Canal Clearing

The City of Palm Bay, Florida, in Brevard County (FIPS Code 12009), is procuring canal clearing and vegetation removal services through Invitation to Bid 26-ITB-26, with proposals due by March 31, 2026. The solicitation seeks to remove vegetation from the flats and slopes of eight designated canal segments totaling 8,851 linear feet across the jurisdiction, with specific locations including canals on Tupelo Road SW, Brickell Street SE, Wyoming Drive SE, Tea Avenue SE, Tooley Road SW, Garvey Road SW, Pebble Avenue NE, and Pepper Street NE. The selected contractor must furnish all labor, equipment, materials, and supervision necessary to clear vegetation, treat all tree stumps with herbicide to prevent regrowth, and maintain stabilized and accessible embankments for City maintenance operations. Qualified bidders must demonstrate a minimum of three current references from clients for whom they are providing equivalent services, submit detailed construction progress schedules, provide evidence of proper licensing and experience with similar projects, and demonstrate financial capability. Bid security in the form of a certified check, cashier's check, or bid bond issued by a Florida-licensed surety in an amount not less than five percent of the bid price is required, and the successful bidder must execute a Public Construction Bond payable to the City in an amount not less than the total contract price. The City will award the contract to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder whose bid is most advantageous to the City, with award contingent upon City Council approval and appropriation of necessary funds and issuance of a Notice of Award within ninety days after bid opening.

The procurement does not specify set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises or restricted organization types; however, all bidders must comply with Florida's drug-free workplace program requirements and receive preference consideration if they have established drug-free workplace programs when bids are otherwise equal in price, quality, and service. Prospective bidders must execute multiple compliance affidavits at the time of bid submission, including non-collusion affidavits (notarized in Brevard County), human trafficking affidavits certifying compliance with Florida Statute 787.06, and drug-free workplace certifications, and must disclose any felony convictions or pending charges from the previous three years and certify they are not on the Scrutinized Companies lists or engaged in boycotts of Israel or business operations with Cuba or Syria. All successful bidders and subcontractors must comply with E-Verify employment eligibility verification requirements and obtain security identification badges from the City's Human Resources Department. No incumbent vendor information, existing infrastructure requiring integration, or specific budget allocation details are disclosed in the procurement documents. Bid documents are available for examination at the Office of the Procurement Department, City Hall Municipal Complex, 120 Malabar Road SE, Suite 200, Palm Bay, Florida 32907, and online at http://www.palmbayfl.gov/procurement, with bidders required to submit complete bids electronically via the City of Palm Bay's Bonfire platform by the March 31, 2026 deadline.