LED Sports Lighting Retrofit & Installation Term Contract B

Hillsborough County Facilities Management & Real Estate Services is seeking qualified contractors for a four-year term contract to retrofit existing metal halide sports lighting systems to LED or install new LED lighting systems at various county athletic ballfields and play courts. The solicitation, identified as IFB-26-00075, requires contractors to be licensed electrical contractors certified with the Florida Construction Industry Licensing Board and approved installers or certified by equipment manufacturers. Contractors must demonstrate qualifications through documentation of at least five similar LED sports field projects completed within the preceding five years, with lighting system manufacturers required to provide evidence of ten years of LED sports lighting production. The project covers eight specific athletic facilities, including baseball, softball, soccer, and football complexes, with work distributed across fiscal years 2026 through 2029. Bids are due on February 20, 2026, at 2:00 P.M. Eastern Time and must be submitted electronically through the County's Euna Procurement system, with no specified site visit or pre-bid conference date.

No small business enterprise (SBE) goal was established for this solicitation, and the contract is open to responsive and responsible bidders. The county reserves the right to award up to two separate contracts: the lowest bid award of $4,500,000.00 and a second lowest bid award of $3,500,000.00, with a potential total contract amount of $8,000,000.00 if only one bidder is awarded. Contractors must provide an earnest money deposit or bid bond equal to five percent of the bid amount, and successful bidders must provide performance and payment bonds equal to 100 percent of the awarded contract amount. Individual work orders are generally expected to range from $50,000.00 to $750,000.00 in value. Contractors must maintain comprehensive insurance coverage, including Commercial General Liability, Automobile Liability, Workers' Compensation, Professional Liability, and Cyber Liability, with Hillsborough County named as an additional insured. Unit prices are subject to annual adjustment based on the Producer Price Index for Lighting Fixtures, with escalation not to exceed six percent annually.