County Road 557 Widening.pdf
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- County Road 557 Widening
- Solicitation number
- 26-112
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- Polk County, Woodlawn Beach CDP, Florida
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This Notice of Invitation for Bid is issued by Polk County, Florida for BID 26-112, County Road 557 Widening (FPN: 445143-2-54-01). The project consists of widening County Road 557 in Lake Alfred, Florida, with construction limits beginning at W. Alfred Street and extending 5.7 miles north, ending south of the CR 557 and I-4 interchange. Bid packages are available from the Procurement Division at 330 West Church Street, Room 150, Bartow, Florida 33830, or via FTP download at https://ftp3.polk-county.net/ (User ID: procurevendor; Password: solicitation). Bids must be sealed and submitted prior to 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, with public opening and reading at the same time. A mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 18, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at the Roads & Drainage Building, 3000 Sheffield Road, Winter Haven, Florida 33880, with attendance required by an authorized representative or agent of the bidder. The project timeline is 1,190 days for completion. Written questions regarding the bid must be submitted to Tabatha Shirah, Senior Procurement Analyst, at tabathashirah@polkfl.gov by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.
The construction cost estimate for the project is $90,223,601.00. Prime contractors and subcontractors must be prequalified by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) in the following work classes: Drainage, Flexible Paving, Grading, Guardrail, Pavement Marking, Roadway Signing, Traffic Signal, Hot Plant-Mixed Bituminous Courses, Electrical Work, and Sidewalk. The prime contractor must have been in business under the same name or EIN number for a minimum of five years and must perform a minimum of 40% of the work. Bidders must submit a minimum of three recent references of comparable work completed within the last ten years for public agencies. Polk County encourages Women/Minority Business Enterprise (W/MBE) firms to participate and requests that bidders make good faith efforts to include qualified W/MBE subcontractors. The Office of Supplier Diversity is available at (863) 534-5959 for assistance.
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NOTICE OF INVITATION FOR BID
Polk County, a political subdivision of the State of Florida, is soliciting bids for the following: BID
26-112, COUNTY ROAD 557 WIDENING (FPN: 445143-2-54-01).
Bid packages may be obtained from the Procurement Division, 330 West Church Street, Room 150, Bartow, Florida, 33830, (863) 534-6757 or downloaded from our FTP site. Bids must be submitted in a “sealed” parcel or may be submitted electronically. Bids will be publicly opened and read at 2:00 p.m. on receiving date.
To obtain a copy of the bid package, bid sheet, plans, and additional bid docs please go the following FTP site: https://ftp3.polk-county.net/, you will be prompted for a User ID and Password. The User ID is procurevendor and the password is solicitation. After you have logged in to the FTP site, double click on the file folder “Bid 26-112, Bid Attachments”, select “Open” or “Save As” to download the Bid documents, drawings, and technical specifications. If you need assistance accessing this website due to ADA or any other reason, please email Tabatha Shirah at tabathashirah@polkfl.gov.
SCOPE OF WORK: The project consists of the County Road 557 widening in Lake Alfred, Florida. The limits of construction begin at W. Alfred St. and extends 5.7 miles to the north and ends south of the CR 557 and I-4 interchange. The construction cost estimate for the project is $90,223,601.00. The number of days to complete the project are 1,190 days.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: The prime contractor and subcontractors shall be on the Current List of FDOT Prequalified Contractors in the following work classes: Drainage; Flexible Paving; Grading; Guardrail; Pavement Marking; Roadway Signing; Traffic Signal; Hot Plant- Mixed Bituminous Courses; Electrical Work; and Sidewalk. Prime contractor must have been in business under the same name or EIN number for a minimum of 5 years. The contractor should submit with their bid a minimum of three (3) recent references of comparable work for public agencies such as cities, counties, FDOT that were completed within the last ten (10) years by the prime contractor. Percentage of Work: The prime contractor shall perform a minimum of 40%.
RECEIVING DATE: Prior to 2:00 pm. Wednesday, June 10, 2026, NO EXCEPTIONS.
BID OPENING: Bidders may attend the Bid Opening in person or via conference call by dialing
(646) 931-3860 and enter Meeting ID: 865 0498 1831. A listing of all bidders will be posted to Procurement’s website as soon as possible after bid opening.
QUESTIONS: Questions regarding this bid should be in writing and should reference the above Bid. Submit all questions to Tabatha Shirah, Senior Procurement Analyst, via email at tabathashirah@polkfl.gov by 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 27, 2026.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: A MANDATORY pre-bid will be held Monday, May 18, 2026, 10:00 a.m. in the Roads & Drainage Building, located at 3000 Sheffield Road, Winter Haven Florida 33880. An authorized representative or agent of the Bidder must be present at this meeting, as evidenced by their signature on the meeting’s sign-in sheet, or the Bidder’s Submittal will be considered non-responsive. Those attending via video conference will be added to the sign-in mailto:tabathashirah@polkfl.gov mailto:tabathashirah@polkfl.gov sheet by the Procurement office during the video conference. The Zoom Meeting ID: 822 4283 7708 or https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82522177677.
The County hereby notifies all Bidders that Women/Minority Business Enterprise firms are to be afforded a full opportunity to participate in any bid by the County and will not be subject to discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex or national origin. It is asked that Bidders make good faith efforts to use qualified W/MBE subcontractors in preparing their bid. Bidders are encouraged to contact the Office of Supplier Diversity at (863) 534-5959 for assistance or visit our website at: https://vcl.polkfl.app/vendordirectory.
STATEMENT OF NO BID
BID # 26-112
If submitting a "NO BID", Bidder shall return this form to the Polk County Board of County
Commissioners Procurement Division, 330 West Church Street, Room 150, Bartow, Florida 33830; email at procurement@polkfl.gov or fax it to (863) 534-6789.
We have declined to bid on the above-mentioned bid for the following reasons (Please Circle all that apply):
Specifications too “restrictive.” Insufficient time to respond to invitation for bid Do not offer this product/service Our schedule would not permit us to perform Unable to meet specifications Unable to meet bond/insurance requirements Specifications unclear Other (please specify): ____________________________________________________________
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