CR-880 and Sam Senter Rd over SFWMD Ocean Canal

Palm Beach County is soliciting sealed bids for construction of CR-880 and Sam Senter Road intersection improvements and bridge replacement over the South Florida Water Management District Ocean Canal (Project 2019803), with bids due September 29, 2026 at 2:00 p.m., and a non-mandatory pre-bid meeting on August 13, 2026 at 2:30 p.m. A mandatory 5 percent Small Business Enterprise subcontracting goal applies; bidders unable to meet this threshold must demonstrate good faith efforts.

The scope encompasses bridge replacement (approximately 153 feet, five spans with precast Florida slab beams and cast-in-place concrete decking), roadway reconstruction spanning approximately 5.85 miles, signing and pavement markings per FDOT and Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices standards, and traffic control and detour management during construction. The pay item worksheet details 62 line items including mobilization, maintenance of traffic, clearing and grubbing (9.77 acres), excavation (15,111 cubic yards regular, 6,432 cubic yards canal), embankment (39,223 cubic yards), asphalt paving, concrete barrier and guardrail installation, sodding, structural concrete (739 cubic yards), reinforcing steel (118,900 pounds), and prestressed piles (3,959 linear feet).

Bidders must submit a Qualifications and Experience Package documenting two similar projects completed within the last five years (at least one under the firm's name), superintendent-level staff resumes, owned equipment schedule or rental letters, and a certification statement. Bidders must hold FDOT pre-qualification or submit qualifications packages. E-Verify compliance and performance of at least 40 percent of contract work with the prime contractor's own organization are mandatory. Incentive programs include an Apprentice Incentive (up to $100,000 reimbursement for qualified apprentice wages) and a Glades Resident Incentive (up to $100,000 for hiring Glades-area residents).

Contract documents are available for download at https://pbcvssp.pbc.gov/vssprd/Advantage4 or as hard copies for a $40 non-refundable fee. Requests for information must be submitted at least five working days prior to bid opening via email to ENG-RoadwayBids@pbc.gov. Addendum 2 is posted; bidders must acknowledge receipt of all addenda with their proposal. The pre-bid meeting includes a Webex option at https://pbc-gov.webex.com/meet/Eng-RoadwayBids; audio recordings are available upon request from the Roadway Production Division at (561) 684-4150.