ON HOLD**CDBG-DR City of Edgewater Canal Armoring Construction

Volusia County's Office of Recovery and Resiliency is requesting bids for construction services to stabilize and improve the City of Edgewater's canal under IFB #26-B-KW, with bids due June 11, 2026 at 3:00 PM. A local preference of up to 5 percent applies to businesses meeting criteria in Volusia County Ordinance 2-269.5 for Brevard, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, or Volusia County.

The scope encompasses all canal armoring, stabilization, and improvement work as specified in the project drawings and specifications, including applicable permitting, labor, materials, equipment, tools, transportation, and incidentals. Substantial completion is required within 120 days, with final completion within 30 days thereafter. Place of performance is Edgewater, Florida.

The estimated construction cost is $4.15 million. The County reserves the right to reject any or all responses, waive informalities, or delete items from scope if the aggregate bid price does not exceed 25 percent of the total project price. Award will be made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder based on total cost, permanent place of business, capacity and resources, experience with similar work, qualifications of proposed subcontractors, and proportional work to be performed by the prime contractor. Payment and Performance Bonds are required. The contractor must comply with E-Verify employment verification, prevailing wage requirements, and public records obligations.

A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for May 18, 2026 at 3:00 PM at the Office of Recovery and Resiliency in DeLand, Florida, with a virtual option available. Questions are due May 28, 2026 at 11:59 PM. Bid opening occurs June 11, 2026 at 3:00 PM via Microsoft Teams. Bids must remain firm for 120 days after opening. The project is funded through a HUD Community Development Block Grant for Disaster Recovery to support Volusia County's recovery from Hurricane Ian damage in September 2022. Bids are submitted electronically through the County's eProcurement Portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/volusia.