Demolition, site work, paving and new construction of a bridge / tunnel in Tallahassee, Florida. Completed plans call for site work for a bridge / tunnel; for paving for a bridge / tunnel; for the demolition of a bridge / tunnel; and for the construction of a bridge / tunnel.

Bid changed from 02/13/2024 to 02/15/2024 as per Addendum Leon County is seeking the services of a qualified contractor to perform demolition and removal of a existing bridge and construction of a two-lane bridge-culvert crossing with two 11-foot travel lane, one 8-foot shoulder and one 112.5-foot shoulder with trail railing, concrete box culverts, concrete headwalls, temporary sheet pile walls, guardrails waterline relocation, minor drainage improvement, and all associated improvements as shown in the Construction Plans (Attachment #1) in the bid documents. Prime Contractor shall possess current and valid FDOT pre-qualifications in the minor Bridge, Drainage, Flexible Paving and Guardrail work class. The pre-qualifications shall be current and valid at the time of the bid submittal. At the conclusion of the Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting, Contractors are required to attend the subsequent on-site meeting and sign attendance for both meetings to be qualified for bidding. Question Submission Deadline:January 30, 2024, 4:00pm Questions may be submitted directly through the County Electronically. Alternatively, if using email, questions pertaining to bid procedures or regarding the specifications should be addressed to both Melanie Hooley and Kelly Boyd, telephone (850) 606-1600; E-mail: hooleym@leoncountyfl.gov and boydke@leoncountyfl.gov. If using email, bidders are requested to send such requests to both representatives of the Purchasing Division. Electronic inquiries are preferred over phone. Each Bidder shall examine the solicitation documents carefully, including the forms and draft agreement; and, no later than the last day for questions listed in schedule of events, shall make a written request to the County for interpretations or corrections of any ambiguity, inconsistency or error which the bidder may discover in the solicitation, including the agreement. The County will prepare a written response to each written question, comment, and recommendation that is delivered to the County prior to the deadline listed in the schedule of events. The Countys written responses will be issued in an addendum to this solicitation. The County will not be responsible for oral clarifications. No negotiations, decisions or actions shall be initiated or executed by the proposer as a result of any discussions with any County employee prior to the opening of proposals. Only those communications which are in a written addendum from the County may be considered as a duly authorized expression on the behalf of the Board. Also, only communications from firms which are in writing will be recognized by the Board as duly authorized expressions on behalf of bidders. Each bidder shall be deemed to have waived all questions that are not submitted to the County in compliance with this section. Certain specifications and floor plans related to the scope of the proposed work in this solicitation are exempt from disclosure pursuant to Section 119.071, Florida Statutes. Interested contractors will be required to complete a Non-Disclosure Agreement and agree to maintain the exempt nature of the applicable records. Encryption keys and/or passwords to secure documents will be provided to requesting contractors after the submission of the Non-Disclosure Agreement and acceptance by the Leon County Purchasing Division. Non-Disclosure Agreements may be submitted to the Leon County Purchasing Division from the time of Release of the solicitation. At the conclusion of the Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting, only contractors who attended and signed in at the Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting will be eligible to receive encryption keys and/or passwords to secure documents. Bids may be electronically withdrawn Electronically by the vendor prior to the time fixed for opening. Negligence on the part of the Bidder in preparing the Bid confers no right for the withdrawal of the bid after it has been opened. Sealed bids or replies received by the County pursuant to a competitive solicitation are exempt from public records requirements until such time as the County posts an intended decision or until 30 days after opening of the documents, whichever is earlier. If the County rejects all Bids submitted in response to this ITB, the rejected Bids remain exempt from public records disclosure until the County posts an intended decision or until the County withdraws the reissued Bid. Bids received by the County pursuant to this ITB will not remain exempt for longer than twelve (12) months after the County rejects such Bids. Bids shall be accompanied by a 5% bid guarantee which shall be a Bid Bond, Certified or Cashiers Check or Bank Draft (no cash, company, or personal checks will be accepted), made payable to the Board of County Commissioners, Leon County, Florida. Such check, bank draft, or bond shall be submitted with the understanding that the bonds will be held until award of bid. The County reserves the right to hold the Bid Guarantee until after a contract has been entered into or a purchase order has been executed. The accepted Bidders bid bond will be held until execution of the agreement and may be forfeited due to non- performance. A Combination Payment and Performance Bond in the amount of 100% of the estimated project cost shall be supplied by the Contractor at the time of Agreement execution. The check or bond shall be submitted with the understanding that it shall guarantee that the Bidder will not withdraw his bid for a period of 90 days after the scheduled closing time for the receipt of bids. It shall also guarantee that the successful bidder will enter into a contract within ten (10) days after he has received notice of acceptance of his bid. In the event of withdrawal of bid, or failure to enter into and fully execute the contract within ten (10) days the contractor may be deemed in to be in default. In such an event, the contractor shall be liable to the County for the full amount of the default. The County reserves the right to reject all bids when such rejection is in the best interest of the County.