25-8366_Authorization_to_Advertise.pdf

This is an Authorization to Advertise document issued by Collier County, Florida on September 22, 2025, for Bid No. 25-8366 regarding US 41 Tamiami Trail East Landscape & Irrigation Improvements. The project encompasses a comprehensive landscape and infrastructure enhancement initiative along a 1.5-mile corridor of US 41, involving the installation of 12,633 square feet of perennial peanut sod, 64 Aechmea Blanchetiana plants, 41 single-stem and 21 multi-stem Florida Thatch Palms, and associated irrigation improvements. A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for October 14, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. in Conference Room B at the Procurement Services office in Naples, Florida. Sealed electronic bids are due November 17, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. local time. The contract requires substantial completion within 120 consecutive calendar days from the Notice to Proceed, with final completion within an additional 30 calendar days after punch list delivery. Liquidated damages are established at $1,685 per calendar day for failure to meet substantial completion timelines.

The anticipated project budget is $748,024.66. Bidders must provide a 5% bid bond and performance and payment bonds covering 100% of the contract award amount. Contractors must have an Intermediate Maintenance of Traffic certification and demonstrate five years of roadway experience. The contract does not specify set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises. Bidders must be enrolled in the E-Verify program and comply with immigration laws. Insurance requirements are extensive, mandating workers' compensation, commercial general liability, and automobile liability coverage, with Collier County named as an additional insured. Prospective bidders must register on the county's procurement portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/collier-county-fl to obtain complete bidding documents. The county reserves the right to reject any or all bids.