Sealed bids for the construction of Caney Pond Drainage Project, PROJECT NO. CDBG-DR-M0019 will be received by the City of Cottondale at the office of the City Hall located at 2659 Front Street, Cottondale, Florida 32431, until 2:00 p.m. Local Time, January 27, 2024, and then publicly opened and read aloud.
Work on the project consists of, in general, the construction of Caney Pond Storm Drainage Improvement including 160 LF of 36”, 48 LF of 24” and 210 LF of 44”x26” arch pipe, 135 LF of 51”x31” arch pipe, 72 LF of 10’x8’ box culvert. excavation of ditch section, retention pond, grassing, paving repair, and all appurtenances necessary to complete the work.
The Owner requires the project to be completed within two hundred seventy (270) consecutive calendar days.
Plans and specifications may be examined at the City of Cottondale at City Hall at 2659 Front Street, Cottondale, Florida 32431, and at the office of Baker Engineers, LLC, 267 East Nelson Avenue, DeFuniak Springs, Florida 32435.
Copies of the plans and specifications may be obtained at the office of Baker Engineers, LLC, 267 East Nelson Avenue; DeFuniak Springs, Florida 32435 (850)307-2532, upon receipt of a non-refundable deposit of $100.00 for each set. Contractor may receive PDF copy of the documents at no charge by contacting rwlee54@gmail.com.
All Bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope bearing on the outside the name of the Bidder, Bidder’s license number, address, and name of the project. Envelopes containing bids must be delivered to The City of Cottondale, 2659 Front Street, Cottondale, Florida 32431 and addressed as follows: “Caney Pond Drainage Project CDBG-DR-M0019.”
All contractors preparing bids shall submit with the bid documents evidence of a current Florida General Contractor’s or Underground Utility License, evidence (with original seal of the State of Florida) of proper registration with the Florida Secretary of State as a foreign corporation, and a Certificate of Good Standing as a Foreign Corporation from the State of Florida Department of Revenue. Additionally, all contractors preparing bids shall submit, with the bid documents, evidence of the proper licensure of all subcontractors. Subcontractor licensure shall be in accordance with the subcontractors designated scope of work. Bids submitted by any contractor without these documents included will be rejected.
The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any informalities, or to reject any or all bids, and to award the contract to the lowest, responsible, responsive bidder. All bidders shall submit, upon request, a list of projects successfully completed in the last 3 years, having at a minimum the same scope of work and approximate construction cost as specified in this project. All bidders must comply with the requirements of the Contractor’s Licensing Law of the State of Florida and be certified for the type of work on which the proposal is submitted. Each bidder must deposit with his bid, security in the amount, form and subject to the conditions provided in the Information for Bidders. The successful bidder will be required to submit 100% performance and payment bonds.
All bidders must comply with the President’s Executive Order Number 11246 which Prohibits discrimination in employment regarding race, creed, color, sex, or national origin. All bidders must comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Davis-Bacon Act, the Anti-Kickback Act, and the Contract Workhours Act.
Attention of bidders is particularly called to the requirements as to conditions of Employment to be observed and minimum wage rates to be paid under the contract. This project is funded by financed by Rebuild Florida Disaster Recovery General Infrastructure Program (CDBG-DR-M0019).
No bidder may withdraw his bid within 60 days after the actual date of the opening thereof.
THE CITY OF COTTONDALE IS AN EQUAL EMPLOYER, FAIR HOUSING AND HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE JURSDICTION.
