Woodbine Road North Widening Project

Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners is requesting bids on the Woodbine Road North Widening Project (ITB 26-054), a capital improvement initiative involving roadway widening, signalization, pavement marking, signing, drainage, and water utility relocation, with bids due September 21, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. and a pre-bid meeting scheduled for September 1, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. at the Santa Rosa Economic Development Office in Milton, Florida. The project is federally funded and requires compliance with Buy America provisions, Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage requirements (for work exceeding $2,000), Equal Employment Opportunity requirements, and federal regulations under 2 CFR Part 200.

Scope includes widening approximately 1.6 miles of County Road 197A (Woodbine Road) from Vinewood Lane to PARA Park from three lanes to four lanes; installing traffic signalization equipment at three intersections (Cobblestone Drive, Chumuckla Highway/Quintette Road, and Berryhill Road) compatible with the Escambia-Santa Rosa Advanced Transportation Management System; constructing approximately 1.6 miles of new potable and reclaimed water mains and 0.4 miles of new sanitary sewer with associated appurtenances; and installing signing and pavement markings per FDOT standards. Substantial completion is required within 1,080 calendar days of Notice to Proceed, with final completion within 1,110 calendar days. Liquidated damages are $7,442.00 per calendar day for delays.

Bidders must hold a valid Florida state contractor license per Chapter 489, Florida Statutes and be listed on the Division of Corporations (Sunbiz) website. Bids must be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond equal to 5% of the base bid amount. If the contract exceeds $200,000, performance and payment bonds are required per Florida Statutes Section 255.05. Contract payments are on a unit-price basis with monthly progress payments at 95% of work completed and 5% retainage. Insurance requirements include workers' compensation per Florida statutory standards, commercial general liability of $1 million per occurrence/$2 million aggregate, business auto liability of $500,000 combined single limit, and auto liability with hired and non-owned coverage of $1 million.

Questions are due September 8, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. through the Santa Rosa County Procurement Portal. Santa Rosa County encourages participation from small businesses, minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses, and disadvantaged business enterprises.