Call 001 E52G4A

LETTING LOCATION: 719 S. Woodland Blvd POSTING DATES: 08/18/2026 and 08/25/2026 CONTRACT DAYS: 690 CONTRACT EXECUTION DAYS: 10 SPECIAL START DATE: N/A ACQUIS./FLEXIBLE START TIME: 30 Days THIS PROPOSAL GOES WITH PROPOSAL E52G4B AND E52G4C. THE PRIME CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO BID ON ALL THREE PROPOSALS. For the purpose of award, after opening and reading the Proposals, the Department will consider as the bid the correct summation of each unit bid price multiplied by the estimated quantities shown in the Proposal. On this basis, the Department will compare the amounts of each bid and make the results of such comparison available to the public. Until the actual award of the Contract, however, the Department reserves the right to reject any or all Proposals and to waive technical errors that the Department determines, in its sole discretion, to be in the best interest of the State. For this Contract, the Department has established alternate scopes of work, shown as the list of bid items under each of the Scope Alternates listed in the Contract Plans. These alternates have been established in consideration of possible budget constraints. The Department has assigned Contract award priority for the Scope Alternates as follows: First Priority ........................................................ Alternate A Second Priority.................................................... Alternate B Third Priority ....................................................... Alternate C The Department intends to award the Contract to the responsible Bidder with the lowest bid for the highest priority Scope Alternate for which the Department determines funds are available. Submit bid unit prices for all bid items. Bids submitted without bid unit prices for all bid items will be rejected as irregular. Contract time may vary for each Alternate. The Contract time for each Alternate will be shown in the Bid Documents. The Improvements under this Contract consist of widening SR 50 from 2 lanes to 4 lanes, Drainage Improvements, Curb & Gutters, Highway Signing, Sidewalks/Shared Use Path and other incidental construction on SR 50 from East of CR 757 to East of CR 711 in Sumter County. The project includes three Scope Alternates that cover the following limits: Scope Alternate A: SR 50 from East of CR 757 to East of CR 711 (Approximately 4.6 miles) Scope Alternate B: SR 50 from East of CR 757 to West of CR 711 (Approximately 4.2 miles) Scope Alternate C: SR 50 from East of CR 757 to West of SE 52nd St (Approximately 3.6 miles) PREQUALIFICATION REQUIRED For projects in excess of $50 million, in addition to meeting all other qualification requirements of Section 337.14, Florida Statutes, and Rule Chapter 14-22, Florida Administrative Code, any Contractor who is not prequalified and in good standing with the Department as of January 1, 2019, must submit evidence which demonstrates satisfactory completion of at least two projects, each in excess of $15 million, for the Florida Department of Transportation or for any other state department of transportation. Acceptability of the evidence related to the two projects is at the sole discretion of the Department.