INVITATION TO BID

Sealed Bids will be received by the OWNER, the Okeechobee Utility Authority, located at 100

SW 5th Avenue, Okeechobee, Florida 34974, for the Project until August 12, 2025 at 3:30 P.M. Local Time, then opened publicly and read aloud. All bids shall be submitted in sealed envelopes addressed to Okeechobee Utility Authority and plainly marked on the outside with the project name.

 MALLARD LANDINGS SANITARY SEWER GRAVITY SYSTEM EXTENSION

The ENGINEER for the Project is:  Holtz Consulting Engineers, Inc., Christine Miranda, P.E., 605 Southwest Park Street, Suite 210, Okeechobee, FL 34972, (863) 824-7200.

The Work is generally described as follows:

Proposed Project Description: The scope will include 1,615 LF of 10-inch PVC gravity sanitary sewer main, six (6) manholes, and thirty-two (32) sanitary sewer lateral services. The proposed sanitary sewer system will connect to the developer installed and OUA owned, gravity sewer system to the west.

Project Location: This project is located in Okeechobee, Florida along NW 11th Street, NW 12th Street, and NW 13th Street. The Mallard Landings neighborhood is located approximately 3,400 feet north of Park Street along U.S. 441.

Copies of the Bid Documents may be purchased from the ENGINEER. Electronic copies of the Bid Documents may be purchased for the nonrefundable amount of $60.00 per set. The electronic copy will be issued via email or CD.

BIDDERS with questions concerning the bid process or Bid Documents should contact the ENGINEER in writing in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders by email to christine.miranda@holtzconsulting.com.

The Bid is a UNIT PRICE contract.

A NON-MANDATORY pre bid conference meeting will be held on July 31, 2025 at 10:00 AM Local Time at the OWNERS offices. BIDDERS are strongly encouraged to attend this meeting to be present to hear all discussions pertinent to this project.

A cashier's check or a Bid Bond in a sum not less than five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid, made payable to Okeechobee Utility Authority ("Bid Security") shall accompany each Bid as a guarantee that the BIDDER will not withdraw from the bid process after the opening of Bids. The sureties for the Bid Bond must be an entity included in the most recent United States Department of Treasury list of acceptable sureties and be authorized to issue surety bonds in the State of Florida. Bid Security shall be in a single acceptable instrument. If Bid Security is made by cashier's check, the conditions contained in the Bid Bond shall nonetheless apply to the cashier's check as they relate to forfeiture or damages.

No Bids may be withdrawn for a period of ninety (90) days after the day of Bid opening. The cost of Bid preparation is considered an operational cost of Bidders and shall not be passed on or borne by the OWNER.

The Successful Bidder, who is awarded the contract, will be required to furnish a Public Construction Bond in full contract amount in accordance with Florida Statute Section 255.05, and to submit a Certificate of Insurance demonstrating conformance with the Contract Documents. Failing to do so shall be grounds to reject the bid and shall result in the OWNER retaining the Bid Security to the full extent of OWNER’S damages. Bids shall be prepared, addressed and submitted in compliance with detailed instructions as set forth in the Instructions to Bidders.

All forms and questionnaires must be filled out completely as instructed. Failure to complete the bid forms as instructed and provide the requested information, or to fully execute the bid, may be grounds for rejection of the bid and may result in the OWNER retaining the Bid Security to the full extent of OWNER’S damages.

OWNER reserves the right to reject any or all Bids in whole or in part, with or without cause, to waive irregularities, variances, deviations, technical errors and informalities to the extent permitted by law, or to accept the Bid which in its judgment best serves the public interest.

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