This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Panama City, Florida. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

The Bay County Board of County Commissioners (County) acting by and through the Bay County Tourist Development Council (TDC) seeks bids from qualified vendors to provide all plant, labor, equipment, supplies, and materials to perform all operations in connection with the tilling, leveling, and grading of a maximum of 75,740 linear feet (14.5 miles) of beach as indicated on the enclosed DRAWINGS (Appendix B) and specified herein. The County will not consider the terms of the Contract as being satisfied unless all of the tilling and escarpment leveling assigned by Task Order is complete. The work shall occur between January 1st and February 15th of each year that a Task Order Notice to Proceed is issued for a period of three years (2023 to 2025). Each bid shall be valid to Bay County for a period of ninety (90) days after the bid opening. The County will check the bids and notify the selected bidder at the earliest opportunity. The County Purchasing Department will be the only point of contact for this ITB. Under no circumstances may a bidder contact any County Commissioner, TDC Board Member, County Administrator, TDC Administrator, TDC Employee, employee of Panama City Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau, or County employee concerning this ITB until after award. Any such contact may result in disqualification as per Bay County Code Section 2-124. Bidders shall submit all questions, in writing, to the Purchasing Department via email Purchasing@baycountyfl.gov, the Bonfire portal, or FAX to (850) 248-8276. All questions shall be submitted no later than 5:00 pm (central time) on Friday December 2, 2022. Bidders shall demonstrate successful experience with at least three (3) similar types of projects within the last five (5) years. Similarly, Bidder's key personal shall have pertinent experience. As part of the bid, the Vendor shall provide an order of work outline and project schedule to the County. The order of work will be finalized by the County to accommodate special beach events, holidays and other beach activities. The project schedule shall indicate at a minimum the tilling and escarpment leveling period for each reach, and start and stop times for grading. The ability to perform the work in a timely manner will be a consideration in the Vendor selection process. The County will evaluate the Bidders qualification based on a review of the Bidder's answers to the questionnaire included in the required forms. Bidder shall be properly licensed for the appropriate work specified in this Invitation to Bid. All bidders are required to submit all required license(s) with their bids. License(s) must be effective as of the bid opening date and must be maintained throughout the contract period. Failure to be properly licensed as stated above will result in the rejection of the bid as nonresponsive or termination of the contract. In accordance with section 2-113 of the Bay County Code, the County reserves the right to: a. reject any or all submittals received; b. select and award any portion of any or all submittal items; c. waive minor informalities and irregularities in the bidder's submittal.