ITB - VPS #5 Group G

Sealed bids will be received by the Okeechobee Utility Authority (hereinafter referred to as Owner), at: Okeechobee Utility Authority office, located at 100 SW 5th  Avenue, Okeechobee, FL

34974-4221 until 3:00 P.M. local time on April 9, 2026, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud.  Any BIDS received after the time specified will not be accepted.

The BIDS shall be based on providing all materials, equipment and labor for the construction of the Okeechobee Utility Authority VPS  #5  Group  G  Septic to Sewer Project. The  contractor shall be responsible for providing all materials, equipment and labor for the installation  of 4-inch diameter PVC sewer laterals, the decommissioning of the onsite residential septic tanks, connecting into the existing sewer lateral located at the right-of-way of each residence and restoration of the work area. 

Drawings, specifications and other contract documents may be examined at the Okeechobee Utility Authority Offices, or can be accessed at no cost for download by contacting Greg Kennedy at Okeechobee Utility Authority 100 SW 5th Ave, Okeechobee, Florida, 34974 (email: asstexecdir@ouafl.com).  All technical questions shall be addressed in writing and sent to Greg Kennedy.

BIDDERS shall confine their BIDS to the project in its entirety. Partial BIDS will not be considered. Each BIDDER shall submit with this BID evidence of entity licensed to perform the work and services or qualified by examination to be so licensed. BIDS must be sealed, and the outside of the envelope MUST be marked: “BID – Okeechobee Utility Authority – VPS #5 Group G Septic to Sewer Project.

Each BID shall be accompanied by a certified check or by an acceptable (according to Dept. of Treasury, Circular 570) BID BOND in an amount equal to at least five percent of the amount of the BID  payable to the Okeechobee Utility Authority (OUA), as a guarantee that if the  BID is accepted the BIDDER will execute the CONTRACT and file acceptable PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT SURETY BONDS equal to one hundred percent of the contract price within ten days after written notice of the CONTRACT AWARD. No bidder may withdraw its BID for a period of ninety days after the date of Bid opening.

A Pre-Bid meeting will be held on Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 10:00 A.M., at Okeechobee Utility Authority, 100 SW 5th  Avenue, Okeechobee, FL 24974-4221.  Attendance at this meeting is NON- MANDATORY

OUA reserves the right to: waive informalities and/or irregularities in any BID; delete any portion of the project; extend the project within the limits of the work involved which in its judgment is in the best interest of the Owner. Bids may be withdrawn prior to the date and time of bid opening. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bid(s) and may postpone the award of the Agreement for a period of time which shall not extend beyond sixty calendar days from the Bid opening date.