Rental of Traffic Control Devices

The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners is soliciting competitive sealed bids for the ongoing and as-needed rental of traffic control devices over a three-year period, with a project estimate of $688,970.00. The scope of work includes the delivery, setup, servicing, and pickup of various devices such as signs, barricades, drums, traffic cones, flashing arrow boards, variable message boards, and water or Jersey barriers for multiple County departments. All equipment must be new and conform to FHWA, MUTCD, and FDOT standards, with the contractor required to provide FDOT certificates of conformance upon request and training on variable message board inventory within 30 days of the contract start date. The contract mandates strict delivery timelines, requiring non-emergency requests to be fulfilled within one hour of the stated time and emergency requests within one hour of receipt. Award will be granted to a single responsive and responsible bidder who submits pricing for all line items. The selected contractor must maintain commercial general liability insurance of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence and comply with Florida E-Verify requirements and WCAG 2.1 Level AA digital accessibility standards. Payments are processed via ACH through the County's Finance Department, typically within 30 to 45 days following project manager approval of invoices.