Brickyard Road Drainage Improvements Construction - CDBG-DR HS005

Escambia County, Florida is requesting bids on the Brickyard Road Drainage Improvements Construction project (CDBG-DR HS005), a Hurricane Sally recovery infrastructure project with bids due July 20, 2026 at 1:00 PM and a non-mandatory pre-bid meeting on June 25, 2026 at 11:00 AM. This is a federally funded CDBG-DR project subject to Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements, Section 3 employment preferences, and domestic materials procurement mandates.

The scope involves replacing a damaged 36-inch culvert pipe beneath Brickyard Road near Barth Road, extending the new pipe 167 linear feet of 36-inch reinforced concrete pipe with 66 linear feet of 50-inch steel casing installed via jack and bore under the CSX Railroad right of way, reconstructing 140 square yards of asphalt roadway, installing 200 linear feet of W-beam guardrail (north and south sides), armoring 350 square yards of roadway shoulders with riprap, constructing a 36-inch concrete U-type headwall with energy dissipater, installing silt fence and erosion controls, and stabilizing 0.8 acres of disturbed areas. Work must comply with Escambia County Technical Specifications, Florida Department of Environmental Protection General Permit (issued June 12, 2026), and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nationwide Permit 18 (SAJ-2024-02241). Contractors must be FDOT-prequalified for drainage work, maintain an Escambia County Business License, hold Work Zone Safety Traffic Supervisor Certification, and possess Certified Stormwater Management Inspector credentials.

Substantial completion is required within 150 consecutive calendar days from Notice to Proceed, with 30 additional days for final completion (180 days total), at liquidated damages of $1,690 per day. The probable cost estimate is $1.37 million. Bid surety is 5 percent of bid price; Performance and Payment Bonds must cover 100 percent of contract value. Required insurance includes General Liability ($5 million per occurrence/$5 million aggregate), Workers Compensation at statutory limits, and Business Auto Liability ($1 million per accident). Section 3 requirements apply — bidders must complete Sections 1 and 2 of the HUD Section 3 forms; those triggering Section 3 (contracts over $200,000) must also complete forms 1 through 5 and demonstrate best efforts to achieve 25 percent Section 3 worker hours and 5 percent Targeted Section 3 worker hours, with award preference to bidders proposing the highest number of qualified Section 3 subcontractors if the bid is reasonable and no more than 10 percent higher than the lowest responsive bid. Questions are due July 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM.