PUR 7776.pdf

This is a Single Source Purchase Description (PUR 7776) from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) for a Test Track Repaving project at the Accelerated Pavement Testing (APT) Facility in Gainesville. The document describes a two-month procurement to repave asphalt sections, with a posted date of 04.24.2025 and a last day for receipt of information of 05.15.2025. The project involves the State Materials Office (SMO) evaluating innovative pavement materials and designs, with new asphalt pavement sections to be constructed to support both control and test sections.

The procurement is for Preferred Materials, Inc., a CRH Company, with an estimated dollar amount of $391,150.50. The justification for single-source acquisition stems from the unique project requirements, specifically that the contractor has placed asphalt in previous APT facility cycles (June 2024, October 2021, and June 2020) and possesses proprietary pavement designs that cannot be shared with other contractors. The document indicates that the procurement is for direct performance comparisons of pavement materials, with the SMO developing a work plan for accelerated pavement testing and innovative material evaluation.