Shady hills wastewater treatment plant pole barn

Pasco County Board of County Commissioners is soliciting competitive bids (IFB-SV-26-056) for the furnishing and installation of one outdoor pole barn at the Shady Hills Wastewater Treatment Plant located at 14220 Hays Road, Shady Hills, Florida. The structure must be a custom-built, engineered gable barn measuring 54 feet in gable width and 52 feet in eave length, featuring 12x12 post sizes, steel trusses with a 4-pitch gable, Galvalume roofing with 26-gauge panels, six eave-side bays, gutters on both sides with one downspout per side, and an approximate footprint of 2,808 square feet; the barn will be positioned on an existing concrete pad with a peak height of approximately 30 feet and eave height of 20 feet on the parking lot side. All bid pricing must be submitted as net pricing inclusive of loading, unloading, permitting, delivery, and installation on a free-on-board basis to Shady Hills, Florida, with work to be completed within 60 calendar days following material delivery and Notice to Proceed during normal business hours (7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays). Bidders must have been in business for a minimum of three years and hold at least three prior contracts of similar size and nature; vendors are solely responsible for all labor costs, staffing, waste removal and disposal, equipment damage, site restoration, obtaining all required permits, providing engineering drawings, and ensuring compliance with Florida Building Codes and current wind standards and OSHA regulations. The vendor must provide a one-year warranty against defects and a minimum 20-year limited rust-through warranty on frame and panels from the manufacturer. A mandatory site visit is required for all vendors to inspect the work area and verify dimensions. Key deadlines include a mandatory pre-bid meeting on March 18, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at the project site, a written questions deadline of March 23, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. ET via the Bonfire platform (with responses posted by March 31, 2026), and a bid submission deadline of April 7, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. ET, with public opening at 2:00 p.m. ET on the same date; award will be made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder based on proximity to specifications, cost, delivery time, equipment and staffing capability, and other factors deemed appropriate by the County.

All bids must be submitted exclusively online through Pasco County's Bonfire platform at https://pascocountyfl.bonfirehub.com, with no alternative submission methods accepted. Offerors must be registered with the Florida Department of State Division of Corporations and comply with federal E-Verify requirements per Section 448.095(2), Florida Statutes; offerors must also certify non-debarment status with any political subdivision or agency of the State of Florida and submit a notarized Human Trafficking Affidavit. Local Vendor Preference is available for vendors located in Pasco County or neighboring counties (Hillsborough, Pinellas, Polk, or Hernando), provided a valid Local Business Tax Receipt is submitted at the time of response; additionally, vendors that certify implementation of a drug-free workplace program may receive preference in award evaluation if multiple responses are deemed equal. A performance bond equal to 100 percent of the bid amount is required from the successful bidder, issued by a Florida-authorized surety company. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the solicitation documents, and no integration with existing infrastructure or technology systems is required beyond placement on the existing concrete pad. The specific contract award value or budget range is not disclosed in the solicitation documents; however, bid pricing shall be evaluated at maximum escalation if price escalation provisions include a ceiling, and bids containing price escalation without a ceiling will be rejected unless the County determines a clear basis for comparative evaluation exists.