Tech_specs_2026.docx
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- Solicitation number
- 26-P-00324
- Issued by
- Hillsborough County, Florida
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This is a technical specifications document for landscape and construction materials procurement by the City of Tampa, Florida. The specification outlines detailed requirements for twelve material types including small and medium washed shell, fine masonry sand, yellow sand, coarse concrete sand, crushed asphalt, small and large rip rap, fill dirt, top soil, and pea gravel. Each material category includes specific size requirements, purity standards, and screening specifications to ensure quality for projects involving shoreline erosion control, parking lot repair, trail repair, and flower bed construction. The materials must meet strict standards for cleanliness, organic content, pH levels, and structural integrity, with all specifications designed to support municipal infrastructure and landscaping projects throughout Hillsborough County.
The procurement establishes clear acceptance and compliance procedures requiring that all delivered materials remain the seller's property until physical inspection and City approval confirming conformity with specifications. Bidders must maintain permanent places of business in Hillsborough County or adjacent counties and must provide written proof of adequate inventory, current financial statements, and designated contact personnel available twenty-four hours daily, 365 days annually. The City reserves the right to reject non-conforming materials and require removal within 24 hours at the vendor's expense, and to procure materials from alternative sources during emergencies. Awarded vendors must assume full responsibility for any damage to City, private, or public property resulting from improper work methods or handling.
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR
LANDSCAPE AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
1. GENERAL MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS. All materials shall be free of mud, refuse, and construction debris.
2. SMALL WASHED SHELL. Natural shells flushed free of salt and organic material, up to 1” in size. Shall also be free of rocks and gravel.
3. MEDIUM WASHED SHELL. Natural shells flushed free of salt and organic material, up to 2” in size. Shall also be free of rocks and gravel.
4. FINE MASONRY SAND. Aggregate sand crushed from quarried rock, free of organic material, free of rocks and gravel. Grains should pass freely through #16 screen, more than 95% of material through a #50 screen, more than 27% of it through a #100 screen, and more than 5% of it through a #100 screen.
5. YELLOW SAND. Excavation pit sand in its natural state, neither cleaned nor screened, of a natural yellow color.
6. COARSE CONCRETE SAND. Aggregate sand crushed from quarried rock, free of organic material, free of rocks and gravel. Grains should pass freely through #4 screen, more than 95% of material through a #20 screen, more than 65% of it through a #40 screen, and more than 30% of it through a #80 screen.
7. CRUSHED ASPHALT. Asphalt fines up to 1” pieces, free of organic material, free of rocks and gravel.
8. SMALL RIP RAP. Natural rock ranging from 4” to 12” in diameter, free of organic material. Individual rock fragments shall be dense, sound, and free from cracks, seams, and other defects conducive to accelerated weathering.
9. LARGE RIP RAP. Natural rock ranging from 12” to 24” in diameter, free of organic material. Individual rock fragments shall be dense, sound, and free from cracks, seams, and other defects conducive to accelerated weathering.
10. FILL DIRT. Naturally occurring, reasonable well-graded soil with organic content of less than 5%, pH range between 5.5 and 7.6, reasonably free of rocks and gravel. Material should pass 100% through a 75mm screen, 50% through a 2mm screen and 20% through a 0.075mm screen.
11. TOP SOIL. Fertile, friable, natural topsoil of loamy character without admixture of subsoil material, obtained from a well-drained arable site, reasonably free of clay, lumps, coarse sands, stones, plants, roots, sticks and other foreign materials, with pH range between 5.5 and 6.5.
12. PEA GRAVEL. Mixture of small particles of river rock, rounded and smoother than crushed material, approximately 1/2” pieces on average.
13. ACCEPTANCE. The materials and/or services delivered under the bid shall remain the property of the seller until a physical inspection and actual usage of these materials and/or services is accepted by the City of Tampa and is deemed to be in compliance with the terms herein, fully in accordance with the specifications and of the highest quality. In the event the materials and/or services supplied to the City are found to be defective or do not conform to specifications, the City reserves the right to cancel the order upon written notice to the seller and return such product to the Awardee at the Awardee’s expense. If the material delivered is not per specifications, the Awardee has within 24 hours to remove the mulch at no additional cost to the City.
14. MAJOR BREAKDOWN AND ACTS OF GOD. The City of Tampa requires that the awarded vendor provide the name of a contact person and phone number which will afford the City of Tampa access twenty-four hours per day, 365 days per year, of this product in the event of major breakdowns, natural disasters, and acts of God. The City of Tampa reserves the right to purchase the product listed in this bid specification elsewhere in an emergency situation.
15. DESIGNATED CONTACT. The Awarded shall appoint a person or persons to act as a primary contact for all orders from the City of Tampa departments. This person or back-up persons shall be readily available during normal work hours by phone or in person, and shall be knowledgeable of all specifications, terms and procedures involved. Bidders shall furnish a current valid work site phone number where the representative can be reached at all times during working hours. After hours emergency telephone number must also be supplied. Any change in phone numbers must be forwarded to the City Representative within 24 hours of the change.
16. BIDDER SUBMITTALS: 16.1 Bidders shall be required to furnish written proof that they maintain permanent places of business in Hillsborough County limits or an adjacent county.
16.2 Bidder shall provide a listing of all adequate inventory on hand.
The following items should be submitted with the Bidder’s response. Failure to submit with bid shall result in the bid being deemed non-responsive:
16.3 Bidder shall provide a financial statement.
The City Representative may further investigate, as deemed necessary, with respect to responsibility of the Bidder.
17. CARELESSNESS. The Awardee shall be responsible for all damage on/or to City, private, or public property that may be caused to plants, trees, turf, irrigation, utilities, etc., due to improper, incorrect, or careless work methods while conducting its work under this award.
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