Midnight Pass Road Pedestrian Bridge

Sarasota County, Florida is requesting bids for construction of a steel truss pedestrian bridge with concrete deck, prestressed concrete piles, concrete end bents, approach slabs, and sidewalks on Midnight Pass Road under IFB #262861MN, with bids due July 20, 2026. The project is grant-funded, which precludes application of Local and American Business Preferences in the award decision; minority business enterprise subcontracting is encouraged.

Bidders must demonstrate FDOT prequalification or documented experience in the required work classes: installation of a prefabricated pedestrian truss bridge with cast-in-place concrete deck (two instances), prestressed concrete pile installation with dynamic testing (two instances), sidewalk installation at road and street intersections (one instance), and a minimum total contract amount of $600,000. A Letter of Bondability demonstrating minimum bonding capacity of $1,000,000 is required. For contracts of $200,000 or more, a Performance and Payment Bond of 100% of the contract amount is mandatory.

The contractor must achieve Substantial Completion within 230 calendar days of Notice to Proceed, plus an additional 120 calendar days for bridge procurement. Comprehensive insurance is required: Workers' Compensation, Commercial General Liability ($1,000,000 each occurrence / $2,000,000 aggregate), Business Automobile Liability ($1,000,000 combined single limit), Umbrella/Excess Liability ($2,000,000), and Marine Liability ($1,000,000).

Award will be made to the responsive and responsible bidder submitting the lowest total bid price, provided the bid is reasonable and in the County's best interest. A pre-bid meeting and site visit may be scheduled as indicated in the solicitation timeline. Bids will be received through the OpenGov Procurement portal with a public bid opening as specified in OpenGov.