Purchase of FPVC C900 DR18 Water Pipe
Open State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- 004-2027
- State
- Florida
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Jurisdiction
- Point of contact
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- Brenda Thomason thomasonb@lcfla.com (386) 719-5819
Opportunity details come from procurement.opengov.com. Updated .
About this opportunity
The City of Lake City, Florida is soliciting sealed bids under Invitation to Bid 004-2027 for 2,205 feet of 12-inch and 2,250 feet of 8-inch FPVC C900 DR18 water pipe, with written questions due November 9, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. and bids due November 24, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. A 5 percent local-vendor preference under City Administrative Policy #18 applies to residents of Columbia County, individuals with primary residence in the county, partnerships with all principals residing in the county, and businesses with a principal place of business or full-time public office in the county.
Pipe must meet American Water Works Association (AWWA) Standards and City Standards. The City will perform installation. Bidders must submit at least three client references for similar projects completed within the last three years, and a one-year warranty against defects in materials, equipment, and workmanship runs from final project acceptance. Insurance requirements include statutory workers' compensation, commercial general liability of not less than $1,000,000 combined single limit per occurrence, and business vehicle/umbrella liability with minimum limits of $200,000 per occurrence and $300,000 for all claims from the same incident.
Delivery must occur within thirty days of purchase order issuance and Notice of Award to the City of Lake City Utilities Department at 692 SW Saint Margaret Street, Lake City, Florida 32025, with 48 hours' notice before each delivery. Bid prices must be net and exclusive of federal excise and Florida sales and use taxes, from which the City is exempt. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids and to award in its best interest. Conflict of interest statements, disputes disclosure forms, drug-free workplace certificates, non-collusion affidavits, public entity crime sworn statements, human trafficking affidavits, and E-Verify affirmation statements must accompany the bid.
The City will publish answers to written questions by November 16, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. through addenda where answers alter scope, and bidders must acknowledge all addenda through the OpenGov portal. Bids open at 2:00 p.m. on November 24, 2026 in the OpenGov area on the second floor of City Hall. Contractor selection is scheduled for December 21, 2026.
Opportunity text
INVITATION TO BID
004-2027
Sealed bids will be accepted by the City of Lake City, Florida until Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at 2:00 pm, local time through the City's e-Procurement Portal, OpenGov Procurement. Any bids received after the above time will not be accepted under any circumstances. Any uncertainty regarding the time a bid is received will be resolved against the Bidder. Bids will not be accepted through any other means. Bid opening will be promptly at 2:00 PM in the OpenGov located on the 2nd floor in City Hall, at which time all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud for the purchase of:
Purchase of FPVC C900 DR18 Water Pipe
2205 Feet of 12" FPVC C900 DR18 Water Pipe
2250 Feet of 8" FPVC C900 DR18 Water Pipe
Any deviation from the specifications must be explained in detail under "Clarifications and Exceptions", as part of the Bidder's Response, and each deviation must be itemized by number and must specifically refer to the applicable specification paragraph and page. Otherwise it will be considered that items offered are in strict compliance with these specifications and the successful Bidder will be held responsible for meeting the specification.
All questions related to this ITB shall be submitted in writing through the OpenGov Procurement Question/Answer Tab via the City's e-Procurement portal, on or before, Question & Answer Submission Date by Question & Answer Submission Time. Please include the section title for each question, if applicable, in order to ensure that questions asked are responded to correctly.
All questions must be in writing and directed to the Procurement Director. All questions will be answered in writing. Any answers which may alter the scope of work will be answered in the form of addenda. Any and all addenda must be acknowledged through the City's e-Procurement Portal. Deadline for receiving questions is Monday, November 9, 2026 at 4:00 pm. Questions received after this date and time will not be considered.
Bidder may not withdraw his/her bid for a period of ninety (90) days following the opening of the responses.
The City of Lake City is exempt from State Use Tax, State Retail Tax and Federal Excise Tax. The bid price must be net, exclusive of taxes. Bidder's proposal must be dated, signed by authorized representative, title, firm name, address, and telephone number.
Local Vendor Preference: City of Lake City Administrative Policy #18 states that the bid of a resident of Columbia County, Florida will have a 5% preference over the bid submitted by any non-resident of Columbia County. A resident is defined as an individual whose primary residence is within Columbia County, Florida, a partnership whose principals are all residents of Columbia County, Florida, partnership or other business entity whose principal place of business is within Columbia County, Florida, or which maintains a full time business office open to the public within Columbia County, Florida. With these and other contributing factors the City Council reserves the right to award a bid or contract in the best interest of the City.
Respondents to this solicitation or persons acting on their behalf may not contact, between the release of the solicitation and the end of the 72-hour period following the agency posting the notice of intended award, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and city holidays, any employee or officer of the executive or legislative branch concerning any aspect of this solicitation, except in writing to the Procurement Department or as provided in the solicitation documents. Violation of this provision may be grounds for rejecting a response.
Any Bidder desirous of protesting a bid for any reason must file a written notice of bid protest with the City Manager's office within 72 hours following posting of notice of intended award. All protest will be in writing stating the bid being protested and the specific reason of the protest. All protest will be signed by the Protestor and include all detail for a complete and thorough review. The decision of the City Manager, after consultation with the City Attorney will be issued within five (5) working days of the receipt of the protest, unless additional time is agreed upon by all parties involved should circumstance warrant such a delay.
By submission of his/her bid, the Bidder certifies that:
- The bid has been arrived at by the Bidder independently and has been submitted without collusion with any other vendor of materials, supplies, or equipment described in the Invitation to Bid.
- The contents of the bid have not been communicated by the Bidder, his/her employees or agents, to his/her best knowledge and belief, to any person not an employee or agent of the Bidder or his surety in any bond furnished herewith and will not be communicated to any such person prior to the official opening of the bids.
The City of Lake City reserves the right to accept or reject any/all bids and to award the contract in the best interest of the City of Lake City, Florida.
CITY OF LAKE CITY, FLORIDA
Don Rosenthal
City Manager
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Purchase_of_FPVC_C900_DR18_Water_Pipe.pdf |
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