Bid #2526-31 Shorty Kemp Road

NOTICE TO RECEIVE SEALED BIDS BID #2526-31 FPID NO. 455604-1-54-01   The Gulf County Board of County Commissioners will receive sealed bids from any qualified person, company or corporation interested in constructing:   SHORTY KEMP ROAD   This project includes approximately 0.83 miles of roadway widening and resurfacing along Shorty Kemp Road in Gulf County, FL.   Completion date for this project will be 75 days from the date of the Notice to Proceed presented to the successful bidder. Liquidated damages for failure to complete the project on the specified date will be set at $1,699.00 per day.   Please place YOUR COMPANY NAME, SEALED BID, and the BID NUMBER on the outside of your envelope and include the original bid plus 2 copies.   All bidders shall be FDOT Qualified per Section 2-1 of the FDOT Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, latest edition in the following work classes: Grading, Drainage, Flexible Paving, and Hot Plant Mix-Bituminous Course.   Bids will be received until 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on September 15, 2026 at the Gulf County Clerk’s Office, 1000 Cecil G. Costin Sr. Blvd, Room 149, Port St. Joe, Florida 32456, and will be opened and read aloud at a public meeting held in the Donald H. Butler Commission Chamber in the Robert M. Moore Administration Building, Gulf County Courthouse Complex, Port St. Joe, Florida on September 16, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.   Bids may be submitted electronically through the County’s online bidding platform at https://www.centralauctionhouse.com/SignIn?redirect=/Category/10885/GulfCounty. Electronic bids must be received by the system prior to the bid deadline. The time recorded by the system shall be the official time of receipt. Late submissions will not be accepted. Paper-sealed bids may also be submitted to the Clerk’s Office as described above.   Bid specifications can be obtained on the County’s website www.gulfcounty-fl.gov or through the Gulf County Clerk’s Office. All bids shall remain firm for a period of sixty days after the opening. All bidders shall comply with all applicable State and local laws concerning licensing registration and regulation of contractors doing business to the State of Florida. The bid must conform to Section 287.133(3) Florida Statutes, on public entity crimes. All questions must be submitted to Laura Armstrong at larmstrong@gulfcounty-fl.gov.   The Board of County Commissioners reserves the right to waive informalities in any bid, to accept and/or reject any or all bids, and to accept the bid that in their judgment will be in the best interest of Gulf County.   The Gulf County Board of County Commissioners is an Equal Opportunity Employer.                                                                                                                                             BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS                                                                                                                                           GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA                                                                                                                                           /s/Sandy Quinn, Chairman