Lakeside Drive Over Lake Rowena / Lake Sue Pipe Culvert Repair

Orange County, Florida is soliciting sealed bids for the Lakeside Drive Over Lake Rowena/Lake Sue Pipe Culvert Repair project (Y26-731), a civil infrastructure rehabilitation procurement requiring structural repair of an existing 120-inch diameter corrugated metal pipe culvert beneath Lakeside Drive in Orlando. The primary deliverable involves cleaning the existing culvert and installing a 2-inch centrifugally cast concrete pipe (CCCP) structural liner system to halt deterioration, prevent soil migration, and extend the structure's operational longevity while maintaining traffic on Lakeside Drive and vessel traffic through the canal system. Additional work includes mobilization, maintenance of traffic, erosion and water pollution prevention measures, clearing and grubbing, riprap ditch revetment systems, performance turf establishment, as-built documentation, and management of groundwater treatment and disposal if required. Successful contractors must demonstrate at least five years of experience with CCCP systems and provide references for at least three similar projects completed within the last ten years involving centrifugally cast concrete pipe repairs of 72-inch or larger diameter pipes, with preference given to projects demonstrating barge operations, coffer dam installation, dewatering, maintenance of traffic, and utilities coordination. All bids must be submitted electronically through the OpenGov e-Procurement Platform by 4:00 p.m. EST on Thursday, March 26, 2026, with questions due by Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. EST. A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for March 5, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. at the Orange County Public Works Department, 4200 S. John Young Parkway, Orlando, Florida, with virtual attendance available. The contractor must achieve substantial completion within 150 consecutive calendar days and final completion within 180 consecutive calendar days from the Notice to Proceed, with liquidated damages of $500 per day assessed for delays beyond the final completion deadline.

There are no identified set-aside designations or restrictions limiting respondent eligibility based on disadvantaged enterprise status. However, all contractors must comply with Florida Statute requirements including E-Verify employment eligibility verification, drug-free workplace certification, and anti-human trafficking attestations, and must submit a bid bond or certified/cashier's check equal to at least 10% of the total contract amount, with payment and performance bonds required for any amount exceeding $100,000. The contractor bears full responsibility for all site investigation, subsurface condition assessment, groundwater determination, and utility location identification, with no claims for extras permitted based on actual conditions encountered. The contractor is also responsible for obtaining all necessary federal, state, and local permits, including compliance with the St. Johns River Water Management District General Environmental Resource Permit (226907-1), the United States Army Corps of Engineers Nationwide General Permit Number 3, and all National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System requirements. The estimated project cost is $628,577.09, with payment structured as progress payments at 95% of completed work and subject to 5% retainage until final completion. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the procurement documents, and the project site access is restricted to waterway access via barge only, with contractor staging at Beeman Park and coordination required with the City of Orlando Parks & Recreation Department and Water Reclamation Division.