Helen McCall Park Expansion Phase 1

Walton County Board of County Commissioners, Florida is requesting sealed bids for Helen McCall Park Expansion Phase 1, a heavy-civil construction project in Santa Rosa Beach, under ITB #26-01, with bids due July 30, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. The project scope encompasses six new baseball and t-ball fields, a press box with concessions and restrooms, expanded parking, stormwater management, water and sanitary sewer infrastructure, irrigation, and landscaping on approximately 15.6 acres west of Moll Drive.

Bidders must be Florida-licensed general contractors, hold Walton County Building Permits, and be prequalified by the Florida Department of Transportation in work classes 7 (Drainage), 10 (Flexible Paving), 11 (Grading), 12 (Grassing/Seeding/Sodding), and 40 (Sidewalk). This is a central qualification filter; FDOT prequalification is mandatory.

Key quantities include approximately 27,866 cubic yards of import borrow material, 12,052 cubic yards of excavation, 15,317 square yards of stabilized subgrade, 6,333 square yards of concrete sidewalk, and 28,889 square yards of athletic field sod. The project presents material construction challenges: significant earthwork, a live forcemain sanitary sewer installation with pump stations, and a pending DEP water and sewer permit anticipated before Notice to Proceed. Critical coordination dependencies exist with MUSCO Lighting (field and parking lighting via State contract) and Choctawhatchee Electric Cooperative for electrical integration; bidders must account for staking and scheduling lead time with both entities from rough grading forward.

The contract term is 540 calendar days to substantial completion, plus 30 days for punch list completion. Liquidated damages are $3,813.00 per calendar day for failure to meet either deadline. Bid security of five percent of base bid price (certified check or bid bond) is required. The County reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to value engineer if the low bid exceeds budget; award goes to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder.

The non-mandatory pre-bid conference is scheduled June 23, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. at the Walton County Central Purchasing Office in DeFuniak Springs, with a teleconference option. Questions are due July 16, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. All bids must be submitted electronically through the County's e-Procurement Portal. Four bid alternates address Building C restroom, concrete slab for future batting cages, Building B equipment storage, and complete field underdrainage systems. The County is tax-exempt from federal excise and state sales tax.