Perdido Landfill Retaining Wall Installation

Escambia County Department of Waste Services is soliciting bids for sheet pile retaining wall installation at the Perdido Landfill in Cantonment, Florida, under ITB #PD 25-26.109, with bids due September 4, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. and a mandatory pre-bid meeting on August 24, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. The contractor must be licensed as a construction contractor under Florida Statutes Chapter 489 and register with E-Verify for all new hires and subcontractors.

Scope includes demolition of the existing timber retaining wall, site preparation with stabilization fill and subgrade work, installation of steel sheet piling (ASTM A572 Grade 60 with corrosion-resistant coating) with concrete cap, grouted soil anchors (22 pairs of AZ18-700 anchors), backfill placement and compaction, and site restoration. The design is by HDR Engineering, Inc., and adheres to FDOT Structures Manual 2026, AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications (10th Edition 2026), and FDOT Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction 2026. Concrete must be FDOT Class IV with 5,500 PSI compressive strength. Soil anchors require a lock-off load of 54 kips and minimum 30-foot bond length. The contractor must retain a Florida-licensed specialty engineer for anchor design and may select either tendon or bar anchorage for exclusive project use. Load testing cannot commence until concrete and grout reach 70 percent of specified compressive strength. Contractor must submit SSP installation and driving plans, concrete mix designs, reinforcing shop drawings, and signed-sealed anchor installation plans with design calculations.

Performance and Payment Bonds must cover 100 percent of contract award value, issued by State of Florida-authorized sureties. A 5 percent bid surety (bond, cashier's check, or certified check) is required. General Liability insurance minimum is $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate; Business Auto Liability $1,000,000 per accident; Workers' Compensation statutory limits apply. Liquidated damages are $980.00 per calendar day for failure to meet schedule. Work begins after October 1, 2026, and must be completed within 90 consecutive calendar days from Notice to Proceed, plus 30 additional days for final completion (120 days total, excluding weather delays). Work is restricted to facility operating hours: Monday–Friday 7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. and Saturday 7:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Questions are due August 28, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. through opengov.com. Pricing is lump sum covering all costs. Construction debris may be disposed of onsite at no cost if properly weighed.