Thompson River Dredging and Remediation

City of Palm Beach Gardens - Public Works has issued solicitation (attach a document), solicitation ITB2026-187PW.

The City of Palm Beach Gardens, FL, is soliciting sealed responses for Thompson River Dredging and Remediation. Responses are to be submitted via the City's eProcurement Portal via https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/pbgfl PRIOR TO 3:00 PM on October 2, 2026. Late responses will not be accepted. The project consists of dredging accumulated sediment from the Thompson River, restoring the river's design cross-section and hydraulic capacity, stabilizing eroded banks through regrading, installing sod revetment mat systems, and restoring disturbed areas. The work is intended to improve stormwater conveyance, reduce erosion, enhance resiliency, and extend the useful life of the City's stormwater infrastructure.

The Thompson River is a vital part of the City's stormwater management system that needs significant restoration. The City completed approximately $439,000 in restoration improvements to the Thompson River in 2004 based on the priority improvements identified in the 2003 Blue Ribbon Panel Report on Canal System Restoration and Maintenance. The Thompson River was also identified as a potentially vulnerable critical stormwater feature in the Florida Department of Environmental Protection-funded 2025 Comprehensive Vulnerability Assessment. While the City has conducted routine maintenance on the Thompson River over the past two decades, including significant bank restoration in 2024, sediment accumulation and bank erosion have progressed beyond what is considered routine maintenance. This project consists of dredging the river to establish proper cross sections, riverbank regrading, installation of sod revetment mat systems, erosion control, environmental protection measures, and site restoration. The work will further the initial 2024 riverbank restoration project and establish long-term stormwater infrastructure stabilization. The project is funded through a State of Florida grant and must comply with all applicable grant requirements, permitting conditions, reporting requirements, environmental regulations, and procurement requirements. Following completion of this phase, the City anticipates one additional future capital project to complete the long-term restoration of the Thompson River.

Responses are due October 2, 2026 at 3:00 PM EDT.

Commodity categories: Dredging Services.

Contact: Km Ra, Chief Procurement Officer (kmra@pbgfl.gov, (561) 799-4197).

3 documents are attached to the notice: ITB2026-187PW, Incorporation Affidavit; ITB2026-187PW, Attachment - Thompson River Survey; ITB2026-187PW, Thompson River Dredging + Remediation.

The full solicitation document, addenda and the question-and-answer thread are on the agency's OpenGov portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/pbgfl/projects/299762. Responses are submitted electronically there, and a free vendor account is required before you can upload one.