Drainage and Minor Continuing Services

Palm Beach County Engineering and Public Works Department is requesting sealed bids on drainage improvements, repairs, and minor continuing services on a unit-price, work-order basis under a continuing services contract, with bids due September 8, 2026, and a non-mandatory pre-bid meeting on August 20, 2026. A 15% Small Business Enterprise subcontracting participation goal applies, with waiver requests permitted upon documented good faith efforts.

Work encompasses irrigation system design and installation including sprinklers, valves, piping, fittings, controllers, wiring, backflow preventers, pump stations, excavation and backfill, and system testing to suit field conditions shown on drawings. The contractor must obtain all required permits, arrange local inspections, ensure compliance with local and state codes, and implement traffic control to Palm Beach County Streetscape Standards Manual specifications. All above-ground apparatus and structures must maintain minimum 6-foot clearance from adjacent travel lanes.

The contract is structured as unit-price work orders issued as needed throughout the contract term. The base term is eighteen months from Board approval, with an optional extension to thirty-six months total through mutual written agreement. Work orders do not expire with the base contract and may be issued at any time during the contract term, with completion required within thirty calendar days of notice to commence or as specified in individual work orders. The contract spending limit and total value appear on contract page C-1 (not provided in source).

Bidders must submit OSBD Schedules 1 and 2, all proposal pages, signed local preference certification, bid bond (unless participating in the Bond Waiver Program for contracts under $200,000), certificate of resolution, active Florida business license, and either an FDOT pre-qualification letter or qualifications package. Incentive programs include 20% reimbursement of apprentice wages up to $100,000 ($200,000 for projects exceeding $20 million) and 30% reimbursement of new employee wages for Glades residents up to $100,000. The contract requires Florida E-Verify compliance, Local Government Prompt Payment Act adherence, public records retention, NPDES compliance, and insurance naming Palm Beach County as additional insured. Non-compliance with SBE provisions carries penalties including contract suspension, fund withholding, termination, or debarment up to three years. The pre-bid meeting includes a Webex option.