Decorative Turf Block Pavers

The City of Cooper City, Florida, in Broward County is soliciting competitive sealed bids through Invitation for Bid (IFB2026-2) for the purchase and installation of decorative turf block pavers at various city-owned properties, parks, and facilities. The scope of work encompasses excavation and subgrade preparation, geotextile fabric installation, engineered aggregate base construction and compaction, bedding sand placement, decorative turf block paver installation, and vegetative establishment within the turf block system. Bidders must be licensed firms with a minimum of five years of documented experience installing decorative turf block pavers or similar hardscape systems, must demonstrate financial stability, and must provide a minimum of three comparable project references completed within the last ten years. The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder based on total aggregate bid price, with all unit prices fixed and firm for the entire contract term including labor, materials, equipment, tools, supervision, overhead, profit, mobilization, disposal, permits, and incidentals. Specific pricing line items include Standard Mobilization (1 each), Regular Excavation (1,274 cubic yards), Type B Stabilization (3,071 square yards), Reworking Limerock Base (3,071 square yards), Limerock New Material (787 cubic yards), Install Architectural Pavers (3,071 square yards), Performance Turf/Sod (3,071 square yards), and Fill Sand/Topsoil (151 cubic yards). The solicitation was released on February 19, 2026, with a response deadline of March 23, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, and a virtual pre-bid meeting is scheduled for February 26, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. The resulting contract shall commence on the first calendar day of the month following City Commission approval for an initial thirty-six-month term with three additional optional one-year renewal terms and possible extension up to 180 calendar days with written notice.

The City offers local preference incentives for responsive bids, providing a five percent preference for bids under $250,000 and a two percent preference for bids of $250,000 and above, with a maximum cost differential of $20,000. No specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises, minority-owned businesses, or women-owned businesses are mentioned in the solicitation documents. No incumbent contractor or existing service provider is identified in the available materials. All materials and workmanship shall be warranted for a minimum of one year after project completion, with contractor permit fees reimbursed by the City at cost and City-related permit fees waived. Bidders must comply with comprehensive contractual requirements including workers' compensation insurance, commercial general liability coverage with minimum limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, prevailing wage determinations, E-Verify employment eligibility verification, Davis-Bacon Act compliance, and indemnification provisions. The City will provide temporary water, power, and bathroom facilities during the project duration, and standard insurance and compliance requirements are governed by the General Terms and Conditions document issued by the municipality.