Site work for a bridge / tunnel in Palm Bay, Florida. Completed plans call for site work for a bridge / tunnel.

This project consists of the removal, disposal, re-installation, and restoration of multiple cross drain culvert pipes at thirty (30) locations throughout the City of Palm Bay's Port Malabar Unit (PMU) 42. This is a turnkey project and shall include all incidentals required to complete the project such as utility relocations, material furnishings, and restoration work associated with the installation of the culvert pipes identified in the design plans (Attachment A). All Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) costs required shall in included in the bid as part of the project construction cost. Where detour operations are planned, the contractor shall furnish plans to the City at least two weeks prior to implementation to allow adequate review and approval time. A pre-construction video shall be taken to document existing conditions of each location prior to mobilization and shall be used for dispute resolution of any existing damage. Culvert installations shall be handled in accordance to manufacturers' specification and recommendations, City of Palm Bay (CoPB) Requirements, and the 2019 Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction Division II and III; links are provided. Pipe inverts are to be field verified prior to placement of asphalt but not sooner than backfill being placed and compacted up to at least one-half the height of the pipe. All field verification shall be done in the presence of a Public Works Engineering Inspector and emailed to the Public Works Project Manager or designee prior to paving. Field verification is for informational purposes only and does not substitute the need for final as-built verification by a professional licensed surveyor. Please refer to the FDOT 2019 Spec. Book 430 section 4 for acceptable tolerance and resolution. All pipes noted to have a concrete armor shall be Class IV in addition to the concrete armor. Potential City of Palm Bay water utility conflicts have been identified in table form found in Attachment B. The contractor shall be responsible for pot-hole digging to verify utility depths and separation distance to the replacement stormwater pipes. The contractor shall also be responsible for coordination with utility owner for all relocations. Where City water utilities are found to be in conflict, be it direct conflict or separation distance non-conformance, with the proposed stormwater replacement pipes, the contractor shall be responsible for the relocation of the City water utility pipe. The City Utilities Department inspector shall be present for all work on City Utilities. Where the contractor shall be responsible for the furnish and installation of material for the deflection of the City utility, the City Utility Department shall be responsible for line isolation. The Bid Form includes a utility modification line item to bid as a lump sum price per pipe location per utility diameter. Payment for this line item will be made based on whether or not a water line was moved due to conflict with the new stormwater pipe installation. Bids will be received for the project as set forth on the Bid Form, and the award, if made, will be made to the lowest responsible and responsive Bidder whose qualifications indicate the award will be in the best interest of the City of Palm Bay In addition, the Bidder's name, address and Florida Contractor's License Number shall be shown on the outside of the sealed envelope. If submitted by mail, the sealed envelope shall be enclosed in a separate mailing envelope with the notation "SEALED BID ENVELOPE ENCLOSED" on the face thereof. The City of Palm Bay reserves the right to waive technicalities, irregularities or formalities; to reject any or all Bids; and to accept that Bid which is in the best interest of the City of Palm Bay. Bidders must comply with the President's Executive Orders Nos. 11246 and 11375 which prohibit discrimination in employment regarding race, creed, color, sex or national origin. Bidders must certify that they do not, and will not, maintain or provide for their employees any facilities that are segregated on the basis of race, color, creed or national origin.