDITIONS OF SUCH POLICIES,LIMITS SHOWN MAY HAVE BEEN REDUCED BY PAID CLAIMS, I i r. POLICYEFF POLICYEX r� 'TYPE e L" INSURANCE POLICY BED M/ / MIN / LIMITS f X COMMERCIAL GENERAL ...:.......,� 1 f ............ ........a, ,�«,.,: ..,,w..,.,...�.._.„..........,,..,......�� 000........o rl e 5 w 2,500 MED EX (Any one person),.,,_,,, ��..: .. ..�..w.... � ......... PERSONAL&ADVINJURE'" 1,000,000 r GE °L AGGREGATE LII T APPLIES LIES PER; GENET L,AGGREGATE"E S 2„I I ,000 LIB �� OC PRODUCTS COMP/OP GG $/, , TIER AUTOMOBILE E IABILITY COM&INED SINGLE LIMIT" S ANY I W'rO BODILY INJURY(Per person) OWNEDSCHEDULEDBODILY INJURY r accident) ..... ..a..... ja.. ... AUTOSONLYAUTOS HIRED NON-OWNED T R I ER A MA GE AUTOS NL) AUTOS rN4L...... r (' �Accidei t � r r j UMBRELLA LIAcI OCCUR EACH OCCURRENCE S EXCESS LIAI I. IIIIAIE AGGREGATE ICED RETENTION S WORKERS COMPENSATION PER OTH- AND EMPLOYERS'LIABILITYSTATUTE ER / , �Re�......_...b. ANYPROP IETOR/OFFICERAIEMBERl Ar'"INER/EXEXCLUDED?EC'''UTI"L I L EACH...........AC C IDEN El (Mandatory utor Ira III E.L.DISEASE ASE-�E EM L EE S I Ir s,describeunder _ .. .n.a m..® ......_...,..... �....m. .w m,.. D SQ I T*N OF OPERATIONS b6bw E.L.DISEASE POLICY Y LIMIT I S A P&I/Jones Act Oast (2 Crew) CC 2 3-1 6/1/ 125 /1/02 S ,5I L Deduct. Included in Liao. Pollution L bhty V-1 8911-25 / /; 25 6/1/2026 $5,000,000 per O c t t DESCRIPTION OF OPERATIONS LOCATIONS I VEHICLES (ACORD 101,Additional Remarks Schedule,le,may tt ched if more space is required) Classification Limitation- Manufacture&Placement of Artificial Reefs and non-emergency vessel assistance. The General Liability ah t policy includes a blanket aLrtarrlatic additional insured endorsement that praldes additional insured status(General Liability additional insured �I�ed status includes ongoing and completed ps)to the certificate holder only when there Is a written contract between the named insured and the certificate holder that requires,such status. APPROVED BY RISK MANAGEMENT BY C ram _ DATE r .12. 6 CERTIFICATE HOLDER WAIVER N/A_YES� CANCELLATION CEI..LATION 1 SHOULD ANY F THE ABOVE DESCRIBED POLICIES BE CANCELLED EN` E THE EXPIRATION DATE THEREOF, NOTICE IILL BE DELIVERED IN The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners, Its ACCORDANCE WITH THE POLICY PROVISIONS. Employees&Officials 1100 SimN ont arl Street AUTHORIZED f!g PRESENTATIVE TATr E Key West FL 33040 1988-2015 ACORD CORPORATION. All rights reserved. ACCORD 25 2016 3 The ACORD name and raga are registered marks of ACORD ai EEPK� '; WALTER MARINE �ARTIFICULREEFS' WWWWWWWW WWWWWW . � "�iWW www 251-9,79-2200 Question: Regarding insurance: Would Monroe County reconsider the following regarding insurance requirements?The RFP insurance requirements state, "If Applicable". Clarifications: Auto Liability policy is not applicable. No cars or land vehicles will be used for this project. All operations will be on the water and covered by Jones Act (P&I) insurance. Workers' Compensation is covered by the Jones Act for shipboard operations, and no Land-based operations will be used. USL&H coverage is included in the P&I coverage. Commercial Diving Endorsement will be provided if Walter Marine determines divers are needed. Walter Marine does not use any subcontractors for this project and transports the artificial reefs from Alabama via international waters and will not touch land.The insurance requirement in the RFP is impossible to obtain for this project, as no land-based work will be performed in Florida. Workmen's Comp would not protect the city against a claim aboard a ship. In addition, no automobiles would be used. Would Monroe County revisit the insurance requirements related to these exceptional circumstances of this deployment? Walter Marine carries General Liability and Jones Act(P& 1) insurance, which completely covers the county for this project. As a reference, for identical operations, Walter Marine's insurance, as mentioned above, is accepted by the City of Carrabelle, City of St. Marks, City of Mexico Beach, Franklin County, Bay County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Escambia County, State of Alabama, State of Mississippi, State of Texas, and the State of Louisiana. MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS it is requested that the Hsu rance requirements,as specified in the Coup Schedule of Insurance ReqUiremends,be walved,or modit"ted on the following contract or purchase. Contractor/Vendor.: Walter Marine 1, LLC Project or Service.* Artificial Reef Guffside Five(5)Mile Reef,Guffside Eight(8)Mile Reef,and Gulfside Nine(9)Mile Reef Contractor/'Vendor P.O. Box 998 Address&Phone 4: Orange Beach, AL 36561 Gener Sco Deployment of Artificial ReefMaterials t three (3) al pe of'Wo . offshore sites Reason for Waiver or Contractor will not use automobiles 'in performance of work. Modification: Contractor will not perform shoreline or inland marine,work requihng insurance coverage under US Longshoreman&Harbor Workees Act Contractor is furnishing all required Worker's Compensa fion Coverage through P&I Jones Act Policy 9CC8273-16 Poticles Waiver or Modificat Con will apply to, Worker's Compensation,- SL&K Auto Liability Signature of Requestor,-, Ls Date: Approved Not Approved 1/12/26 J! R*1 sk M a,n,ag I gement S i gn ature Date-, Count y Administrator appeal.- Ap prove d. Not Approved-. 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