Site work for a water / sewer project in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

The work includes mechanical dredging of the Crab Creek channel from Station 0+00 to Station 13+00 (Western Section) up to the permitted depth of -6 feet Mean Low Water and from Station 13+00 to Station 25+14 (Eastern Section) including the Crab Creek Wharf Mooring Area up to the permitted depth of -8 feet Mean Low Water. Mechanical dredging of the Long Creek channel from Station 10+00 to Station 45+00 up to the permitted depth of -8 feet Mean Low Water. Bid Bond Yes The City of Virginia Beach, Virginia will receive sealed bids/proposals from qualified firms to furnish the goods and/or services identified in the specifications document. Note: all prospective bidders/respondents are hereby cautioned not to contact any member of the city of virginia beach staff or officials other than the specified contact person. The city of virginia beach reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids/proposals in whole or in part and to wave any informalities in the bid/proposal process and reserves the right to enter into any contract deemed to be in the best interest of the city. The specifications in this bid/proposal are intended as a quality indicator and guide for your bidding/response and unless otherwise stated, the city will consider alternate bids/proposals of equal or better quality, which shall be accompanied by descriptive literature. The entire contents of this invitation to bid/request for proposal, any addenda, and bidder's/proposer's response shall be incorporated into any resulting contract. The procedure for withdrawal of bid due to error shall be per Section 102.02 B. of this document. The City of Virginia Beach does not discriminate against faith-based organizations. If you are physically disabled or visually or hearing impaired and need assistance in obtaining or inspecting the bid documents, please call the Contracting Agent's Office at (757) 385-4438. For hearing impaired dial 711. TTY (Text Telephone assistive telephone device). Small Business Enhancement Program This solicitation is subject to the requirements of the Small Business Enhancement Program. As a matter of responsiveness, bidders that intend to subcontract work on the resulting project must commit at least 50% of the value of the subcontracted work to businesses certified as Small, Women-owned, and Minority-owned businesses (SWaM) by the Virginia Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity; if the bidder is unable to meet the 50% subcontracting requirement, then the bidder must provide documentation showing, with specificity, good faith efforts undertaken to meet the 50% SWaMcertified subcontractor participation requirement. Sheltered Bidding Pursuant to City of Virginia Section 2-224.13 - Sheltered Bidding - Goods and Services, this solicitation has been determined to meet the criteria set forth and will therefore only be open to SWaM certified small businesses. The SWaM certification may be by the City or the Commonwealth. All bidders are welcome to submit a bid. To meet the requirements of City Code 2-224.13, the following will apply to the bidding and award. Bidders with SWaM certification will be considered for award first. If two or more bids are received from SWaM certified bidders, the City will not consider bids from bidders that are not SWaM certified. If less than two responsible bids are received from SWaM certified bidders, the City will review bids from all bidders for consideration of award.