Waterleigh Neighborhood Park

Closed State & local contract opportunity

Solicitation number
Y26-713
State
Florida
Responses due

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Opportunity details come from procurement.opengov.com. Updated .

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Orange County, Florida is accepting sealed bids for the design and construction of Waterleigh Neighborhood Park (Y26-713), a 5-acre neighborhood park located at the southeast corner of Lost Creek Drive and Atwater Bay Drive in Winter Garden. This invitation for bids solicitation requires contractors to deliver a comprehensive community park featuring a paved walking trail, basketball courts, playground equipment, community garden, multi-purpose areas, covered pavilion, picnic areas, benches, picnic tables, stormwater management system, and potable water infrastructure connections to hose bibs and water fountains. The scope includes site improvements encompassing landscaping with 118 trees and 24 palms, sod installation, irrigation systems utilizing reclaimed water from a 1-inch meter with dual NODE-600 controllers and 240 bubblers, universal playground equipment (carousels, swings, slides, climbing structures), and all necessary utilities and site work in compliance with Orange County Utilities Standards and Construction Specifications Manual and the current Florida Building Code. Qualified contractors must demonstrate experience by submitting at least three similar projects completed as prime contractor within the past ten years, with at least one commercial project of approximately three acres involving site work and earthwork operations, and must hold appropriate Florida licenses while maintaining E-Verify registration, drug-free workplace certification, and anti-human trafficking attestation. The contractor must commence work within fourteen days of the Notice to Proceed and achieve substantial completion within 150 consecutive calendar days and final completion within 180 consecutive calendar days. Sealed bids must be submitted electronically via the OpenGov e-Procurement Platform by 4:00 p.m. EST on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, with a non-mandatory pre-bid conference scheduled for January 21, 2026 at 2:30 p.m. via WebEx, and the deadline for submitting questions set for Monday, February 2, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. EST.

This procurement contains no specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises as documented in the solicitation materials. All eligible contractors holding appropriate Florida licenses and meeting the qualification requirements are permitted to respond. Respondents must submit a bid bond or alternative surety (certified or cashier's check) equal to at least 10 percent of the estimated contract amount, and comprehensive insurance coverage is required including workers' compensation, commercial general liability with minimum limits of $1,000,000, business automobile liability, builders' risk, and pollution liability insurance. No reciprocal preference will be applied to this award, and the project is funded through Orange County appropriations with no identified incumbent vendors or current contractors specified. A geotechnical engineering report prepared by Terracon Consultants is available as part of the bid documents, providing subsurface conditions analysis and recommendations for structural fill placement and foundation requirements. The estimated project cost is $1,300,000.00, with payment terms following Florida Statute 218 providing for progress payments at 95 percent of the undisputed contract amount and 5 percent retainage for contracts exceeding $200,000, with retainage potentially reduced after 50 percent completion.

Opportunity text

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Orange County, Florida, henceforth referred to as the County is accepting sealed bids for Waterleigh Neighborhood Park (Y26-713)

Sealed offers for furnishing the above will be accepted up to 4:00 pm EST on Tuesday, February 17, 2026.

The Estimated Cost for this project is $1,300,000.00

NOTE: Respondents are required to submit responses electronically via the OpenGov e-Procurement Platform. Respondents shall not be permitted to hand-deliver, mail, telephone, fax or email offers.

Responses received after the submission deadline and/or transmitted outside of the designated OpenGov e-Procurement Platform shall be rejected.

Important Instructions for Electronic Submittal

The County is ONLY accepting electronic bid submissions using the OpenGov e-Procurement Platform. Respondents shall create a FREE account with OpenGov by signing up at https://procurement.opengov.com/login Once you have completed account registration, browse back to this page, click on "Submit Response", and follow the instructions to submit the electronic bid.

It is the respondent's responsibility to ensure they commence their upload efforts timely to meet the submission deadline. The County shall not be responsible for delays caused by any occurrence, including the respondent's network delays, bandwidth issues, internet outages, or technical difficulties.

OpenGov Technical Support
For Technical Support, respondent's can reach the OpenGov Service Desk:
Chat (preferred): Click the button in the lower right hand corner of the portal
Email: procurement-support@opengov.com
Phone: 1 (650) 336-7167
Hours: Mon-Fri 7am - 10pm EST

Timely Questions Regarding this Solicitation

The question and answer module of OpenGov IS being utilized for this solicitation. Timely questions concerning this solicitation shall be submitted in accordance with the deadline for questions: Monday, February 2, 2026 at 5:00 pm EST. Respondents are instructed not to contact the initiating division directly.

Consideration for modification or alteration of the documents contained in this solicitation shall be requested during the specified question period, before the applicable deadline. No oral interpretation of the meaning of the plans, specifications, or other Contract documents shall be considered binding. The County shall be bound by information and statements only when such statements are written and executed under the authority of the Manager, Procurement Division.

Answers for timely questions will be addressed in the OpenGov question and answer module or as an addenda to this solicitation depending on volume, participants are encouraged to subscribe as a follower and monitor all notifications. Beyond questions and answers, any and all modifications, clarifications, interpretations and supplemental instructions will be in the form of a written addendum which, if issued, will be available for download. All addenda and questions/answers so issued shall become part of the Contract Documents and receipt shall be acknowledged as specified herein.

This provision exists solely for the convenience and administrative efficiency of Orange County. No respondent or other third party gains any rights by virtue of this provision or the application thereof, nor shall any respondent or third party have any standing to sue or cause of action arising there from.

Untimely questions are unable to be submitted in the question and answer module, thereafter respondents raising critical concerns must email cassandra.reyes@ocfl.net. Critical clarifications may be made via addenda, however, untimely questions may not be considered.

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Waterleigh_Neighborhood_Park_(Addendum_#1_Revision).pdf PDF
Waterleigh_Neighborhood_Park.pdf PDF
WATERLEIGH_PARK_BID_SET_DRAWINGS.pdf PDF
WATERLEIGH_PARK_BID_SET_SPECS.pdf PDF
WATERLEIGH_PARK_BID_SET_DRAWINGS.pdf PDF
WATERLEIGH_PARK_BID_SET_SPECS.pdf PDF

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