Emergency Chase Rd Bridge Maintenance and Rehabilitation

Orange County, Florida is soliciting sealed electronic responses for the Emergency Chase Rd Bridge Maintenance and Rehabilitation project (Solicitation Y23-746), a comprehensive infrastructure rehabilitation effort focused on Bridge No. 754074 located over Lake Butler/Lake Louise. The project involves extensive bridge repairs including installing steel sheet pile walls along sloped embankments, rehabilitating existing embankments by removing fabric-formed concrete, adding and compacting soil, installing pile jackets, restoring concrete spalls, repairing concrete cracks via epoxy injection, and performing low-pressure grout injection under approach slabs. Respondents must submit proposals electronically through the OpenGov e-Procurement Platform by 4:00 pm EST on January 10, 2023, with a strict prohibition on hand-delivery, mailing, telephoning, faxing, or emailing offers. The project requires substantial completion within 116 consecutive calendar days and final completion within 136 consecutive calendar days from the Notice to Proceed. A non-mandatory virtual pre-bid conference was previously held on November 18, 2022, with all questions regarding the solicitation due by November 28, 2022, at 5:00 pm.

The procurement includes specific Minority/Women Owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) participation requirements, with an overall goal of 25% M/WBE participation and workforce employment levels of 18% minority and 6% women. Bidders must demonstrate Good Faith Effort in meeting these goals or risk being deemed non-responsive. The estimated total base bid for the project is $576,930.00, with contractors required to provide bid bonds, performance and payment bonds, and comply with E-Verify requirements. Additional mandatory contractor qualifications include providing appropriate insurance, adhering to safety and environmental guidelines, and ensuring file uploads meet specific technical requirements (common file formats with scanned documents at minimum 150 dpi resolution). Technical support for the OpenGov platform is available via chat, email (support@procurenow.com), or phone (1-855-680-4747) during Monday through Friday, 8 am to 8 pm EST. The procurement is managed by the Orange County Procurement Division, with Carrie Mathes leading the division and Cassandra Reyes serving as the primary point of contact for this solicitation.