Furnish and Deploy Approved Cultch Material in the Western MS Sound

2026-11-03

The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources ( MDMR ) will accept sealed bids until 2 : 00 pm CST , March 3 , 2026 to furnish and deliver approved cultch material . SCOPE OF SERVICES The Contractor will be responsible for furnishing and deploying cultch material by barge to the Western Mississippi Sound to establish a new oyster reef . Bids should include the unit price per cubic yard of cultch material , total cubic yards of cultch material and overall price ( unit price per cubic yard multiplied by total cubic yards ) which will include deployment . The price of this project will not exceed $ 1 , 000 , 000 . 00 . The scope of work for the contract will include , but is not limited to , the following : • The Contractor will plant cultch in specified areas which will be designated by MDMR personnel in advance of the day of the cultch deployment . The contractor will give the MDMR Project Manager at least twenty - four ( 24 ) hours ’ notice of cultch deployment . • Types of approved cultch material are course aggregate (# 4 stone ) or oyster shell . • Cultch will be clean and free of any hazardous substances or excessive dust . • Bidders proposing any non - domestic or non - traditional cultch material must include a marked 5 - gallon representative sample of the cultch material at the time of the bid submittal . This sample will be used to determine the cultch material ’ s suitability for the project purpose . • The Contractor will guarantee that all cultch is clean and no more than 5 % of the cultch material , by volume , may consist of fragments , pieces , fines , or shells smaller than ¾ ” to 1 ½ ” ( three - fourths inch to one and one - half inch ) in diameter . For cultch material other than shell , the size should be in accordance with the American Society for Testing and Materials (“ ASTM ”) C33 specifications , size # 4 stone or equivalent , with no more than 5 % by volume of the cultch material out of the ASTM size # 4 stone specification . The MDMR reserves the right to have its representatives inspect all cultch material at the loading site before cultch material is accepted and each barge - load will be monitored at the deployment site . All small particles in excess of the allowed 5 %, or otherwise outside of the specifications listed above , will be deducted from the total project cost .

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