Volusia County Artificial Reef Deployment

County of Volusia - Coastal has issued invitation for bid, solicitation 26-B-127JS.

The Volusia County Coastal Division is responsible for the permitting and construction of all artificial reefs offshore of Volusia County. There are currently 18 artificial reef sites and over 160 individual artificial reefs anywhere from 1 to 33 miles from Ponce Inlet in depths from 50 to 130 feet. The Contractor(s) will be responsible for providing the vessels, equipment and manpower to safely load and transport reef materials from the County’s artificial reef yard to a barge then safely and accurately deploy the materials at GPS locations provided by the county’s artificial reef coordinator.

The Volusia County Artificial Reef program has been in place since 1980. It was originally under the control of the Halifax Sportfishing Club and later taken over by the Volusia County Port Authority and finally the Volusia County Council. The main goal is to create additional habitat and recreational opportunities for the fishing and diving community. The County currently manages 18 state and federally permitted reef construction areas and 160+ individual reef sites, including concrete structures, steel ships and barges that range from 1 to 33 miles from Ponce de Leon inlet in waters from 50 to 130 feet in depth.

Responses are due November 5, 2026 at 3:00 PM EST.

Questions must be submitted by October 15, 2026 at 11:59 PM EDT.

A non-mandatory pre-proposal conference is scheduled for October 8, 2026 at 10:30 AM EDT at Microsoft Teams meeting Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/281532248853479?p=4auJDH30hsR0sflnI5 Meeting ID: 281 532 248 853 479 Passcode: vx6Py9vm.

Commodity categories: Marine Construction And Related Services; Marine Equipment Maintenance And Repair; Breakwater Construction, Maintenance, and Repair; Cargo Handling Services, Marine; Cargo Transport Services, Marine (Incl. Air-Ocean, Ocean-Rail, Ocean-Truck Intermodal Cargo Services); Marina Services; Marine Survey Services (Including Sonar Radar, Location/Recovery of Sunken Objects, etc.); Port and Harbor Operation Services; Reef Services, Artificial.

Contact: Jalene Serwanski, Procurement Analyst II (jserwanski@volusia.gov, (386) 626-6622).

18 documents are attached to the notice: 26-B-127JS, Required Types and Limits of Insurance; Site_5_USACE_Permit; Sunglow_and_Flagler_Ave_-_USACE_Permit; Lighthouse_Point_Artificial_Reef_-_USACE_Permit; Bethune_Beach_Artificial_Reef_-_USACE_Permit (1); Site_1_USACE_Permit; Site_2_USACE_Permit; Site_3_USACE_Permit.

The full solicitation document, addenda and the question-and-answer thread are on the agency's OpenGov portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/volusia/projects/297573. Responses are submitted electronically there, and a free vendor account is required before you can upload one.