FWC 22/23-16 Lake Istokpoga Aquatic Plant Harvesting

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is seeking competitive pricing for FWC 22/23-16 Lake Istokpoga Aquatic Plant Harvesting, a project that involves the mechanical removal of non-mobile nuisance and noxious aquatic and wetland vegetation and associated organic detrital material within Lake Istokpoga in Highlands County, Florida. The project must be completed between the Notice to Proceed date (on or about September 26, 2022) and December 23, 2022. Bidders must be registered in the MyFloridaMarketPlace (MFMP) system and with SunBiz prior to the bid opening. A mandatory pre-bid conference and site visit is scheduled for August 29, 2022, and sealed bids are due by September 14, 2022 at 2:30 PM ET. The Commission estimates a budget of $350,000 for this project and will award the contract to the responsive, responsible bidder who submits the lowest bid price, which should include all necessary equipment, labor, and materials to complete the project, with separate line items for equipment mobilization (not to exceed 5% of the total bid) and demobilization (not to exceed 5% of the total bid).

The Commission encourages participation from minority, woman, and veteran-owned business enterprises and will require the selected contractor to submit a Subcontractor Minority Status Report with each invoice. Any bid exceeding 10% of the estimated budget will be considered non-responsive. The contract will be awarded by the FWC, which is the state agency responsible for managing Florida's fish and wildlife resources, and will be applicable in Hillsborough County.