Attachment_G-2024-04-24_Utility_Certification_Memo_-_Signed.pdf

This is a Utility Certification Memo attachment related to Invitation to Bid 25-111 issued by Citrus County, Florida's Department of Management & Budget for a Small County Outreach Program (SCOP) road resurfacing project. The project encompasses milling and resurfacing of S. Apopka Avenue from US 41 to E. Anna Jo Drive, spanning approximately 3.6 miles divided into two segments with distinct specifications. The first segment (US 41 to Daffodil Street) requires minimum 2.25-inch milling with placement of 2.25 inches of FC-12.5 asphalt using PG 76-22 polymer-modified binder at Traffic Level C, while the second segment (Daffodil Street to E. Anna Jo Drive) requires uniform 2.5-inch milling followed by two 1.5-inch lifts of the same asphalt specification. The scope includes pre-construction survey and video documentation, pavement edge exposure and cleaning, vegetation treatment, milling operations, mandatory Material Transfer Vehicle (MTV) asphalt paving, temporary and permanent pavement markings with reflective pavement markers, shoulder grading, sodding, sweeping, materials testing, and hauling of millings. The mandatory pre-bid conference is scheduled for March 3, 2026 at 10:00 AM via Microsoft Teams, with a written questions deadline of March 13, 2026 at 4:00 PM. Bids are due March 24, 2026 at 2:00 PM with public opening at 2:15 PM via Microsoft Teams. Substantial Completion must be achieved within 90 calendar days and Final Completion within 120 calendar days of the Notice to Proceed, with Board approval anticipated for June 22, 2026.

Bidders must be prequalified by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) in Hot Plant-Mixed Bituminous Courses, and either the prime contractor or a direct subcontractor must hold FDOT prequalification in Pavement Marking. This is a competitively bid project with no set-asides, incumbent vendors, or restrictions on organizational type; both public and private entities meeting prequalification requirements are eligible. The project is funded at 100 percent through an FDOT Small County Outreach Program (SCOP) grant with Financial Project Number 449062-1-54-01, with the County budgeting approximately $1,630,270 for the project. Pricing shall be submitted on a unit price basis with all asphalt paid at the contract unit price per ton regardless of actual depth or quantities required. A five percent bid security is required, and successful bidders with total base bids of $100,000 or greater must provide Payment and Performance Bonds each equal to 100 percent of the bid amount within ten business days of agreement execution. Required insurance includes Commercial General Liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence/$5,000,000 general aggregate, Automobile Liability of $1,000,000 combined single limit, Workers Compensation in compliance with state and federal law with Employer's Liability limits of $100,000 each accident/$500,000 disease policy limit/$100,000 disease per employee, and Cyber Insurance of $1,000,000 per claim. Asphalt must be sourced from a single FDOT-approved production facility unless the County grants prior written approval, and a one-year warranty on all materials, equipment, and workmanship is required effective from final completion.