Center Hill Bridge/Culvert Fdot Fm3443374-2-54-01

On behalf of the Hardee County Board of County Commissioners, sealed bids for the Construction of the Center Hill Bridge/Culvert will be received until 2:00 P.M. on February 21, 2025, local time at the Hardee County Purchasing Department, 205 Hanchey Road, Wauchula, Florida 33873. Bids shall be enclosed within a sealed envelope with the words "BID FOR CONSTRUCTION OF CENTER HILL BRIDGE/CULVERT" and the Bidder's name to be clearly marked on the outside thereof. A public opening will take place at or soon after 2:00 P.M. local time on said date in the County’s Public Works Division conference room, located at above address. The bids will be opened and read aloud publicly. A submittal by facsimile or electronic mail (email) will not be accepted. Any responses received after 2:00 P.M. shall not be accepted under any circumstances. Any uncertainty regarding the time a bid response is received will be resolved against the Respondent. This Bid is available on DemandStar, by email or hardcopy. A hardcopy shall be provided upon payment of $150, which includes sales tax, for each set. This fee is non-refundable. Set includes one printed copy and one CD containing PDF files. To request a hard copy, contact: Carmen C. Soles, Procurement Manager Tel. No. +1 (555) 000-0000 Email: contact@example.gov work of this contract generally consists of construction of a 144 ft. long culvert bridge across Payne Creek in Hardee County, Florida. The culvert bridge will consist of Two (2) - 14 ft. diameter aluminum culverts, Four (4) - 10 ft. diameter aluminum culverts and One (1) - 8 ft. diameter aluminum culvert, with concrete headwalls. Additionally, approximately 500 feet of the roadway on the north and 500 feet on the south shall be reconstructed and paved, to match the elevation of the new bridge which is to be approximately 2 feet higher than the existing roadway. Guardrail shall be constructed on both sides of the roadway and bridge for the entire length. The Corlix corrugated aluminum pipes shall be provided by the County and are on the site. The granite rip-rap rubble to be placed upstream and downstream of the culvert bridge is also on-site. The ten (10) Dywidag tie rods have also been purchased by the County and shall be made available. All other materials required to construct the roadway and bridge and disposal of any materials to be removed from the site, shall be the responsibility of the Bidder. All required permits have been acquired by the County. All workmanship and materials shall be in conformance with the Florida Department of Transportation Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction (2025) (excepting Division 1, Section 9 regarding fuel adjustments and Price Escalation) and the FY 2024-25 Standard Plans. The recipient shall adhere to the Department’s Conflict of Interest Procedure (FDOT Topic No. 375-030-006). As noted in the Madrid Test Reports in Appendix C, D, E, at the back of this document, the segment 2 footers (East and West) for this project have been poured and tested. These footers have been recently surveyed and verified for location, dimension and elevation. It is the intent for this project and the work of this contract, that the 14 ft. diameter culverts be set on these footers and Payne Creek rerouted through these culverts, thereby allowing the construction of the bridge to continue. Contractors submitting bid proposals must be FDOT Pre-qualified to be considered. Contractors submitting bid proposals must submit proposals on all work items in the contract to be considered a responsive bidder. A MANDATORY Pre-Bid meeting will be held on February 5, 2025, at 2:00 P.M. local time in the Hardee County Public Works Conference Room, 205 Hanchey Road, Wauchula, Florida 33873. The Bid Bond, Public Construction bond and specified insurance are required to be secured from or countersigned by an agency of the surety or insurance company, which agency shall have an established place of business in Florida and be duly licensed to conduct business therein. The County reserves the right to reject any and all responses, to waive any and all nonmaterial irregularities and technicalities, to re-advertise for bids with or without changes in the scope of work, to award in whole or in part of one or more Respondents or take any other such actions that may be deemed to be in the best interest of the County. END OF