Site work for a conference / convention center in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. Completed plans call for site work for a conference / convention center.

**As of April 16, 2024 this project has been awarded but award amount not confirmed. The purpose and intent of this Request for Proposal is to select a qualified contractor for the acquisition, construction, and deployment of multiple offshore marine artificial reefs by deploying numerous multi-sided, prefabricated concrete artificial reef modules. At least 36 of these modules must be at least 6 feet tall. At least 4 of these modules must be at least 15 feet tall. The reefs will be deployed in the Gulf of Mexico within the Large Area Artificial Reef Site C (LAARS C) active permitted area in Florida waters offshore of Okaloosa County in depths 125-165ft. LAST DAY FOR QUESTIONS: March 5, 2024 @ 3:00 PM This project is funded by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Okaloosa County. Available funding for this phase of the project is $120,000.00. Contractor selection will be administered through the criteria outlined in the below request for proposal process considering the greatest quantity and quality of product and service offered. Contractors must submit proposals for what they can construct and deploy as specified in the deployment plan with the budgeted amount of $120,000.00. All artificial reef construction and deployment must be completed by July 31, 2024. The County reserves the right to award to the firm submitting a responsive proposal with a resulting negotiated agreement that is most advantageous and in the best interest of Okaloosa County, and to waive any irregularity or technicality in proposals received. The County reserves the right to award the contract to multiple vendors. Okaloosa County shall be the sole judge of the resulting negotiated agreement that is in its best interest and its decision will be final. Unless otherwise stipulated in the proposal description, all responses must be submitted using Vendor Registry only. No other means of submission of responses will be accepted. Okaloosa County Offshore Artificial Reef Construction Project-2023-2024 LAARS C Prefabricated Module Deployment.