Summary of Specifications:
Bay County is seeking bids from contractors to provide diving services to the Utility Services Department’s Water Division in accordance with specifications in the invitation to bid solicitation. The Contractor shall perform the tasks as described in the ITB Attachment A Scope of Work. Other tasks not specifically identified in the Scope of Work may be coordinated between the Diving Contractor and a different contractor selected and employed by Bay County. When necessary and at the request of the County, the Diving Contractor shall provide diving support services at the hourly/daily rates quoted to supplement other contractor(s) who may be employed by the County to accomplish a specific task. The Diving Contractor is in all instances responsible for providing suitable diving equipment, a dive platform (unless the task can be successfully performed from shore) and whatever means are necessary to launch and retrieve the dive platform, and all tools that may be needed to perform the required tasks. The cost to rent, lease, purchase, or contract for the use of tools for other tasks not specifically identified in these bid specifications will be paid for by the County under separate negotiated arrangements with the Diving Contractor or a different contractor selected by the County. The County may require the Contractor to provide underwater video documentation of work performed. The Contractor shall respond within three (3) days for all non-emergency work unless prior approval is obtained from the County. The County reserves the right to utilize an alternate dive services contractor in the event the potable water contractor is unable to complete services in a timely manner. During scheduled inspections, certain routine maintenance tasks are to be included as part of the price for performing the routine inspection. Prior to making any repairs, which are outside of routine maintenance, the Contractor shall provide a report describing the problem, the recommended repair procedure, materials needed and an estimate of the total costs involved. The County will review the report and negotiate in good faith with the Contractor as to the type, cost and timing of the repair. In cases where there is an immediate threat to the County’s operations or the public health, the County may authorize emergency repairs.
