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SECTION 00300 BID FORM ( Based Upon EJCDC No . 0 -700 , 2002 Ed . ) PROJECT IDENTIFICATION : Floating Mat System for the Spoonbill Marsh Wetland Facility Indian River County Bid # 2011029 PROJECT DESCRIPTION : CONTRACTOR shall complete all work as specified or indicated in the Contract Documents . The work is generally described as follows which shall include , but is not necessarily limited to the following : The Contractor will furnish and install a Floating Mat System ( FMS ) a . k . a . floating plant mat and all plant material as required by Indian River County and as depicted in the Contract Specifications , Engineering Plans and Details . The Contractor will provide an Implementation Plan that maximizes the treatment efficiency of the FMS , and provide sufficient quantity at strategic locations , in order to achieve a demonstrable net environmental benefit as defined in Permit FL166511 -002 - IW5A . At a minimum the FMS will be located at the main points of ingress and egress to each of the major runnels . DESCRIPTION OF WORK RESPONSIBLITIES a . A FMS shall consist of buoyant marine foam of a heavy duty commercial grade material that will provide sufficient floatation to support planted aquatic vegetation and wildlife without capsizing or sinking . The buoyant marine foam shall have a high surface area to volume ratio in order to enhance periphyton and biofilm growth that will facilitate nutrient removal and improve water quality in a constructed wetland . Contractor shall provide nitrogen and phosphorus efficiency removal data for the system to be provided . b . The Contractor shall install 20 , 000 square feet of effective surface area of FMS . Mats are to be deployed at up to 40 specified locations with the initial planting sufficient to provide 80 % aerial coverage of mat surface area within 6 months . The plants to be installed within the mats shall be halophyte , native to Indian River County , Florida . The planting density shall be consistent with the buoyant marine foam being used . C , The Contractor will install the mats at specified locations and secure them in place with anchors and tethering straps or ropes . The FMS must demonstrate the proven ability to withstand marine conditions including anticipated wave action generated by high winds over the longest fetch in the system . d . Planting work will be considered complete when the Bidder demonstrates that eighty percent ( 80 % ) of the plant material installed on the project site has survived for six months or 180 consecutive days . Bidder must replace dead plant material within fourteen days after being notified by the County that the plant material is unacceptable . The Contractor shall maintain or sustain the FMS and the plants for a period of not less than one year upon acceptance by the Owner. e . The Contractor will provide one year maintenance with follow- up visits by trained 00300 - 1