Site work for a water / sewer project in Holmes Beach, Florida. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

The City of Holmes Beach (City) has issued an Invitation to Bid (ITB) to interested, qualified and licensed contractors in the State of Florida, for the following services/project: STORM SEWER MAINTENANCE AND UPGRADE PROJECT The City hereby solicits sealed bids for removal and upgrade/replace of approximately 1434 linear feet of stormwater pipe and the related end section structures for designated areas as shown in exhibits and bid form. This solicitation includes all required material, labor, tools, equipment, and all elements necessary for the work to be completed in accordance with specifications and standards provided. All inquiries and questions considering this ITB, must be in writing (e-mail is acceptable), no later than Friday, March 1, 2024 at 4:00pm (EST) and must be directed to Cityclerk@holmesbeachfl.org. COMMUNICATION AND INQUIRIES A. For information concerning this ITB, contact the City Clerk at: City of Holmes Beach Stacey Johnston, MMC, City Clerk 5801 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, FL 34217 (941) 708-5800, ext. 226 Cityclerk@holmesbeachfl.org The Bidder shall review this competitive solicitation in its entirety to determine whether the City's scope of services, conditions, and requirements are clearly stated. If the Bidder has any questions regarding this competitive solicitation, the Bidder must submit such inquiries and requests for clarification via email only to the City Clerk at Cityclerk@holmesbeachfl.org. These inquiries or requests for clarification must provide the questions along with the relevant section(s), subsection(s), paragraph(s), and page number(s) of the competitive solicitation being questioned by the Bidder. The City will consider only those communications and inquiries submitted via email and received by the City Clerk. The City will consider the Bidder's lack of communicating inquiries or requesting clarifications by the Inquiry Deadline Date to constitute the Bidder's acceptance of all the conditions and requirements as stated in this ITB and any amendments thereto. Unless the City Clerk specifically requests the Bidder to provide additional communications, the City may not accept or consider any of the Bidder's written or other communications and inquiries received between the Inquiry Deadline Date and the posting of an award, if any, under this competitive solicitation. To the extent the City determines, in its sole discretion, to respond to any communications, inquiries, or requests for clarification prior to the Inquiry Deadline Date, the City's response will be made in an addendum to this ITB and emailed to all persons requesting the ITB materials. No interpretation of data, including but not limited to surveys, plans, drawings, test results, and similar materials will be made to any Bidder, except for what is provided in this ITB or by written addendum. Deadline to Submit Inquiries Friday, March 1, 2024 4:00pm Selection Meeting Wednesday, March 13, 2024 9:01am AWARD A. Award recommendation will be to the lowest, most responsive, and responsible bid submittal offering the best value and is most advantageous to the City of Holmes Beach. B. The City reserves the right to award one or more contracts, in parts if not in whole, to a single or to multiple Bidders or to create a pool of approved Vendors/Contractors/Consultants. C. The City reserves the right to accept and award item by item, and by group, or in aggregate, unless the Bidder qualifies his proposal by specified limitations. D. The City reserves the right to negotiate directly with any and all persons or firms to such an extent as may be necessary for budgetary reasons. E. The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids, and to waive any irregularities in the bids received. F. After Award by the City of Holmes Beach, Bidders are invited to contact the City via email at Cityclerk@holmesbeachfl.org, formally requesting "Awarded Bids", to obtain Award information. G. An Agreement for execution shall be mailed or otherwise furnished to the awarded Bidder. Within fifteen (15) days thereafter, the awarded Bidder shall sign and deliver the required number of contract counterparts of the Agreement and any other documents as may be required by the City Clerk. The Agreement will then be executed by the City and will become valid and binding. A copy of the Agreement will be provided to the Successful Bidder within three (3) working days of execution. BID BOND A. It is the policy of the City of Holmes Beach to require a Bid Bond for all construction related sealed bids estimated to be in excess of $25,000. B. A bid bond or equivalent financial security in the amount of five (5) percent of the bid price shall be required and must accompany all bids. The Bid Bond is to be provided by a surety company authorized to do business in the State of Florida or otherwise supplied in a form satisfactory to the City. The bid bond must be submitted with the bid. When the invitation for bids requires a bid bond, noncompliance will result in rejection of the bid. PAYMENT AND PERFORMANCE BONDS A. If the Project involves an expenditure in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), the successful Bidder must file a payment bond with and approved by the City prior to entering upon the performance of the Work. B. The Contractor shall post a Performance Bond for the Contract Sum, within ten (10) days following notification of intent to award, and otherwise in accordance with the ITB documents. C. The City shall have the right to communicate directly with Bidder's proposed performance bond surety, to confirm the performance bond. Owner may elect to extend the time to receive faithful performance and labor and material payment bonds. Substantial Completion Time: Not to exceed one-hundred eighty days (180) days from the date of the Notice to Proceed. Final Completion Time: Thirty (30) calendar days after substantial completion time. Total Completion Time: Not to exceed two-hundred fifty days (250) days from the date of the Notice to Proceed.