Site work for a civil project in Orlando, Florida. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project; and road / highway.

This project includes drainage, sanitary sewer and water infrastructure improvements along Irma Avenue, Marks Street, Highland Avenue and Pasadena Place. The estimate for this project is $8,400,000.00. Bids must be accompanied by a bid bond, certified check or cashier's check made out to the City of Orlando, or other security as provided by law, in an amount not less than 10% of the total base bid. Bidders must be appropriately licensed Florida Contractors pursuant to Chapter 489, Part I Florida Statutes to be considered responsible bidders and eligible to be awarded a contract. Upon award of contract, the Low Bidder shall be required to provide Performance and Payment Bonds in the amount of the Contract Price. The Surety must be licensed to do business in the State of Florida, must be included on the United States Department of the Treasurys Listing of Approved Sureties, and must have at least an A- rating in accordance with the most current A.M. The CITY is under no obligation to respond to questions received after the cut-off day for questions specified in this section. Refer to "Instruction to Bidders" for more information on the bidding process. The project is funded in part by FEMAs Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) and in part by FDEPs State Revolving Fund (SRF) program. FEMA and FDEP supplementary conditions are included in the Invitation for Bid. Article 18 Build America, Buy America, of the FDEP Supplementary Conditions only applies to Federal Cap Grant projects. This project is not a Federal Cap Grant project and, therefore, bidders can disregard Article 18 of the FDEP Supplementary Conditions. Living wage means compensation for employment of not less than $15.00 per hour for straight time, exclusive of FICA, unemployment taxes, and workers compensation insurance and employee benefits. This provision shall apply to all bid and proposal awards for services which involve CITY expenditures that exceed $100,000.00 per year. Responsible Contractors Policy For contracts with an estimated value of at least $100,000, the CONTRACTOR will be required to comply with the City of Orlandos Responsible Contractors Policy, which requires that CONTRACTOR pay its workers and require its Subcontractors to pay their workers on this Project an hourly wage, based on classification for the Orlando region established by the Davis-Bacon Act (hereinafter hourly wage). Additionally, CONTRACTOR shall provide its workers and require its Subcontractors to provide their workers with health benefits, such requirement being satisfied by providing to the workers on this project either 1) health benefits through a bona fide program or 2) by increasing their hourly wage by 20%. If satisfying the health benefits requirement by providing health benefits through a bona fide program, the Supplementary Conditions establish minimum health insurance benefits acceptable to the CITY. Moreover, certification as to the existence of a CONTRACTORS bona fide health benefits program for its workers must be provided to the City with its bid at the time of the bid opening. The Owner reserves the right to waive any informalities, to reject any or all Bids, or to re-advertise for Bids. Awards, if made, will be to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder whose bid is most advantageous to the Owner, price and other factors considered. WBE (7%) Question Submission Deadline: January 18, 2024 at 5:00 p.m., Local Time