Randy Brown Road Extension

The project consists of new road construction to extend Randy Brown Road approximately 1.18 miles from its current termination near East Milton Road to Jeff Ates Road. The project will include installation of water & sewer utilities and stormwater management facilities. Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners encourages all segments of the business community to participate in its procurement opportunities, including small businesses, minority/women owned businesses, and disadvantaged business enterprises. The Board does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, disability, sex, or age in the administration of contracts. All bids shall be sealed and clearly labeled, as title. Please provide the original proposal, labeled ORIGINAL along with one (1) electronic file in OCR (readable) PDF format. Pre-Bid Activity: Except as provided in this section, respondents are prohibited from contacting or lobbying the County, County Administrator, Commissioners, County staff, and Review Committee members, or any other person authorized on behalf of the County related or involved with the solicitation. All inquiries on the scope of work, specifications, additional requirements, attachments, terms and general conditions or instructions, or any issue must be directed in writing, by US mail or email to: Santa Rosa County Procurement Office, 6495 Caroline Street, Suite L Milton Fl. 32570. Email; Bidinfo@santarosa.fl.gov. All questions or inquiries must be received no later than the last day for questions stated in the ITB & Legal Notice. Any addenda or other modification to the bid documents will be issued by the County five (5) days prior to the date and time of bid closing, as written addenda, and will be posted to the Santa Rosa County electronically. keyword; Bids. Such written addenda or modification shall be part of the bid documents and shall be binding upon each respondent. Each respondent is required to acknowledge receipt of any and all addenda in writing and submit with their bid. No respondent may rely upon any verbal modification or interpretation. A bid submitted by an individual shall show the respondents name and official address. A bid submitted by a joint venture shall be executed by each joint venture in the manner indicated on the bid form. The official address of the joint venture must be shown below the signature. It is preferred that all signatures be in blue ink with the names type or printed below the signature. Santa Rosa County does not accept electronic signatures in bid submissions. The bid shall contain an acknowledgement of receipt of all Addenda, the numbers of which shall be filled in on the form. The address and telephone # for communications regarding the bid shall be shown. If the respondent is an out-of-state corporation, the bid shall contain evidence of respondents authority and qualification to do business as an out-of-state corporation in the State of Florida. A state contractor license # for the State of Florida shall also be included on the bid form. Respondent shall be licensed in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 489, Florida Statutes.The Bid shall be based upon the completion of the Work according to the drawings and specifications, together with all addenda thereto. Bids must include lump sum pricing. Use Bid Form provided in this document. All proposed fees and costs must be broken down and disclosed in the bid. Respondents shall use the original Bid documents provided by the Santa Rosa County Procurement Office and enter information only in the spaces where a response is requested. Respondents may use an attachment to the Bid documents if sufficient space is not available. Any modifications or alterations to the original bid documents by the respondent, whether intentional or otherwise, will constitute grounds for rejection of a bid. Any such modification or alteration that a respondent wishes to propose must be clearly stated in the respondents response in the form of an addendum to the original bid documents. Any Respondent may withdraw its Submittal, either personally or by written request, at any time prior to the scheduled time for opening Submittals. All bids will remain subject to acceptance or rejection by Santa Rosa County for sixty (60) calendar days after the day of the bid opening. The County may, in its sole discretion, release any bid and return the bid security prior to the end of this period. If the contractor has questions regarding the application of chapter 119, florida statutes, to the contractors duty to provide public records relating to this contract, contact the custodian of public records at (850) 983-1925, 6495 caroline street, suite c, milton, florida 32570. The entire project shall be completed within 380 calendar days after the Notice to Proceed date. The date of substantial completion of the work or designated portion thereof is the date certified by the Engineer when construction is sufficiently complete and approved in accordance with the Contract Documents so the Owner can occupy or utilize the work for the use which it was intended. Liquidated damages will be established in the amount of $3,786.00 per calendar day for each calendar day after completion date if the work is not substantially complete as certified by the Engineer. Payment requests approved by the Engineer for work completed satisfactorily in accordance with the Contract Documents shall be reduced by a five percent (5%) retainer. The five percent (5%) retainer shall be retained by the Owner until final completion and acceptance of the work by the Engineer and Santa Rosa County, Florida. Each bid shall be submitted on the bid form provided and must be accompanied by a Certified Check or Bid Bond in the amount of five percent (5%) of the Base Bid, and copies of all required licenses. Such Bid Bond orCheck is given with the understanding and agreement that it guarantees: (1) that the bidder will not withdraw his bid for a period of 60 days after the bids have been opened; and, (2) that if his bid is accepted, the Bidder will enter into the written Contract with Santa Rosa County and furnish the required Performance Bond Payment Bond Insurance Certificates, within 10 days after receipt of Notice of Award of his bid. Pursuant to Florida Statutes, Section 255.05, should the contract exceed $100,000, the Contractor shall be required to execute and record performance and payment bonds. These bonds must state the name and principal business address of both the principal and the surety and a description of the project sufficient to identify it. In the event the bidder fails to comply with any of these conditions and requirements in whole or in part, the full amount of the bond or check shall be automatically forfeited to Santa Rosa County as damages on account of the default of the bidder. Santa Rosa County reserves the right to waive any informalities or reject any and all bids, in whole or part, to utilize any applicable state contracts in lieu of or in addition to this bid and to accept the bid that in its judgment will best serve the interest of the County. Santa Rosa County reserves the right to reject any conditional bids and will normally reject those which made it impossible to determine the true amount of the bid. Each item must be bid separately, and no attempt is to be made to tie any item or items to any other item or items. Santa Rosa County specifically reserves the right to reject any conditional bid. The County reserves the right to add or delete any item from this bid or resulting contract when deemed to be in the Countys best interest. Before submitting their proposal, the Bidder shall familiarize themselves with the nature and extent of the work and any local conditions that may in any manner affect the work to be done and the equipment, materials, and labor required. Bidder shall also examine all drawings, specifications, addenda and other Contract Documents to be thoroughly informed regarding any and all conditions and requirements that may in any manner affect the work to be performed under the contract. The Owner reserves the right to waive informalities in bids to reject any or all bids with or without cause and accept the bid that in its judgment is in the best interest of the County. The Board of County Commissioners reserves the right to waive irregularities in bids, to reject any or all bids with or without cause, and to award the bid that it determines to be in the best interest of Santa Rosa County.

Division 32 -	Exterior Improvements, Operation and Maintenance of Exterior Improvements.
Division 33 -	Utilities, Instrumentation and Control for Utilities, Water Utilities, Water Utility Distribution Piping, Water Utility Distribution Equipment, Disinfecting of Water Utility Distribution, Water Utility Storage Tanks.
Division 34 -	Transportation, Operation and Maintenance of Transportation.