PSM_-_Contractor_Annual_Audit_Form.pdf

This is a Contractor Annual Audit Form issued by the City of Lakeland's Risk Management and Purchasing department in connection with the Taxiway A Holding Bay construction project at Lakeland Linder International Airport in Florida. The form serves as an annual compliance and performance evaluation tool for contractors engaged on the project. The audit covers contractor compliance across multiple operational and administrative areas, with documented results and comments for each audit item. A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting was scheduled for April 7, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. at Lakeland Linder International Airport, with written questions due by April 14, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. Sealed bids were required to be submitted electronically via the OpenGov e-Procurement Portal by April 24, 2026, at 3:00 p.m., with public opening and reading of bids occurring on the same date and time.

The project is federally funded through the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) and includes a disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) participation goal of 6.82%, with active encouragement for minority and women-owned businesses as subcontractors or joint venture partners. Qualified bidders must provide a minimum of three references for comparable projects completed within the past three years and maintain comprehensive insurance coverage including Commercial General Liability of $2,000,000 per occurrence, Business Automobile Liability of $2,000,000, Workers' Compensation at statutory limits, Excess Liability of $10,000,000, Builder's Risk at replacement cost, and Contractors Pollution Liability of $1,000,000. Bidders must submit pricing as a lump sum total and provide either a certified check or bid bond equal to not less than five percent of the bid price, valid for sixty days after bid closing, along with a Public Construction Bond within ten days of award. The contractor must comply with federal Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements, Buy American preferences, and civil rights provisions, with mobilization costs limited to 10 percent of total project cost and liquidated damages provisions applying for failure to meet phased completion deadlines.