2027 Milling and Resurfacing Project

The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District is requesting bids on the 2027 Milling and Resurfacing Project under Invitation to Bid C007139, with bids due October 20, 2026. The project encompasses mill-and-resurface work on Bonnet Creek Parkway and adjoining roadways (Buena Vista Drive to Vista Boulevard) and Hotel Plaza Boulevard (East Buena Vista Drive to State Road 535) in Polk County, Florida. Award will be made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder based on combined Base Bid pricing.

Bidders eligible for Buy Local, Veteran Small Business, or Opportunity Zone preferences may receive preference consideration under the District's Procurement Policy PRO-100 if proper affidavits are submitted. Buy Local preference applies to vendors with headquarters, manufacturing facility, principal office, or owner primary residence within Orange, Osceola, Lake, Polk, or Seminole counties for at least six months prior to solicitation issuance. Veteran-owned small businesses must be Florida-domiciled and listed in the federal Database of Veteran-owned Businesses. Opportunity Zone eligibility requires main office location in a qualified opportunity zone within the five-county area.

Bidders must demonstrate minimum eight years of roadway construction experience with local or state government agencies and provide three similar projects completed within the previous five years, each including at least 2 miles of multilane milling and resurfacing plus minimum 100 square yards of colored patterned pavement. The prime contractor and all subcontractors must be FDOT Pre-Qualified in Flexible Paving, Hot Plant-Mixed Bituminous Courses, and Pavement Markings (milling pre-qualification preferred but not mandatory). Key personnel include a project manager with eight years relevant experience, a full-time Advanced Temporary Traffic Control–certified employee, and a Certified FDEP Erosion Control Inspector (Tier 1 minimum).

All subcontractors must be disclosed at bid submission. The Notice to Proceed is scheduled for November 23, 2026, with Hotel Plaza Boulevard work running January 3 through March 15, 2027. Substantial completion is required 230 days from Notice to Proceed; final completion 260 days from Notice to Proceed, with estimated final completion August 10, 2027. Contractors must comply with OSHA standards, Walt Disney World, Reedy Creek Energy Services, and CFTOD safety requirements, including lockout/tagout procedures and underground construction rules near electrical infrastructure. Commercial General Liability, Automobile Liability, Workers' Compensation, and Umbrella Liability insurance minimum $1,000,000 per occurrence are required; the District is the certificate holder. Bidders must submit Foreign Countries of Concern and Human Trafficking Affidavits and Conflict of Interest and Public Entity Crime Affidavits with their bids.