This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Marathon, Florida. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

Boot Key Harbor Mooring System Inspections and Cleaning The project will consist of providing three (3) inspections / cleanings per year of 226 mooring systems in the Boot Key Harbor field from February 2024 through December 2025 for a total of six (6) inspections / cleanings. Deadline for clarifications or questions December 13, 2023 3:00 PM The City of Marathon owns 226 moorings in Boot Key Harbor, Marathon, Florida Keys, for the purpose of mooring recreational boats in a mooring field on City Harbor bottom and leased submerged sovereign land. The moorings are managed by the City and require three inspections yearly to insure functional integrity and safety. The mooring inspection and reports are to be accomplished within a time period proposed in the specifications section (4.04) of this contract. The work includes underwater inspections of the mooring systems from the bottom most shackle in the system up to and including the mooring ball and pickup line with a detailed reporting of findings. All diving activity and practices are to comply with the Association of Diving Consensus Standards and any required government safety regulations. The diving business must be insured for a minimum liability coverage in accordance with section 6.10. The policy shall include the City as an additional insured. SPECIFICATIONS - Underwater inspections, three times per year, of 226 mooring systems in Boot Key Harbor (mooring system diagram attached). Inspections to take place in March, July, and November. Clean and check all shackles, swivels, and boltheads / nuts for wear and condition. Compare the current thickness relative to the as constructed measurement for detection of wear or alloy corrosion. Light clean (no abrasion) and check all down-line and pennant components for wear or chafe. This is to involve no power scrubbing of the line which could damage fiber. Clean and check all seizing material / wire for wear or electrolytic loss and replace as necessary. Clean and check all chaffing hose for abnormal wear or deterioration that will expose the protected main line underneath. Clean and check the main buoy and inspect line for chafe or wear. Inspect lettering and numbering on buoy for wear or non-adhesion. Light clean (no power abrasion) and check each line splice for integrity. All eye splices must have a minimum of four (4) complete tucks. Clean and inspect the underwater mid-float to detect cracks, splits, or deterioration. Check for correct position alignment on down-line system. If crabs have eaten holes in the buoy, slide down the buoy and inspect the line for fiber cuts. Check the area around the anchor head on the bottom to detect any objects that would cause damage to or wear on any components of the system. Inspect the shaft that may be exposed above the mud line for any wear or deterioration and compare relative thickness to design specs. o Upon the detection of wear or material loss on any component of greater than 10% of the original material thickness, note this specifically in the inspection report and verbally notify the Ports Director of such damage. A component checklist is to be made for each inspection and labeled by the buoy number for the moorings. These checklists will be typed and become a deliverable of the contract. It will be certified correct, dated, and signed by the diver and owner of the business/company. The inspection and all required deliverables should be delivered to the Ports Director. All deliverables are to be addressed to the City of Marathon, Attn: Sean Cannon, Ports Director, 800 35th Street Ocean - Marathon, FL 33050, or hand delivered to this address.