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

This is a Plans and Specifications document for Escambia County Board of County Commissioners' Regional Traffic Management Center Facility Construction project (FPID: 451524-1-58-01, FDOT FAIN: D324-034B), a federally funded Local Agency Program project. The project involves 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 scope of work encompasses comprehensive site development including selective tree clearing, grading, drainage structures, and retention areas; utility infrastructure installation; paved parking, roadways, and sidewalks; structural construction with cast-in-place concrete and structural steel; complete 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; advanced Intelligent Transportation System technology with 60 horizontal and 24 vertical 55-inch LED monitors; telecommunications infrastructure with 32 irrigation zones and wireless access points; security systems with 18 cameras and access control; and landscape installation with 88 trees, 740 shrubs, and irrigation systems. The non-mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for March 18, 2026 at 2:00 PM, with questions due by March 25, 2026 at 12:00 PM, and sealed bids due electronically April 9, 2026 at 10:00 AM via the OpenGov portal. Substantial completion is required within 450 consecutive calendar days from Notice to Proceed, with an additional 30 days permitted for final completion, totaling 480 calendar days, with extensions available for documented weather delays and liquidated damages assessed at $7,442.00 per calendar day for delays beyond the completion deadline.

The contract is awarded on an "all-or-none total" basis to the most responsive and responsible bidder with the lowest bid price. 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. The project is subject to Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements using FL20250061 Residential Wage Rate Table, FHWA guidelines, FDOT specifications, and environmental regulations protecting black bears, gopher tortoises, and eastern indigo snakes. All work must comply with Buy America Build America Act 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. Escambia County encourages participation from small businesses, minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses, and disadvantaged business enterprises and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, disability, sex, or age. The County reserves the right to waive irregularities in bids and reject any or all bids with or without cause.