Blue Lake Community Development District

Addendum No. 3 to the
Blue Lake Community Development District Request for Proposals for
Construction Services for Blue Lake Shoreline Stabilization Lee County, Florida

TO:

Prospective Proposers

CC:

Kathleen Meneely, District Manager
Wesley Haber, District Counsel

FROM:

Carl Barraco, District Engineer

DATE:

February 16, 2026

This Addendum No. 3 pertains to the Blue Lake Community Development District (“District”) Project
Manual for the above-referenced project (“RFP”). The following questions have been received, and the following responses and/or clarifications are issued. Additionally, the plans and bid form for those landward restoration portions as prepared by Barraco and Associates, Inc. are provided herein.

Reminder Key Dates for Bidding (all times are EST):

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Bids due – February 20th at 3:00 pm Bid opening – February 20th at 3:30 pm
Scheduled public BOS meeting for bid review – February 24th at 3:00 pm

Question: We kindly request that the insurance requirements for Hull and Equipment coverages be waived
for this RFP/project. We own all waterborne heavy equipment outright; there are no lienholder or lender mandates requiring us to carry physical damage coverage. Consequently, we elect to self-insure the Actual Cash Value of these assets. This is a deliberate business decision based on our strong financial position and the geographic dispersion of our fleet, which allows us to retain the risk of physical loss internally without jeopardizing our operations. Please note that this election applies solely to first-party property damage. We maintain comprehensive third-party Marine Protection and Indemnity (P&I) and Marine General Liability policies to ensure your interests and the public are fully protected against any operational liabilities. We believe the decision to insure or self-insure owned physical assets is a contractor-level business decision and should not be a project mandate. We are prepared to provide proof of our liability coverages if we would be so fortunate to be chosen as your marine contractor.
Response: Proposers shall certify and provide proof that they are able to provide the Hull and Machinery Insurance specified by the RFP. The District shall have the right, in its sole discretion and based on information provided by Proposers, to determine that a particular Proposer is not obligated to provide the Hull and Machinery Insurance specified in the RFP, in which case Proposer’s price shall be adjusted to reflect such determination.

Question: We would like to follow up on our request for the Excel version of the Schedule of Values from
Barraco and Associates, Inc. and ask if there is an estimated timeframe for when it will be provided. Response: Please find provided herein this Addendum no. 3 the plans and bid form for those portions of landward restoration only, as prepared by Barraco and Associates, Inc. Please note the bid form requests unit pricing for import fill, as well as replacement of missing or damaged irrigation and drainage components. Should these items be identified as necessary in the field during construction, these unit prices shall be the basis for payment of a change order constituting those identified improvements.

Question: Also, please let us know which of the following names should be used to address the project in
our Request for Proposals submission.

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Blue Lake Shoreline Stabilization Project
Blue Lake Community Development District – Retaining Wall Repair Project

Response: The project name is Blue Lake Shoreline Stabilization Project.

Any proposer wishing to protest any or all of the matters contained or addressed in this addendum shall
file a notice of protest with the District Engineer, Barraco and Associates, Inc. located at 2271 McGregor Boulevard, Suite 100, Fort Myers, Florida 33901 Attention: Carl Barraco, in writing within seventy-two
(72) hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and state holidays) after receipt of this addendum. A formal written protest adequately detailing with particularity the facts and law upon which the protest is based shall be filed within seven (7) calendar days after the notice of protest is filed. Proposers shall also file, at or prior to the time a formal written protest is filed, a protest bond in accordance with Section 23 of the Instructions to Proposers in the RFP’s Project Manual related to a protest of the Project Manual. Failure to timely file a written notice of protest or failure to timely file a formal written protest shall constitute a waiver of any right to object or protest with respect to this addendum. All notices and protests must be in accordance with the District’s Rules of Procedures including but not limited to Rule 3.11.

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