Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Departmental

 

FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

BIDS ARE REQUESTED FROM QUALIFIED CERTIFIED/ REGISTERED CONTRACTORS BY THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION FOR:

PROJECT NO: FWC 05/06-89

PROJECT NAME: RE-BID BATTLE BEND AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION

PROJECT LOCATION: LIBERTY COUNTY, FLORIDA

FOR: Work on this proposed Contract comprises removal of accumulated sediment material from the lower arm of Battle Bend (at Navigation Mile 28.8 on the east bank of Apalachicola River) in Liberty County, in order to restore the hydrological connection of important backwater habitat areas to the Apalachicola River main channel. Approximately 64,000 cubic yards of excavated sediment material will be transported to an approximately 110-acre site previously managed by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) as a borrow pit. The proposed disposal site is located on the north side of Highway 98, approximately 1.0 mile east of the intersection with Highway 65 in Franklin County, Florida, as shown on the Drawings.

PRE-BID CONFERENCE: A non-mandatory pre-bid conference has been scheduled for 11:00 a.m. EST on Tuesday, February 7, 2006 at Hickory Landing on Owl Creek boat ramp which is located about 3 miles Southwest of the City of Sumatra, Liberty County, at the end of Apalachicola National Forest Road.

REQUIRED BONDS: Bids shall be accompanied by a bid guarantee of not less than five (5) percent of the amount of the bid. After award of Contract, a 100% Performance Bond and a 100% Labor and Material Payment Bond Will be required. Sealed bids will be received, publicly opened and read aloud on:

DATE AND TIME: February 28, 2006, 3:00 p.m. (EST)

PLACE: Purchasing Office, Room 364, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, 620 South Meridian Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1600, [phone]

BID DOCUMENTS: Bid documents shall be obtained from the Commission, upon payment of $50.00, non-refundable, for one set. The payment envelope MUST be plainly marked on the outside with the bid number. The bid package will be sent overnight upon receiving payment by the above-mentioned Purchasing Office. Provide contact information, phone and fax number, as well as complete return address. DO NOT PROVIDE POST OFFICE BOX FOR RETURN ADDRESS.

CONTACT PERSON: Direct questions to the Project Director:

Michael Hill

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Division of Habitat and Species Conservation

1338 Avondale Way 

Tallahassee, Florida 32317 

Phone: [phone]

e-mail: [e-mail]