MDMR Staging Site Material Deployment

The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) is seeking bids for the loading, transporting, and deploying of concrete material by barge from the MDMR Staging Site in Gulfport to artificial reef zones approximately 20-26 miles south of Pascagoula. The contractor will be responsible for ensuring that the barge is always onsite at the material loading location and for supplying the barges, transporting, and offloading the materials onto the Mississippi Reef Complex 1 and 2. The contract will be for a firm fixed-price agreement with an initial term of one year and an option to renew for one successive year. • The contractor must have a minimum of one barge with a carrying capacity of at least 800 tons. • The contractor must provide two professional references familiar with the vendor’s abilities. • The contractor must be registered in Mississippi’s Accountability System for Government Information and Collaboration (MAGIC). • The contractor must comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and rules, including those related to environmental protection, labor, and safety. The MDMR reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids and waive minor informalities.