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Water Resources Improvement Program

Scope of Work:

BACKGROUND 1. The City of Ocala is seeking an experienced Contractor to provide services for the Water Resources Improvement Program. 2. This Contract consists of the construction of various water, sewer gravity/forced, reclaimed water, and pipe lining projects assigned to the Contractor based on the City’s needs within the City of Ocala service a... VIEW

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CITY OF OCALA

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Contact Name:

Ms. Eileen Marquez

Contact Email:

emarquez@ocalafl.gov

Contact Phone:

(352) 629-8362 Ship to Location:

110 SE Watula Avenue Address1:

110 SE Watula Avenue Address2:

CITY HALL

City: Ocala State: FL Zip/Postal: 34471 Listing Class.:

ITB Invitation To Bid

Listing Start Date:

8/13/2026 11:25:17 AM EST

Listing Ends After:

End Date/Time reached

Listing End Date:

10/20/2026 2:00:00 PM EST

Bid Closes:

10/20/2026 2:00:00 PM EST

[72141120] Sewer line construction service [72141121] Water main construction service [72141123] Manhole construction service [72141126] Underground utilities construction service

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*1.5. Vendor Agreements

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ANTI-LOBBYING/COMMUNICATION WITH CITY STAFF AND OFFICIALS:

To ensure fair consideration for all proposers/bidders, the City strictly prohibits any communication, whether or not written, verbal, or through a third party, relative to this solicitation with any department, City official, City Council member, or employee during the submission process, except inquiries directly made to the Procurement and Contracting Department, Contracting Officer, or as provided in the protest policy located at: Protest Policy

Additionally, the City prohibits communications initiated by a proposer/bidder, agent, or third party of proposer/bidder to any City official(s), City Council member(s), or employee(s) evaluating or considering the proposals/bids prior to, and up to the time an award decision is made at a scheduled City Council meeting.

*** Any prohibited communications initiated by a proposer/bidder, or a third party on behalf of proposer/bidder, will be grounds for disqualifying the offending proposer/bidder from consideration for award of the solicitation >AND< will face a three (3) year debarment from doing any business with the City of Ocala. ***

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Compliance Certification:

As an authorized company representative, I certify my firm or corporation:

Agrees to comply the requirements of Florida Statute 287.087 for a Drug Free Workplace.

Agrees to comply with the requirements of Florida Statute 448.095 for Employment Eligibility. Employers, contractors and their subcontractors are required to register and use the Department of Homeland Security’s E-Verify system when hiring new employees for the term of the contract. Violations will result in contract termination. (E-Verify is operated by the U.S.

Department of Homeland Security).

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Bidder Certification (Construction Project - Total Bid with Unit Prices):

By my submission of a bid response, and in accordance with your solicitation, I hereby submit this proposal and agree, if my proposal is accepted, to provide goods and services to the City of Ocala in accordance with the solicitation and proposer response. I certify I have read, and will be bound by, all the terms and conditions of this solicitation and any resulting addenda and amendments, in its entirety and understand the scope of work and specification requirements.

Bidder/Contractor has given the City or the Engineer written notice of all conflicts, errors, ambiguities, or discrepancies that Bidder has discovered in the Bidding Documents, and the written resolution thereof by the City or the Engineer is acceptable to Bidder.

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Bidder/Contractor acknowledges that the quantities provided in the Schedule of Bid Prices are estimates only, and are not guaranteed minimums. Awarded Contractor will be paid for actual Work completed based on the unit pricing provided in the Schedule of Bid Prices.

I certify I am the owner or an authorized officer or agent for the above company and the information supplied herein, including all pages attached, is correct and neither the applicant not any person or concern in any connection with the applicant as a principal officer, so far as is known, is now debarred or otherwise declared ineligible by the City of Ocala from bidding for furnished materials, supplies or services to the City of Ocala or agency thereof.

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BID BOND:

Bid security equal to five percent (5%) of the total bid must accompany each Bid.

Acceptable formats: AIA document A310, EJCDC form, or format acceptable to the surety. Bid Bond form also available on City of Ocala website using this link: Bid Bond Form

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CARE OF WORK:

The Contractor shall be responsible for all damages to persons or property that occur as a result of his fault or negligence in connection with the prosecution of the work and shall be responsible for the proper care and protection of all work performed until completion and final acceptance, whether or not the same has been covered in whole or in part by payments made by the City of Ocala.

The Contractor shall avoid damaging sidewalks, streets, curbs, pavements, utilities, structures or any other property (except that which is to be replaced or removed) either on or adjacent to the site. He shall repair, at his own expense and in manner satisfactory to the City of Ocala, any damage thereto caused by his operations.

All water and gas mains, all sewer and other pipes, and all conduits and other underground work of any nature, crossing or projecting into any trench or excavation and all appurtenances thereto, such as Cast Iron Valve Boxes, curb boxes, manhole casting, etc., shall be sufficiently and adequately shored and supported by timber and planking and protected by the Contractor from injury, and any damage or injury thereto shall be repaired by the Contractor at his own expense to the satisfaction of the Engineer.

OFFER AND ACCEPTANCE:

Any submitted bid or proposal is your contractual, legally bound obligation in the absence of a written contract when said offer is accepted by the City. The City reserves the right to request modification of the Bidder's offer to more fully meet the needs of the City, and any further offer is binding upon the Bidder.

In case of default by the Bidder after acceptance by the City, the City may take action as it deems appropriate including legal action for damages or specific performance.

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ADA NEEDS:

Please call the procurement professional shown on this listing forty-eight (48) hours in advance so arrangements can be made if reasonable accommodations are needed for you to participate in any meeting.

MAINTENANCE AND GUARANTEE BOND:

The successful Bidder is required to furnish a Maintenance and Guarantee Bond for a period of 3 year(s) for labor and 3 year(s) for materials from the date the project is completed.

AWARDED CONTRACT FAILURE - BIDDING SUSPENSION

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I understand and agree to the following:

Bidders who submit a bid to the City of Ocala and fail to fulfill the contract term, for any reason, will be subject to future bidding suspension for year (1), and up to a possible three (3) year bid debarment for serious contractual failures.

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The City reserves the right to re-open bidding for a Best-and-Final offer.

PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION BOND:

The successful Bidder shall furnish to the City, as Owner, a certified, and recorded Public Construction Bond, drafted per Florida Statute 255.05, in an amount not less than: $ 1,000,000 This Public Construction Bond is required to guarantee the bidder will deliver a completed project, and will pay all persons supplying them with labor and/or material for the project.

BIDDER CONTRACTS:

Bidder contracts/agreements will not be accepted in most cases. If a contract is required, only City of Ocala contracts will be used for all goods and services. The requirement of bidder contracts and/or bidder written terms and conditions may result in bid rejection. The City will consider adding appropriate bidder clauses into our contract; please upload any desired clauses with your solicitation response.

CLARIFICATIONS AND CORRECTIONS:

The City of Ocala reserves the right, where it may serve the City’s best interest, to request additional information or clarifications from bidders/proposers, or to allow corrections of errors or omissions.

CONFIDENTIAL, PROPRIETARY, OR TRADE SECRET MATERIAL:

Bids or quotes received by the City pursuant to its solicitations are exempt from public disclosure until such time that the City provides notice of an intended decision or until thirty (30) days after opening the bids or quotes, whichever is earlier. If the City rejects all bids or quotes pursuant to this solicitation and provides notice of its intent to reissue the solicitation, then the rejected bids or quotes remain exempt from public disclosure until such time that the City provides notice of an intended decision concerning the reissued solicitation or until the City withdraws the reissued solicitation. A bid, quote, or reply shall not be exempt from public disclosure longer than twelve (12) months after the City's initial notice rejecting all bids, quotes, or replies.

ANY MATERIAL SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS SOLICITATION WILL BECOME A PUBLIC RECORD PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 119, FLORIDA STATUTES. THIS INCLUDES MATERIAL WHICH THE RESPONDING BIDDER MAY CONSIDER TO BE CONFIDENTIAL, PROPRIETARY, OR A TRADE SECRET. ANY CLAIM OF CONFIDENTIALITY SHALL BE WAIVED UPON SUBMISSION, EFFECTIVE AFTER OPENING PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 119, FLORIDA STATUTES.

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CONSTRUCTION SURVEY LAYOUT:

The work to be performed shall be for the survey work necessary to establish proper alignments, right of way, easements, bench marks, elevations and grade stakes to complete all phases of this contract.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST:

Disclose the name(s) of any employee, officer, director, shareholder, or agent of your firm that is also a City of Ocala employee or public official:

Disclose the name(s) of any City of Ocala employee or public official that is a known relative of an employee, officer, director, shareholder, or agent of your firm:

Failure to disclose known conflicts of interest may result in bid rejection and/or contract termination, if awarded.

City of Ocala employees who have a 5% or more interest in a bidder's firm must also complete an "Officer and Employee Disclosure Statement" which can be obtained at www.bidocala.com under Vendor Resources. This form includes instructions and relative Florida statutes. Failure to complete this form, if applicable, may result in bid rejection.

CONTRACT LENGTH:

The term of any resulting contract will be for 2 year(s).

CONTRACTOR’S EMPLOYEES:

The foreman, employees, mechanics and other employed by the Contractor shall be skilled in the work given to them to do.

Any employee of the Contractor who may use profane or abusive language to the Engineer or any Inspector, or otherwise impede or embarrass him in the performance of his duties, or who obstructs the progress of the work, shall upon the request of the Engineer, be immediately discharged and not again employed without consent of the Engineer.

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In doing any work contemplated by this contract, eight (8) hours shall constitute a legal day’s work by any laborer or workman employed by said Contractor hereon.

CONTRACT RENEWAL:

The resulting contract may be renewed for up to 2 times, with each renewal a 1 year term with the written consent of both parties.

FINAL ESTIMATE FOR PAYMENT:

After the Contractor has approved, or approved under protest, the Engineer’s final estimate, final payment will be processed based on the entire sum, or the undisputed sum in case of approval under protest, determined to be due the Contractor less all previous payments and all other amounts to be deducted under the provisions of the contact.

CONTRACT RENEWAL ESCALATION:

Renewals will be subject to a maximum negotiated increase, upon the written agreement of the City, of no more than 3% % (percent) above the pricing set forth in original contract.

FLORIDA TRENCH SAFETY ACT CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE:

CERTIFICATION

I understand that Chapter 90.96 of the Laws of Florida (The Trench Safety Act) requires me to comply with OSHA

Standard 29 C.F.R.s. 1926.650 Subpart P. I will comply with The Trench Safety Act, and I will design and provide trench safety systems at all trench excavations in excess of five feet in depth for this project.

SUMMARY

1. For all excavations that exceed five feet in depth from the existing surface elevation, the Bidder must assure that all provisions of the Florida State Bill CS/SB 2626, the 1 990 ''Trench Safety Act'' shall be met.

2. No separate payment will be made for these items, but they must be identified in this Bid or Certificate of Compliance.

COST

The estimated cost imposed by compliance with The Trench Safety Act, which is included as part of the lump sum amount or unit prices, is as follows: $

BIDDER'S STATEMENT

The current trench safety standards in effect are Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Excavating Safety Standard 29 C. F. R. Part 1 926.650 Subpart P.

Check box(es) below to comply with the 1990 "Trench Safety Act":

Shoring Sloping Trench Box Other

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DELAYS AND DAMAGES:

The Bidder agrees to make no claim for extra or additional costs attributable to any delays or inefficiencies in the performance of this contract occasioned by any act by the City except as provided in the agreement. The Bidder also agrees that any such delay or inefficiency shall be compensated for solely by an extension of time to complete the performance of the work in accordance with the provision in the standard specification.

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE:

All goods and/or services provided under the resulting agreement are subject to inspection and acceptance by an authorized representative of City. Payment shall not be authorized until the goods and/or services have been received, accepted, and properly invoiced. City reserves the right to have rejected goods replaced by Vendor at the purchase price stipulated in this Agreement; or to return the rejected goods for full credit at the price charged. Transportation costs and any additional costs will be borne by Vendor in each instance. City’s rights with respect to rejection of material are not waived by failure to notify Vendor immediately upon receipt of delivery.

MANUFACTURER SERVICES:

The Contractor shall furnish manufacturer’s representative as required to resolve assembly or installation problems with their products and systems. The Contractor shall conduct, with the assistance of the manufacturer/supplier’s representative, start-up and operational tests on the equipment and system.

LOCAL VENDOR PREFERENCE:

Preference in solicitations:

* Applies to bids in excess of $50,000.

* Local vendor within 5% of low bid has the option to contract for 1% less than the low bid amount.

* Any tie between local vendors will be settled with a best and final offer (BAFO) from each local vendor.

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* GRANT FUNDED PROJECTS DO NOT ALLOW LOCAL PREFERENCE.

Details of the Local Vendor Preference are available at: Vendor Resources

Every Bidder MUST select "Yes" or "No."

YES, I am a local vendor. (If you selected Yes, you must also confirm the requirements below to receive local preference) NO, I am not a local vendor.

If you desire to receive local preference for this solicitation, you must confirm your business meets the following requirements:

1. Has its headquarters, manufacturing facility, home office, locally-owned franchise, or an operating branch physically located within Marion County, Florida;

2. Has been in operation in Marion County for a minimum of one year prior to the issuance of the city’s formal bid solicitation; and

3. Before the issuance of the city’s formal bid solicitation has paid commercial real property tax, paid/filed a tangible personal property tax form with Marion County; has received a City of Ocala Home Occupation Permit, or has received a City of Ocala business tax certificate.

Vendor will be required to submit a Local Vendor Preference Affidavit immediately upon notification from Procurement if the local preference will affect the outcome of this solicitation.

Local Vendor will be required to agree to a contract with the City in an amount 1% less than the low bid amount within two (2) business days of notification from City.

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OWNER:

The Project has been designed for the City of Ocala ("Owner"), who may also be referred to in the Bid Documents as Project Manager, or the Engineer.

All work and material furnished under this contract shall be furnished under the direction of, and to the satisfaction and approval of the Owner. Should any dispute arise as to the quality or fitness of the materials or workmanship, the decision shall rest strictly with the Owner, and shall be based upon the stated requirements in the Bid and Contractor’s Bid response.

This power and authority shall not extend to the actual execution of the work which shall be under the control of the Contractor, and for which the Contractor alone is responsible.

The Contractor warrants all materials, equipment, or supplies furnished and all work performed under this contract will be new, of specified quality, free from faults and defects, free from faulty design, and of sufficient size and capacity and of proper materials to meet in all respects the requirements of the contract. The Contractor shall obtain for the benefit of the Owner all standard warranties of subcontractors, suppliers, and manufactures of all material, equipment or supplies manufactured, furnished or installed.

PROGRESS PAYMENTS AND RETAINAGE:

Progress payments will be made at least once each month as work is completed. Retainage under the Contract Documents will be held as collateral security to secure completion of the Work. Payment will be made each month in the amount of ninety-five percent (95%) of the estimated value of the services provided at the job site during the previous calendar month, provided the work is reasonably complete. The Owner will withhold five percent (5%) of the amount of each progress payment. The last payment due along with the release of retainage for this contract will be paid by the Owner to the Contractor only after the Contractor has furnished the Owner the Consent of Surety of the recorded bond for final payment.

PERFORMANCE EVALUATION:

At the end of the service period, the City may evaluate vendor performance. This evaluation will become public record.

PROGRESS REPORTS/UPDATED SCHEDULES:

A progress report and updated project schedule must be submitted with each monthly pay request indicating the Percent of Services Completed to Date. This report will serve as support for payment to Contractor and the basis for payment in the event project is suspended or abandoned.

FLORIDA STATUTE 287.133: Public Entity Crime; denial or revocation of the right to transact business with public entities.

Vendor on its behalf and its affiliates agrees and affirms that it has not been placed on the convicted vendor list following a conviction of a public entity crime as provided for in Section 287.133(2)(a), Florida Statutes, which states:

a person or affiliate who has been placed on the convicted vendor list following a conviction for public entity crime may not submit a bid on a contract to provide any goods or services to a public entity, may not submit a bid on a contract with a public entity for the construction or repair of a public building or public work, may not submit bids on leases or real property to a public entity, may not be awarded or perform work as a contractor, supplier, subcontractor, or consultant under a contract with any public entity, and may not transact business with any public entity in excess of the threshold amount provided in Section

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FDOT STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR ROAD AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION (LATEST EDITION):

This project will require the Contractor to follow these specifications:

Florida Department of Transportation Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction (latest edition):

http://www.fdot.gov/programmanagement/Implemented/SpecBooks/

I understand and agree to the following:

FLORIDA STATUTE 448.095: E-VERIFY. Pursuant to section 448.095, Vendor shall register with and use the U.S.

Department of Homeland Security’s (“DHS”) E-Verify System verify the work authorization status of all newly hired employees. Vendor shall obtain affidavits from any and all subcontractors in accordance with paragraph 2(b) of section 448.095, Florida Statutes, and maintain copies of such affidavits for the duration of this Agreement. By entering into any subsequently awarded contract, Vendor certifies and ensures that it utilizes and will continue to utilize the DHS E-Verify System for the duration of the contract and any subsequent renewals of same. Vendor understands that failure to comply with the requirements of this section shall result in the termination of the contract and Vendor may lose the ability to be awarded a public contract for a minimum of one (1) year after the date on which the contract was terminated. Vendor shall provide a copy of its DHS Memorandum of Understanding upon City’s request. Please visit www.e-verify.gov for more information regarding the E-Verify System.

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REFERENCES:

References within the previous three years are preferred.

REFERENCE #1

Company Name:

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Phone Number:

Email Address:

Date of Service:

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TRAFFIC CONTROL AND BARRICADES:

The Contractor shall mitigate impact on local traffic conditions to all extents possible. The Contractor is responsible for establishing and maintaining appropriate traffic control and barricades. The Contractor shall provide sufficient signing, flagging and barricading to ensure the safety of Vehicular and Pedestrian traffic at all locations where work is being done for this project.

In addition to the requirements set forth in the bid, the Contractor shall maintain at all times a good and sufficient fence, railing or barrier around all exposed portions of said work in such a manner as to warn vehicular and pedestrian traffic of hazardous conditions.

Should the Contractor fail to properly barricade his work or stored material sites in the manner outlined above, the City may have the necessary barricading done, and all cost incurred for said barricading shall be charged to the Contractor.

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TIMELY PAYMENT FOR PURCHASES OF CONSTRUCTION SERVICES:

Payments shall be made no later than the time periods established by Section 218.735, Florida Statutes.

Prime contractors shall pay subcontractors for satisfactory performance of their contracts no later than 30 days from receipt of each payment the City of Ocala makes to the prime contractor, or as specified in the current F.S. 218.735, whichever time frame is earlier.

REQUIRED LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS:

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My firm and/or sub-contractors can comply with the license and certification requirements in the scope and/or this listing.

Vendor shall upload all licenses and/or certifications with their response and must submit required licenses and certifications immediately upon request from the City.

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SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL:

Vendor will be responsible at all times for precautions to achieve the protection of all persons including employees and property throughout the resulting contract term. The Vendor shall make an effort to detect hazardous conditions and shall take prompt action where necessary to avoid accident, injury or property damage. EPA, DEP, OSHA, and all other applicable safety laws and ordinances shall be followed as well as American National Standards Institute Safety Standards. All hazardous spills, accidents, injuries or claims or potential claims shall be reported promptly to the City Risk Management Department at 352-401-3989, or cell 352-572-0414, and rdennis@ocalafl.org.

Agrees to comply with the safety and environmental requirements above.

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SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS:

The City of Ocala (City) has no responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or sufficiency of any bid documents obtained from any source other than the official City links below:

Bid Ocala: www.bidocala.com ProRFx Florida: www.florida.prorfx.com

Obtaining these documents from any other source(s) may result in obtaining incomplete and inaccurate information.

Obtaining these documents from any source other than directly from the source listed herein may also result in failure to receive any addenda, corrections, or other revisions to these documents that may be issued.

SUBCONTRACTORS AND DBE GOALS:

The bidder represents the subcontractors listed below are financially responsible and are qualified, insured, licensed, and certified to do the work required.

The bidder will endeavor to use DBE/MBE subcontractors whenever possible. For non-grant funded projects, City of Ocala's goal is 15% as a race-neutral DBE goal. FDOT funded projects have a race-neutral DBE goal of 10.65%. The Ocala International Airport's DBE goal is 12%. SunTran's goal is 10.65%. DBE firms can be located via this directory: Florida Department of Transportation DBE Directory

No subcontractors will be utilized.

Our company will be utilizing more than two (2) subcontractors. Our list of subcontractors including percent of work is attached in the section labeled "REQUESTED AND ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS." A fillable subcontractor list is available at: Subcontractor List

Bidder/Prime must perform a minimum of 30% of the work with their own forces unless specified differently in the Scope of Work.

NOTE: Bidder/Prime not providing an accurate, good faith estimate of subcontractor percent (%) of work may have their bid rejected.

SUBCONTRACTOR #1

Company Name:

Work Category:

City, State:

DBE MBE

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Percent of Work:

COMPLIANCE WITH FLORIDA STATUTE 287.135*, applicable on goods or services of $1,000,000 or more:

As an authorized agent and/or representative of the applying/bidding company, I hereby certify that the applying/bidding company:

Is NOT on the Scrutinized Companies that Boycott Israel List, created pursuant to F.S. 215.4725, or is engaged in a boycott of Israel as defined therein;

Is NOT on the Scrutinized Companies with Activities in Sudan List (or) the Scrutinized Companies with Activities in the Iran Petroleum Energy Sector List, created pursuant to F.S. 215.473;

Is NOT engaged in business operations, as defined by F.S. 287.135, in Cuba or Syria;

Agrees any resulting contract may be terminated by the City if:

1. Any of the representations above are found to be false.

2. The applying/bidding company is placed on the Scrutinized Companies that Boycott Israel List, or is engaged in a boycott of Israel, as defined above;

3. Has been placed on the Scrutinized Companies with Activities in Sudan List or the Scrutinized Companies with Activities in the Iran Petroleum Energy Sector List, as defined above; or

4. Has been engaged in business operations in Cuba or Syria.

Typed signature of authorized agent or representative of the applying/bidding company:

*F.S. 287.135 obligates the City to ensure all contracts for goods or services of $1 million or more include provisions as required by statute. The City acknowledges, however, the enforcement of these provisions may in certain circumstances create conflict with applicable federal law. Regardless, the enforceability of this provision “COMPLIANCE WITH FLORIDA STATUTE 287.135” shall not impact the force and effect of any other provisions of the resulting contract and shall accordingly be severable and distinct from the remainder of the resulting contract should a court of law invalidate the statute or its inclusion in the resulting Agreement.

CITY OF OCALA STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION (EFFECTIVE JANUARY 31, 2025):

For this project, the Contractor will be bound by these specifications and conditions:

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Scope Of Work

BACKGROUND

1. The City of Ocala is seeking an experienced Contractor to provide services for the Water Resources Improvement Program.

2. This Contract consists of the construction of various water, sewer gravity/forced, reclaimed water, and pipe lining projects assigned to the Contractor based on the City’s needs within the City of Ocala service area. The Contractor must perform all work to current City of Ocala Standards and Specifications throughout the Contract duration.

3. Contractor is responsible for providing all materials, labor, and equipment (in good working condition) to complete the assigned projects.

If you wish to respond to the listing, click on the "Bid on this item" link and complete the fields presented to you.

1.7. Electronic Bid Response

STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STREETS, STORMWATER, TRAFFIC, WATER AND SEWER

INFRASTRUCTURE:

Standard Specifications for Construction (Effective: 01/31/2025)

CONFIDENTIAL, PROPRIETARY, OR TRADE SECRET MATERIAL:

Bids or quotes received by the City pursuant to its solicitations are exempt from public disclosure until such time that the City provides notice of an intended decision or until thirty (30) days after opening the bids or quotes, whichever is earlier. If the City rejects all bids or quotes pursuant to this solicitation and provides notice of its intent to reissue the solicitation, then the rejected bids or quotes remain exempt from public disclosure until such time that the City provides notice of an intended decision concerning the reissued solicitation or until the City withdraws the reissued solicitation. A bid, quote, or reply shall not be exempt from public disclosure longer than twelve (12) months after the City's initial notice rejecting all bids, quotes, or replies.

ANY MATERIAL SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS SOLICITATION WILL BECOME A PUBLIC RECORD PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 119, FLORIDA STATUTES. THIS INCLUDES MATERIAL WHICH THE RESPONDING BIDDER MAY CONSIDER TO BE CONFIDENTIAL, PROPRIETARY, OR A TRADE SECRET. ANY CLAIM OF CONFIDENTIALITY SHALL BE WAIVED UPON SUBMISSION, EFFECTIVE AFTER OPENING PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 119, FLORIDA STATUTES.

Owner/Authorized Company Representative initials:

Awarded Vendors shall comply with all applicable provisions of Section 787.06, Florida Statutes. Specifically, all non-governmental Vendors shall provide the City of Ocala with an affidavit signed by an officer or a representative under penalty of perjury attesting that the non-governmental entity does not use coercion for labor or services as defined in Section 786.06(2), Florida Statutes. ).

If not previously provided, the affidavit may be downloaded from https://www.ocalafl.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/29503 and must be notarized.

ELECTRONIC BID RESPONSE REQUIRED:

All bids/proposals MUST be electronically submitted by or before the due date under the appropriate solicitation/listing accessed online at: www.bidocala.com or www.prorfx.com

Bids/proposals may not be submitted by any other means other than as described above. The City will NOT accept bids/proposals sent by U.S. Mail, private couriers, fax or email.

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LICENSING, QUALIFICATION, CERTIFICATION AND REQUIREMENTS

1. License Requirement: The Contractor must be a licensed Underground Utility, General or Building Contractor in the State of Florida in order to submit a bid for this project.

2. Experience Requirement: Bidder must possess ten (10) year business license and experience In underground utility construction.

3. Maintenance of Traffic (MOT)/Temporary Traffic Control (TTC) Certification: Bidder must possess MOT certification. One (1) person who is MOT certified must be on site at all times during construction.

4. Additional Work: If work has no line item unit price in the Contract, a written proposal of the work must be emailed to the Project Manager and agreed upon in writing by the City prior to the work being started.

5. Labor Requirements: The Contractor and all subcontractors will be required to conform to the labor standards and employment requirements set forth in the bid documents. All work shall be performed under the supervision of a qualified, competent foreman or supervisor.

6. Awarded Vendors shall comply with all applicable provisions of Section 787.06, Florida Statutes. Specifically, all nongovernmental Vendors shall provide the City of Ocala with an affidavit signed by an officer or a representative under penalty of perjury attesting that the non-governmental entity does not use coercion for labor or services as defined in Section 786.06(2), Florida Statutes.

If not previously provided, the affidavit may be downloaded from the link below, completed, and notarized.

https://www.ocalafl.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/29503

PRICING AND AWARD

1. Bidder must upload a completed Price Proposal with their response.

2. Bidder must bid on all line items.

3. This is a unit price contract. The City of Ocala will pay the Contractor only for the actual units that the Contractor provides, installs, or constructs on the project.

4. Three (3) sample project(s) will be used to determine the low bidder. The project(s) will be selected prior to the bid opening and will be revealed and made available to contractors at the bid opening. The unit pricing from each contractor’s bid will be priced out with the sample project(s) to determine the low bidder. The award of this contract will be based on the bidder whose pricing has the lowest total cost for all the sample project(s) combined. Award will be made to the lowest bidder meeting all requirements outlined herein.

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5. AMOUNTS DUE TO THE CITY. Contractor/Vendor must be current and remain current in all obligations due to the City during the performance of services under the Agreement. Payments to Contractor/Vendor may be offset by any delinquent amounts due to the City or fees and/or charges owed to the City.

6. Bidder will honor prices for one hundred eighty (180) days after award of solicitation.

The requirements for this listing are outlined in the exhibits.

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