Site work and paving for a road / highway in Sarasota, Florida. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway; and for paving for a road / highway.

The LT Ranch Community Development District ("District" or "CDD"), located in the Sarasota County, Florida, hereby announces that it is soliciting proposals to provide labor, materials, equipment and construction services in connection with the development of the Lorraine Road Widening Project in accordance with the District's capital improvement plan. The Lorraine Road Widening Project consists of the construction and associated construction permits required to widen an existing 2-lane divided roadway to an ultimate 4-lane divided roadway configuration. The lanes to be added will be constructed in the existing roadway median. The total length of the widening project is 1.95 miles. To be eligible to submit a proposal, and in addition to any other requirements set forth in the Project Manual, an interested firm must hold all required local, state and federal licenses in good standing, and be authorized to do business in Sarasota County and the State of Florida. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE WITH RESPECT TO THE PROJECTS. Proposals shall be in the form provided in the Project Manual and submitted in a sealed envelope, that includes seven (7) printed proposals along with an electronic version of the entire proposal in a pdf format and marked with a notation "PROPOSAL FOR LORRAINE ROAD PROJECT OF THE LT RANCH CDD PROJECT." The District reserves the right to return unopened to the Proposer any Proposals received after the time and date stipulated above. Each Proposal shall remain binding for a minimum of one-hundred twenty (120) days after the Proposal opening. Proposals will be evaluated in accordance with the criteria included in the Project Manual. The District reserves the right to reject any and all Proposals, make modifications to the work, award the contracts in whole or in part with or without cause, and waive minor or technical irregularities in any Proposal, as it deems appropriate, and if the District determines in its discretion that it is in the District's best interests to do so. Any protest of the Project Manual, including, but not limited to the terms and specifications, must be filed with the District within five (5) business days of posting of the Project Manual, together with a protest bond in a form acceptable to the District and in the amount of $150,000. In the event the protest is successful, the protest bond shall be refunded to the protestor. In the event the protest is unsuccessful, the protest bond shall be applied towards the District's costs, expenses and attorney's fees associated with hearing and defending the protest. Failure to timely file a protest, or failure to timely post a protest bond, will result in a waiver of proceedings under Chapter 190, Florida Statutes, and other law. The successful Proposer will be required to furnish payment and performance bonds for one hundred percent (100%) of the value of the contract (as described in the Project Manual), with a surety acceptable to the District, and in accordance with Section 255.05, Florida Statutes. Pursuant to Section 255.0518, Florida Statutes, the proposals will be publicly opened on the Proposal Deadline and at the Project Engineer's Office (6920 Professional Parkway, Sarasota, FL 34240). The purpose of the bid opening will be to announce the names of the proposers and pricing. No decisions will be made at that time. Any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this meeting is asked to advise the Project Engineer's Office at 1-941-907-6900, at least 48 hours before the meetings. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1, or 1-800-955-8771 (TTY) / 1-800-955-8770 (Voice), for aid in contacting the District Office. Question Deadline 07/03/2024 at 5:00 PM ET Any and all questions relative to this procurement shall be directed in writing by e-mail only to Stantec Consulting Services, Inc., the Project Engineer, at: Ben.Quartermaine@stantec.com with e-mail copies to: Jere.Earlywine@KutakRock.com and JimWard@jpwardassociates.com. No phone inquiries please. The District reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, to waive irregularities, technical errors, and formalities, and to award the contract as it deems will service the interest of the District.