Site work and renovation of a civil project in Vernon, Florida. Working plans call for the renovation of a water / sewer project; and for site work for a water / sewer project.

**As of April 01, 2025, no bids received for this project. It is anticipated that this project will be rebid next month or in a couple of months. Addition of a new permanent stand-by generator and a new SCADA system at each of the City's nine (9) lift station sites to include the related sitework and electrical work. Extension of approximately 750 LF of new 6-inch PVC sanitary sewer forcemain along Dawkins Road. The project is to be financed through the Community Development Block Grant Program-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR Florida Commerce Agreement NO M0107) administered by the State of Florida Commerce. Funding provided through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), under the 2018 and 2019 Appropriations Act. All bids must be submitted in triplicate. Any bids received after the specified time and date will not be considered. Bids will be primarily evaluated based on price. Evaluations will also assess responsiveness and how responsible bidders have proved previously. The award will be made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. The City of Vernon reserves the right to waive any informalities or to reject any or all bids. Each Bidder must deposit with his/her security in the amount, form and subject to the conditions provided in the Information for Bidders. Sureties used for obtaining bonds must appear as acceptable according to the Department of Treasury Circular 570. Any questions in regard to the Bid Documents shall be emailed to Dale E. Long, P.E. at dlong@mesi-fl.com. The deadline for questions is one week prior to the bid opening date. Attention of Bidders is particularly called to the requirements as to conditions of employment to be observed and minimum wage rates to be paid under the Contract, Section 3, Segregated Facilities, Section 109 Executive Order 11246, and all applicable laws and regulations of the Federal government and Sate of Florida, and bonding and insurance requirements. A Performance Bond in the amount of 100% and a Labor and Material Payment Bond in the amount of 100% will be required of the successful Bidder. A Bid Bond payable to the City of Vernon for an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid shall be filed with the proposal. The Bid Bond prepared on the forms specified and signed by a Bonding company authorized to do business in the State of Florida. Bidders shall be contractors who are normally engaged in construction and shall be licensed as may be required under existing Federal, State, and County laws. Where licensing by examination by the City of Vernon or Washington County is required, such licenses shall be obtained prior to bidding. Only bids from qualified Contractors will be considered. No Bid shall be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the scheduled time for the receipt of bids. The Owner reserves the right to waive any or all irregularities and informalities and to reject any or all bids. The City of Vernon is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and a Fair Housing, Section 504/Handicap Accessible, and Section 3 Advocate ***Document Note: Prospective Bidders may examine the Bidding Documents at the Owners Office at 2808 Yellow Jacket Road, Vernon, FL 32462 and the Issuing Office at 8574 Turkey Bluff Road, Navarre, Florida 32566 on Mondays through Fridays between the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CST. The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is: Municipal Engineering Services, Inc. 8574 Turkey Bluff Road, Navarre, FL 32566 Contact: Dale E. Long, P.E., LEED, AP (dlong@mesi-fl.com) Ph. 850-428-0285 Bidding Documents may be obtained from the Issuing Office during the hours indicated above. Bidding Documents are available as portable document format (PDF) files e-mailed free of charge. Alternatively, printed Bidding Documents may be obtained from the Issuing Office either via inperson pick-up or via mail, upon Issuing Offices receipt of payment for the Bidding Documents. The non-refundable cost of printed Bidding Documents is $50.00 per set, or $10.00 for electronic format on a compact disk (CD), payable to Municipal Engineering Services, Inc., plus a non-refundable shipping charge. Upon the Issuing Offices receipt of payment, printed Bidding Documents will be sent via the prospective Bidders delivery method of choice; the shipping charge will depend on the shipping method chosen. The date that the Bidding Documents are transmitted by the Issuing Office will be considered the prospective Bidders date of receipt of the Bidding Documents. Partial sets of Bidding Documents will not be available from the Issuing Office. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including Addenda if any, obtained from sources other than the Issuing Office. Question Deadline 02/18/2025Any questions in regard to the Bid Documents shall be emailed to Dale E. Long, P.E. at dlong@mesifl.com. The deadline for questions is one week prior to the bid opening date.