Rental of Traffic Control Devices

Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners is requesting competitive sealed bids for ongoing and as-needed rental of traffic control devices, including delivery, setup, servicing, and pickup across County departments and locations, with bids due October 28, 2026 at 2:00 P.M. Eastern Time. No pre-bid conference or site visit is scheduled.

The scope includes traffic control signs, barricades, drums, 36-inch reflectorized traffic cones, 48" × 96" internally illuminated trailer-mounted Arrow Boards, three-line Variable Message Boards (eight characters per line, capable of displaying up to 200 messages), 24" × 36" × 60" Water Barriers, and 24" × 32" × 10-foot Jersey Barriers. Pricing must cover all delivery, setup, maintenance-of-traffic services for Arrow Boards and Variable Message Boards per Florida Department of Transportation guidelines, and return pickup. Non-Emergency Delivery is defined as 24+ hours advance notice during 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Monday–Friday; Emergency Delivery requires less than 24 hours' notice; After-Hours Delivery covers 5:01 P.M. to 7:59 A.M. or weekends with 24+ hours' advance notice. The contractor must maintain 15 Variable Message Boards available locally or within 72 hours and 60 boards available within 168 hours. Unit prices are subject to annual adjustments based on the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers beginning one year from purchase order issuance or contract effective date.

A critical qualification requirement: the contractor must have at least one employee certified in Advanced Maintenance of Traffic (AMOT) by the Florida Department of Transportation at bid submission and throughout the three-year contract term. Contractors must obtain Commercial General Liability Insurance with $1,000,000 per occurrence limits, Automobile Liability Insurance with $1,000,000 combined single limits, and Workers' Compensation coverage as required by Florida law, with Hillsborough County named as additional insured. Proof of insurance is required before services commence. Bidders must comply with E-Verify requirements and maintain legally authorized workforces. The estimated contract value is $688,970.00 over three years. Award will be made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. Surety bonds are not required. Bidders failing to submit offers on all line items are ineligible for award.