Resurfacing Bahia Vista St & Other North County Roads

Sarasota County, Florida is soliciting bids on resurfacing Bahia Vista Street and other North County roadways under IFB #262901MH, with bids due September 16, 2026. No local or American business preference applies due to grant funding requirements.

The scope includes milling and paving of existing surfaces on multiple North County roads, roadway striping, signage updates, ADA compliance modifications, signal loop replacements, and base repairs as necessary. Bidders must demonstrate FDOT prequalification or documented experience in hot plant-mixed bituminous courses, flexible paving, pavement marking, and traffic signals. A Letter of Bondability showing minimum bonding capacity of $1,000,000 is required. For contract amounts of $200,000 or more, a performance and payment bond at 100% of contract value is mandatory. Insurance requirements include Workers' Compensation per Florida Statutes Chapter 440, Commercial General Liability of not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, Business Automobile Liability of $1,000,000 combined single limit, and Umbrella/Excess Liability of $2,000,000 each occurrence and in the aggregate.

Substantial Completion must occur within 300 calendar days from Notice to Proceed or within 45 calendar days of award, whichever comes first. Liquidated damages apply for delays in both Substantial Completion and Final Acceptance based on the total contract amount. The apparent low bidder must submit the original Bid Bond within five business days of notification or risk rejection as non-responsive. Award will be made to the responsive and responsible bidder with the lowest Total Bid Price, provided the bid is reasonable and in the County's best interest. Bids are received through the OpenGov Procurement portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/scgov, with the public bid opening on the posted end date and time in OpenGov.