Site work for a road / highway in Lake Wales, Florida. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway.

**As of August 05, 2025, this project has not yet been awarded. A timeline for the award has not yet been established.** Polk County, a political subdivision of the State of Florida, is soliciting bids for the following: BID #25-392, Old Bartow Road Sinkhole Repair Furnish all labor, materials, supervision, and equipment necessary to maintain traffic and repair a sinkhole on Old Bartow Road in Lake Wales If you need assistance accessing online due to ADA or any other reason, please email Ken Brush at kenbrush@polkcounty.net. Time to Complete Project: 30 Calendar days for Final Completion Public Construction Bond is Required Contractor must hold a valid State of Florida Certified Building Contractor (CBC) or General Contractor (GC) license and should provide proof of current license(s) with their bid submittal. Contractor must have been in business under the same name or EIN number for a minimum of 5 years. The Successful bidder must possess or purchase a Polk County Local Business Tax Receipt (f/k/a Business License) to do business with the County. A copy of such license or proof of purchase must be provided to the Procurement Division prior to award being made. The prime contractor shall be an experienced Pressure Grouting Contractor. The prime contractor shall retain the services of an FDOT pre-qualified Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) subcontractor to install and maintain the detour signing for the road closure. Contractor must provide three (3) references from clients in which the bidder has successfully completed projects similar in scope as the prime bidder, within the past two (2) years. Each reference should include: Name of the client Address of the client Contact person to include: Phone number and email address Brief description of the project. Project address Date project completed. References should be submitted with the Bid or must be submitted by the apparent lowest responsive bidder within three (3) business days of request and prior to award. List of all subcontractors used for project. The prime contractor shall employ a subcontractor experienced in installing and maintaining MOT signage for a detour associated with a road closure. The MOT subcontractor shall be required to check the MOT signs and message boards at least once per day Monday through Friday, and at least once over the weekend for the duration of the closure. Percentage of Work: The prime contractor shall perform a minimum of 51% of all work contained within the scope of work as outlined in the bid documents and special conditions, with the exception of signalization. This percentage of work requirement does not include the furnishing of materials or equipment in the construction, if not installed by the primary contractor. The parties acknowledge that it would be difficult or impossible to accurately determine the amount of actual damages the County would or may incur as a consequence of the Contractor's failure to timely deliver the Project Work in accordance with the Contract Documents. Accordingly, in lieu of assessing actual damages if the Contractor fails to timely deliver Project Work, the parties confirm that: (i) the assessment of liquidated damages is reasonable and appropriate; (ii) the terms and the amount(s) of the liquidated damages stated below are reasonable; and (iii) the liquidated damages will be assessed as the County's remedy under such circumstances and not as a penalty. Should the Contractor request and be granted additional time to reach substantial completion via change order(s), the last revised date shall be the date used to calculate the time from which liquidated damages will be assessed. Liquidated Damages in the amount of $904.00 per day as authorized by Florida Statutes Section 337.18(2) shall be assessed. Questions regarding this bid should be in writing and should reference the above Bid. Submit all questions to Ken Brush, Procurement Contracts Manager, via email at kenbrush@polkcounty.net or via fax at (863) 534-6789 by 4:00 p.m. Monday June 2, 2025. If submitting a "NO BID", Bidder shall return this form to the Polk County Board of County Commissioners Procurement Division, 330 West Church Street, Room 150, Bartow, Florida 33830; or fax it to (863) 534-6789.