Supplemental Qualifications Document Summary

This is a Supplemental Qualifications document for Collier County, Florida, issued as part of Invitation to Bid No. 26-8637 for the NE-LTA09 Surface Facilities Project. The project involves construction of surface facilities for a water reclamation facility at Production Well NE-LTA-09 located at the southeast corner of Big Corkscrew Island Regional Park in Naples, Florida. The scope includes seven primary bid line items encompassing mobilization, well structural work, well electrical systems, instrumentation and controls, wellhead and pump installation, piping systems, and site civil work. Sealed bids are due electronically by February 19, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. through the Collier County procurement portal. A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for January 29, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at 3851 City Gate Drive, Naples, Florida, followed by an optional site visit at the project location. The successful bidder must achieve substantial completion within 450 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed, with liquidated damages assessed at $1,517 per calendar day for missing the substantial completion deadline.

Bidders must submit five project references completed within the last five years that collectively demonstrate experience in underground utilities installation, underground electrical work, 480VAC electrical panels, fiber communications, variable frequency drive installation, and well pump and motor systems. All references must be provided at the time of bid submission. The anticipated project budget is $4,552,112.00, with a $250,000 Owner's Allowance for unforeseen conditions. No set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises, minority-owned businesses, or women-owned businesses are identified. Successful bidders must furnish a 5% Bid Bond, Performance and Payment Bonds at 100% of the contract award amount, and maintain specified insurance coverage including Workers' Compensation, Commercial General Liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence, Employer's Liability of $1,000,000, and Automobile Liability of $1,000,000. The contract award will be made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder based on base bid evaluation.