K_-_451524-1-38-01_Plans_S&S.pdf

This file contains construction plans and specifications for the Regional Traffic Management Center Facility, a federally funded Local Agency Program (LAP) project being procured by the Escambia County Board of County Commissioners in Florida. The project scope encompasses construction of a 19,940 square-foot transportation management center on a 4.23-acre site at 6575 North W Street, Pensacola, Florida, adjacent to the Escambia County Emergency Operations Center. The comprehensive construction scope includes site development with selective tree clearing, grading, drainage structures, and utility infrastructure; structural construction utilizing cast-in-place concrete and structural steel; HVAC systems with two 76.9-ton air-cooled chillers; fire suppression systems with wet pipe sprinklers and clean agent gas systems; plumbing systems including a 10,000-gallon emergency water storage tank; electrical systems with emergency backup power; Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) technology featuring a 60 horizontal by 24 vertical LED monitor video wall; telecommunications infrastructure with 32 irrigation zones and wireless access points; security systems with 18 cameras and access control; and landscape installation with 88 trees and 740 shrubs. The non-mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for March 18, 2026 at 2:00 PM via Microsoft Teams, with written questions due by March 25, 2026 at 12:00 PM, and sealed bids due electronically April 9, 2026 at 10:00 AM through the OpenGov procurement portal. The contractor must achieve substantial completion within 450 consecutive calendar days from Notice to Proceed, with a maximum of 480 calendar days including the 30-day final completion period, with extensions available for documented weather delays.

The contract is awarded on an all-or-none total basis to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. The awarded contractor must furnish Performance and Payment bonds covering 100 percent of contract value, maintain workers' compensation insurance with statutory limits, provide general liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 annual aggregate, carry business auto liability of $1,000,000 per accident, obtain pollution liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 annual aggregate, and secure builders' risk and moving and rigging floater coverage with Escambia County named as additional insured on all policies. The project is subject to liquidated damages of $7,442.00 per calendar day for delays beyond the completion deadline. All work must comply with Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements using the FL20250061 Residential Wage Rate Table, FHWA guidelines, FDOT specifications, Buy America Build America Act (BABA) requirements mandating domestic sourcing of steel, iron, and manufactured products with limited exceptions for materials not exceeding 0.1 percent of contract value or $2,500, and environmental regulations protecting black bears, gopher tortoises, and eastern indigo snakes. The project is funded through federal sources and subject to Davis-Bacon prevailing wage, equal employment opportunity, on-the-job training requirements, and federal labor standards under FHWA Form 1273. Escambia County encourages participation from small businesses, minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses, and disadvantaged business enterprises, with procurement subject to non-discrimination policies based on race, color, religion, national origin, disability, sex, or age.