Residential Rehabilitation - Medina (1422 NE 22nd Street, Ocala, FL)

The City of Ocala, Florida is issuing an Invitation to Bid (ITB# CDS/260367) for residential rehabilitation services on a single-family home located at 1445 NE 22nd Street, Ocala, FL 34471, with the project funded through a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). This procurement seeks qualified Florida-licensed General or Building Contractors with a minimum of three years of residential rehabilitation experience to provide comprehensive rehabilitation work including replacement of exterior doors and water heater, interior and exterior painting, bathroom renovations with ADA-compliant features for both the hall and master bathrooms, interior repairs, flooring installation, kitchen cabinet and countertop replacement, electrical panel upgrade with new smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, window maintenance, garage door replacement, back patio concrete work, and environmental remediation including mold, lead, and asbestos mitigation as applicable. All work must comply with current Florida Building Code requirements and be completed within 90 calendar days of receiving the Notice to Proceed, with work commencing within 10 calendar days of that notice. Contractors must obtain all required permits (estimated at $450.00 for building, roofing, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, and gas permits), perform a minimum of 30 percent of the work with their own forces, and provide a 12-month material and labor warranty from the date of completion. Bids must be submitted on a lump-sum basis incorporating all direct and indirect costs and must address all mandatory line items on the Price Proposal (Exhibit B). A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for January 28, 2026, at 11:00 AM EST at the project site, with bid proposals due February 10, 2026. Award will be made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder meeting all specified requirements, excluding optional line items from the evaluation, and contractors are subject to liquidated damages of $250.00 per calendar day for work not completed by the deadline.

Respondents must maintain Commercial General Liability insurance with limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, Commercial Auto Liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence, and Workers' Compensation coverage as required by Florida Statutes. The procurement documents indicate no specific set-aside designations or restrictions on organizational types responding to this opportunity, though participation may be limited to entities meeting the stated licensing and experience requirements. Supporting exhibits include a Scope of Work (Exhibit A), Work Write-Up (Exhibit C), Asbestos Survey Report (Exhibit D) confirming no asbestos detected in tested materials from the 1,161-square-foot structure built in 1975, and a Lead Inspection Report (Exhibit E) indicating zero surfaces containing lead-based paint at regulatory thresholds from 98 tested painted surfaces. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the solicitation documents, and no existing infrastructure or technology integration requirements are specified. The budget for this project is not explicitly stated as a fixed award value; rather, award will be determined through competitive lump-sum bidding with the lowest qualified bid selected for contract award.