Site work and paving for a road / highway in Orlando, Florida. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway; and for paving for a road / highway.

The work consists of providing all labor, materials, equipment and incidentals necessary to widened SR 417 from Boggy Creek Road to Narcoossee Road (SR 15) from four (4) general use lanes to six (6) general use lanes. Specifically, the project consists of widening to the inside (median) to accommodate an additional general use travel lane in each direction with full depth shoulders for a portion of the remainder of median areas to facilitate hard shoulder running in the future. All mainline bridges within the project limits, SR 15, will also be widened to accommodate the appropriate shoulder widths, additional general use lane or ramp modifications as per the concept. The work also includes, but is not limited to, construction of sound barriers, overhead sign structures and intelligent transportation systems infrastructure. The Contract time for this project will be 700 calendar days. At the time of Bid submittal, Bidder as the "prime" contractor must be prequalified by the Florida Department of Transportation under Administrative Rule 14-22, Florida Administrative Code, in a Combination of Flexible Paving, Hot Plant-Mixed Bituminous Course, Drainage, and Intermediate Bridge. Certification in Pavement Marking and Intelligent Transportation Systems are also required at the time of Bid submittal; however, prequalification can be satisfied by the certification of the Bidder or by the certification of a subcontractor, a joint venture member or partner. A copy of the current Certificate of Qualification in the specified class of work shall be submitted with the Bid. Failure to submit the certificate may result in rejection of the Bid. Prequalification is required irrespective of the contract amount. Bidder shall comply with the applicable provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Central Florida Expressway Authority, in accordance with the Provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq., the Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992, as amended, 760.10 et seq., Fla. Stat. (1996), and other federal and state discrimination statutes, prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, and disability or handicap. CFX notifies all Bidders and individuals it requires and encourages equal employment opportunity for minority and women as employees and subcontractors. CFX notifies all Bidders it encourages small, minority and women owned businesses to have full opportunity to submit Bids in response to this invitation and Bidders will not be discriminated against on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, religion or disability, or other protected status. CFX will require efforts be made to encourage participation of local minority and women business enterprises on contracts considered for an award. Bidders requiring assistance or information with regard to DBE/MBE/WBE certification and utilization may contact the CFX Supplier Diversity Department at (407) 690-5000. The D/M/WBE participation objective for this project is fifteen percent (15%). Only D/M/WBEs certified by one or more of the following agencies at the time the Bid is submitted may be counted toward the objective: Orange County, Florida; the City of Orlando, Florida; Florida Department of Transportation. Firms certified by the Florida Department of Transportation as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) will be accepted. The CFX Executive Director may grant a partial or complete waiver of the D/M/WBE objectives for any contract due to consideration of property, public safety, and health, including financial impact to CFX. From the first date of publication of this invitation, no person may contact any CFX Board Member, Officer or Employee with respect to this invitation or the services to be provided. Reference is made to the lobbying guidelines of CFX for further information regarding this Non-Solicitation Provision. All work shall be done in accordance with the Bidding Documents of the Central Florida Expressway Authority. It is CFX's intent to award the project to the lowest responsive and responsible Bidder. CFX specifically reserves the right to take a Bidder's past performance with the CFX (and others) into consideration in determining whether the Bidder and Bid are responsive, responsible and qualified and most advantageous to CFX. By submitting its Bid, the Bidder is signifying its awareness and understanding that the Bid process will be subject in all respects to the provisions of applicable laws, rules and regulations and the policies of CFX (as they may be amended or modified from time to time). Pursuant to Florida Statutes, Section 119.07(1), upon the earlier to occur of (i) CFX's Notice of Award of the contract, or (ii) thirty days after Bid opening, all Bids submitted pursuant to this Invitation to Bid (including all components thereof and all other materials submitted in connection therewith) shall become public records. Thereafter (with very limited exceptions) all Bids, proposals, documents, letters, software and other materials submitted to CFX by on behalf of any Bidder (including material that a Bidder may consider confidential or proprietary) may be inspected, examined and copied by any person desiring to do so in accordance with Florida Statutes, Chapter 119. It is not necessary for any person to obtain the consent of CFX, or the Bidder, to exercise its right under Chapter 119. Any person who is adversely affected by: (i) bid specifications, (ii) a notice of an intent to award or CFX action making the selection at a public meeting of the CFX Board, or (iii) an outcome of PreAward meeting and who wants to protest the requirements, specifications, project plans or other materials, the intent to award decision, an outcome of a Pre-Award meeting, or selection decision must comply with the proper procedures in the Central Florida Expressway Authority's Policy for Resolution of Protests, Policy: PROC 3.1, which is available for review upon request at the CFX Office, 4974 ORL Tower Road, Orlando, Florida. Failure to comply with Policy: PROC 3.1 shall constitute a waiver of any protest proceedings. A protest bond in the amount of $5,000.00 will be required to protest the Bid package or Bid solicitation. A protest bond in the amount of $5,000.00, or 1% of the lowest bid submitted, whichever is greater, will be required to protest a Notice of Intent to Award, or the CFX Board's selection determination. No protest bond is required to protest an outcome of a Pre-Award meeting Proposals must be accompanied by a Proposal Guaranty made payable to the Central Florida Expressway Authority, of not less than five percent (5%) of the total Bid. The Guaranty shall be forfeited as liquidated damages if the Proposal is accepted and the Successful Bidder fails to execute the Contract under the conditions of the Proposal and said guaranty will be returned to the Successful Bidder upon the delivery of a satisfactory Public Construction Bond. All Bids shall remain open for acceptance by CFX for ninety (90) calendar days after the day of the Bid opening. The right is reserved by CFX to reject any or all Bids. The cutoff for questions is changed from “June 30, 2021”, to “July 7, 2021”