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

The Edgewater East Community Development District (District) hereby requests proposals from firms to provide labor, materials, equipment, and construction services necessary for the Districts Cross Prairie Parkway North (CPP-North) Framework Roadway, Phase 1, Civil Site Work (Project). October 29, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. Deadline for questions The Project will require 4-lane full roadway section construction of approximately 0.54 miles of Framework Roadway extending south from Clay Whaley Road to the southern property line of the proposed Edgewater East Urban Center within the Edgewater East community. Construction to include utility trunk lines with connection at Clay Whaley Road (approx. 1,236 LF of 12 and 1,518 LF of 16 hdpe watermain; 1,769 LF of 20, 1,045 LF of 24 hdpe reclaimed; 1,770 LF of 12 and 1,046 LF of 16 hdpe force main). The Project is more particularly described in the project manual (Project Manual), which includes the plans and specifications for the Project prepared by GAI Consultants, Inc. (Engineer of Record) and distributed by Hanson, Walter & Associates, Inc. (District Engineer). The District is a special purpose unit of local government established under Chapter 190, Florida Statutes, for the purpose of financing, acquiring, constructing, installing, operating, and maintaining community infrastructure improvements for the community of Edgewater. 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 Osceola County and the State of Florida. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE WITH RESPECT TO THE PROJECT. The Project Manual, consisting of the instructions to proposers, contract, proposal form, forms of agreement, technical specifications, plans/blueprints, and other materials, will be available from the District Engineer beginning October 4, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. (hard copies are not available). For questions regarding the procedures to retrieve the Project Manual, please call the District Engineer at (407) 847-9433. Please note that phone inquiries are limited to procedural assistance requesting or retrieving the Project Manual; any substantive questions regarding the Project Manual or the Projm One Drive and follow instructions to retrieve the Project Manual. The District reserves the right in its sole discretion to make changes to the Project Manual up until the time of the bid opening, and to provide notice of such changes only to those proposers who have indicated their intent to bid by attending the pre-proposal conference (described herein) and registering at that meeting. Proposals shall be in the form provided in the Project Manual and submitted in a sealed envelope, marked with a notation RESPONSE TO PROPOSAL FOR EDGEWATER EAST COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT CROSS PRAIRIE PARKWAY NORTH FRAMEWORK ROADWAY, PHASE 1, CIVIL SITE WORK. Additionally, each Proposer shall supply a bid bond, or cashier's check, made payable to the District and in the sum equal to five percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid with its proposal. 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 ninety (90) 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 contract 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 Districts 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 72 calendar hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and state holidays) after the first advertisement of the Request for Proposals, together with a protest bond in a form acceptable to the District and in the amount of Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00). 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 Districts costs, expenses and attorneys 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. Additional requirements for filing a protest can be found in the Districts Rules of Procedure, which are available upon request. The successful proposer will be required upon award to furnish a payment and performance bond for one hundred twenty five percent (125%) 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. A. NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING TO OPEN PROPOSALS The purpose of the special meeting will be to announce the names of the proposers and pricing. No decisions of the Districts Board of Supervisors (Board) will be made at that time. A copy of the agenda for the meeting can be obtained from Shawn Hindle, P.E., District Engineer, at shindle@hansonwalter.com. It is anticipated that the special meeting will be held in person at the District Engineers Office, Hanson, Walter & Associates, Inc., 8 Broadway, Suite 104, Kissimmee, Florida 34741. Information about how the meeting will occur, assistance connecting to the meeting, or arranging further accommodations for participation, and an electronic copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting the District Manager at 561-571-0010, or by emailing wrathellc@whhassociates.com. The meeting is open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Florida law. If held in person, there may be occasions when one or more Board Supervisors or staff members will participate by telephone. At the above location will be present a speaker telephone so that any Board Supervisor or staff member can attend the meeting and be fully informed of the discussions taking place either in person or by telephone communication. The meeting may be continued in progress without additional notice to a time, date, and location stated on the record. Any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this meeting is asked to advise the District Managers Office at 561-571-0010, 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 Managers Office. Any and all questions relative to this Request for Proposals, the Project or the special meeting shall be directed in writing by e-mail only to Shawn Hindle, P.E., District Engineer, at shindle@hansonwalter.com, with e-mail copies to Craig Wrathell, District Manager, at wrathellc@whhassociates.com, and Michael Eckert, District Counsel, at Michael.Eckert@KutakRock.com. No phone inquiries please.