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

The West Villages Improvement District ("District") requests Applications for Qualification from firms interested in providing construction and maintenance services for public infrastructure improvements. Upcoming projects include the construction of various infrastructure improvements and maintenance services in and around the District including i) earthwork/excavation and construction of roadways, storm water management facilities, water and sewer facilities, irrigation facilities, landscape, hardscape, street lighting, and other public improvements and ii) maintenance services including exotic vegetation removal, and canal/drainage, landscaping, lake and littoral maintenance, and streetlighting. To be eligible to submit qualifications, firms must: i) hold all required applicable licenses in good standing and ii) be authorized to do business in Sarasota County, and the State of Florida. For construction services, any contractor pre-qualified and considered eligible by the Department of Transportation to bid to perform the type of work the project entails shall be presumed to be qualified to perform the project. Qualified firms will be selected based on experience, qualifications of personnel, and ability to perform construction or maintenance services. Packages will be reviewed and rated by a committee appointed by the District Board of Supervisors promptly after receipt of the submittals, with final selections expected to be made at a publicly noticed Board of Supervisors meeting held shortly thereafter. At that time, all qualified firms may be assigned a project qualification and aggregate dollar limit for work under District contracts. All applicants will be promptly notified after the construction and maintenance firms are selected. The pre-qualification decisions of the Board of Supervisors shall be valid for a period of three (3) years, after which the Board of Supervisors may either extend the prequalification period for an additional two (2) years or open the prequalification process again, at its sole discretion. The District reserves the right to waive any informality in the qualifications submitted, to reject any and all qualifications submitted and to advertise for the services. Pre-qualified firms will be eligible to bid on construction and maintenance projects subject to the applicants approved project classification and aggregate limit. Failure to pre-qualify may preclude the District from awarding contracts for construction and maintenance services to non-qualified firms. Applicants may contact the District Engineer, Dewberry Engineers, lnc., at 2201 Cantu Court, Suite 107, Sarasota, Florida 34232, or via email to glicari@dewberry.com, until the qualifications submittal deadline for further information. All requests for information shall be in writing. Applicants may request an Application for Qualification from Special District Services, Inc., 12260 Everglow Drive, #A3, North Port, Florida 34293 or via email to glicari@dewberry.com beginning July 16, 2024, after 1:00 p.m. Any contractor submitting a Contractor's Prequalification Statement, which in its judgment is adversely affected by the District's rating as to the contractor's qualifications and wishes to protest such decision must file with the District a notice of protest in writing within seventy-two (72) hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and state holidays) after receipt of the notice of the District's ranking, and shall file a formal written protest within seven (7) days (including Saturdays, Sundays and state holidays) after the date of filing of the notice of protest. The formal written protest shall state with particularity facts and law upon which the protest is based. Failure to timely file a notice of protest or failure to timely file a formal written protest shall constitute a waiver of all further proceedings under Florida law and the District's Rules of Procedure. You may obtain a copy of the District's Rules of Procedure by contacting the District Manager's Office at 2501A Bums Road, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33410.