Construction of Upland Road Drainage Improvements

This project consists of drainage improvements on Upland Road. The improvements include the upsizing and replacement of an existing 30" RCP drainage pipe that originates on Upland Road and terminates approximately 1875 +/- to the south. The pipe installation will be within an existing 20' drainage easement. Temporary Construction Easements (TCE's) were obtained where needed. In addition to the pipe replacement, the scope includes the replacement of miscellaneous inlets, junction boxes, and other miscellaneous piping. All the necessary right of way and easement restoration will be accomplished by seeding and sodding. Temporary construction fencing will be required. Erosion and sediment control will be utilized through construction. Each offer shall be accompanied by a bid bond, cashier's check, or certified check in the amount of 5% of the total offer The County Shall require the successful Offeror(s) to furnish separate Performance bond, under pledge of adequate surety and covering up to 100% of the dollar value of the award on the forms provided by the County. Such bonds shall be issued by sureties authorized to act as a surety by the State of Florida. Bonds of the successful Offeror(s) shall be reviewed by the Office of Purchasing to assure compliance, the recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court Recording Office, 1st Floor, 221 Palafox Place, Pensacola, Florida, by the successful Offeror at his expense before the contract is executed. The cost of recording is $10.00 for the first page and $8.50 for each additional page. Questions shall be directed to Lyndsey Stevens, Sr. Purchasing Coordinator, at mailto:LRStevens@myescambia.com. The last day for questions will be 6/29/2022 at 5:00 PM . Should the awarded vendor fail to complete the required services or make delivery of the commodities or equipment within the times(s) specified in the contract, or within such additional time(s) as may be granted by Escambia County, the County will suffer damage, the amount of which is difficult, if not impossible to ascertain therefore, the vendor shall pay to the County, as liquidated damages, the sum of One Thousand $1000 for each calendar day of delay that actual completion extends beyond the time limit specified until such reasonable time as may be required for final completion of the work. Such sum is mutually agreed upon as a reasonable and proper amount of damages the County will sustain per diem by failure of the vendor to complete the services or make delivery within the specified time. The costs for liquidated damages shall not be construed as a penalty on the vendor The work shall be substantially completed within Two Hundred Seventy (270) calendar days from the Commencement Date. The Bidder agrees to fully complete all work included above within Three Hundred (300) consecutive calendar days from the date of Notice to Proceed. Liquidated damages of One Thousand $1000 each day will be assessed for each day that completion of the project is delayed. All work to be accomplished under this bid shall be the responsibility of Bidder and failure of Sub-Contractors to perform shall not relieve Bidder of any liquidated damages. A Bid Bond in the amount of five percent (5%) of base bid is to be furnished by each Bidder. Bidder further acknowledges that all of the work outlined above may not be required at the discretion of Escambia County. The total will be subject to total funds available during the course of the work. However, it is the intent of Escambia County at this time to substantially complete the listed work. The County reserves the right to waive informalities in any offer' to reject any or all offers, in whole or in part, and/or to accept the offer(s) that in its judgement is from the lowest, most responsible, and responsive Offeror(s).

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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.