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Offshore deployment of 60 industrial cable reels at Bay County artificial reefs

The Fish and Wildlife Foundation of Florida is seeking a contractor to place industrial cable reels at offshore artificial reefs in Bay County. - Buyer and project: Fish and Wildlife Foundation of Florida, through its Coastal Corridor department; the project is funded through the state-funded Coastal Corridor Project and administered under a grant contract with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. - Requested service: Deploy 60 industrial cable reels at 14 offshore patch reef locations. The bid requests one total proposed cost for the deployment. - Reel specifications: 24 reels are approximately 9.8 feet in diameter by 7.6 feet wide and weigh 4,060 pounds each; 36 are approximately 8.3 feet in diameter by 6.6 feet wide and weigh 2,760 pounds each. - Named organizations: The Bay County Artificial Reef Association (BCARA) and Oceaneering are mentioned in connection with the reels. No reel manufacturer or OEM is identified, and no contractor is named. - Notable requirements: The contractor must deploy the reels or remove them from storage and transport them to an alternate off-site location by the solicitation’s stated deadline. Section II.2 of the ITB contains material, permit-area, deployment-location, and design criteria.

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The Fish and Wildlife Foundation of Florida is seeking a qualified contractor to deploy 60 industrial cable reels at 14 patch reef locations offshore of Bay County, Florida. The reels range from approximately 2,760 to 4,060 pounds each, and the materials are available through a collaboration with the Bay County Artificial Reef Association and Oceaneering. All reels must be deployed or moved from the storage site to an alternate off-site location by November 17, 2026. The work is funded through the Coastal Corridor Project, and detailed material, permit area, deployment location, and design criteria are included in Section II.2 of the ITB.

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