Utility Line Locating Services, Term Contract
Open State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- IFB-680-27-001/YE-1
- State
- Florida
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Jurisdiction
- Point of contact
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- Kristen Monnett kmonnett@pbcgov.org (561) 616-6829
Opportunity details come from constructionbidsource.com. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners is soliciting bids under IFB #27-001/YE for a utility line locating services term contract, with questions due November 20, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. and bids due December 14, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. A 5% Local Preference and a 5% Glades Local Preference are available to bidders with permanent places of business in Palm Beach County or the Glades, respectively, upon submission of a valid Business Tax Receipt and Certification of Business Location. Small Business Development (SBD) Program requirements apply to the non-federally funded portions of the work.
The scope requires locating, painting, and flagging all County utilities for tickets issued under Florida Statute 556 and Sunshine State One Call of Florida (Sunshine 811), and logging locates and providing data to the County and Sunshine 811. When utilities cannot be located by standard methods, the County may direct the awardee to use Ground Penetrating Radar, vacuum excavation, Three-Dimensional Radar Services, or Ground Penetrating Imaging Radar, or to notify the excavator of identifiable but unlocatable utilities. The awardee is not responsible for damage to unidentifiable or unlocatable facilities unless the County directs use of those alternate methods. Bidders must comply with criminal history records checks, conflict of interest disclosures, and E-Verify employment eligibility verification. Subcontracting is prohibited without prior written County approval, and all subcontractors must be registered in the Vendor Self Service (VSS) system before contract finalization. Subcontractors also require Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 documentation.
Bids must be submitted in sealed packages with one electronic copy in PDF format to the Procurement Department at 50 South Military Trail, Suite 110, West Palm Beach, Florida 33415-3199. Pricing must remain firm for 90 days from submission and for the initial and any subsequent contract terms. The County reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
Opportunity text
SCOPE OF WORK Services shall be in accordance with all terms, conditions and specifications herein; additionally, services shall be completed in a professional manner. Services shall include but not limited to locating, painting, and flagging all County Utilities for location identified on ticket(s) as required by Florida Statute 556 Underground Facility Damage Prevention and Safety and Sunshine State One Call of Florida DBA Sunshine 811 (Sunshine 811), and to log Locates and provide data to the County and Sunshine 811. If successful bidder determines that there are un-locatable utilities at the excavation site, successful bidder will notify the County immediately. The County shall be responsible for determining what course of action should be followed to ensure that the unlocatable utilities are not damaged by excavator. The successful bidder may be directed, by the County, to locate the utilities using Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), vacuum excavation, Three-Dimensional Radar Services, Ground Penetrating Imaging Radar (GPIR) or to notify the excavator of the presence of any identifiable, but un-locatable utilities of the County and caution the excavator that any location information supplied shall not be within the definition of reasonable accuracy. Successful bidder shall not be responsible for damages on unidentifiable or unlocatable facilities that are neither apparent on the records or facility prints, drawings or maps provided by County or from visual examination unless the County directs the bidder to use the alternate methods of locating as described above. Successful bidder shall not subcontract the services or any part of the services without prior written approval from the County. The County reserves the right to reject any/all subcontractor(s) at the sole discretion of the County.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| palm beach 27-001-YE.pdf |
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