Glendale Street Trail from New Jersey Road to Lakeland Highlands Road

The City of Lakeland, Florida is requesting bids for construction of the Glendale Street Trail from New Jersey Road to Lakeland Highlands Road under ITB, with sealed bids due electronically October 15, 2026 at 2:00 PM and a mandatory pre-bid meeting on September 29, 2026 at 2:00 PM. The contractor must be Florida-registered and pre-qualified by the Florida Department of Transportation in workgroups 07 (Drainage), 10 (Flexible Paving), 28 (Pavement Marking), 38 (Roadway Signing), and 40 (Sidewalk and Other Work Classes) — a mandatory capability filter.

The scope includes construction of a 10-foot wide shared-use path along Glendale Street with clearing and grubbing, earthwork and grading, roadway reconstruction, sidewalk and driveway construction, and drainage improvements. The contractor provides all required materials, tools, permits, equipment, traffic control, labor, and supervision. The project is documented under FPID 453404-1-58-01 and City of Lakeland Project No. 008202, with plans prepared by the City of Lakeland Public Works Engineering Department.

The contractor must submit a bid bond equal to five percent of the bid price and, upon award, furnish a Public Construction Bond equal to the contract price under Florida Statute 255.05. Insurance requirements include Commercial General Liability ($2,000,000 per occurrence), Business Automobile Liability ($1,000,000 per occurrence), statutory Workers' Compensation, Excess Liability ($2,000,000), Builder's Risk or Installation Floater (Replacement Cost), and Contractors Pollution Liability or Environmental Impairment Liability ($1,000,000). Liquidated damages are assessed at $1,685 per calendar day for work not completed within the contract timeframe. The project is funded through federal and state funding under a Local Agency Agreement. Written questions are due October 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM. Bids remain valid for 90 days from opening. Submission is through the City's OpenGov e-Procurement Portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/lakelandgov. Standard certifications required include E-Verify compliance, suspension and debarment status, drug-free workplace, public entity crimes, conflict of interest, non-collusion, human trafficking affidavit, and scrutinized company status.