EAGLE CREEK COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR FIRELIGHT NORTH PHASE IA & IB PROJECT

Notice is hereby given that the Eagle Creek Community Development District (District) will receive proposals for the following project (Project):

FIRELIGHT NORTH PHASE IA & IB PROJECT

The Project will require contractors to provide for the construction, labor, materials, and equipment necessary to construct all work, or a portion thereof, necessary for the Phase IA & IB Project portion of the Districts Capital Improvement Plan, as more particularly described in the Project Manual (defined herein) and in accordance with the plans and specifications therein.

The Project Manual, consisting of the proposal package and other materials, will be available for public inspection and may be obtained beginning September 30, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. by email request only from Wrathell, Hunt and Associates, LLC (the District Manager) at romd@whhassociates.com. There will be a mandatory pre-bid conference on October 10, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. at the offices of Atwell, LLC, 4161 Tamiami Trail, Building 5 Unit 501, Port Charlotte, Florida 33952. The District reserves the right in its sole discretion to make changes to the Project Manual up until the Response Deadline (defined herein), and to provide notice of such changes only to those respondents who have provided their contact information to the District Manager via e-mail at romd@whhassociates.com.

Proposals will be evaluated in accordance with the criteria included in the Project Manual. The District reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, make modifications to the work, award the contract in whole or in part with or without cause, provide for the delivery of the project in phases, and waive minor or technical irregularities in any proposal if it determines in its discretion that it is in the Districts best interests to do so. Any protest of the Project Manual, including the terms and specifications, must be filed with the District within 72 hours of receiving the Project Manual, together with a protest bond in a form acceptable to the District and in the amount of $10,000.00. In the event the protest is successful, the protest bond shall be refunded to the protestor. In the event the protest is unsuccessful, the protest bond shall be applied towards the Districts costs, expenses and attorneys fees associated with hearing and defending the protest.

Failure to timely file a protest will result in a waiver of proceedings under Chapter 190, Florida Statutes, and other law. Firms desiring to respond to the Districts request for proposals for the Project must submit one (1) unbound hardcopy and one (1) electronic copy on a flash drive of the firms proposal no later than 2:00 p.m. on November 12, 2024, at the offices of Atwell, LLC, 4161 Tamiami Trail, Building 5 Unit 501, Port Charlotte, Florida 33952 (the Response Deadline). Proposals must be in the form provided in the Project Manual and submitted in a sealed envelope, marked with RESPONSE TO RFP - EAGLE CREEK CDD. The District reserves the right to return unopened to a respondent any proposal received after the Response Deadline. Each proposal must remain binding for a minimum of one hundred twenty (120) days after the Response Deadline.

Proposals are required to include a Proposal Guaranty in the amount of ten-thousand dollars ($10,000.00) as specified in the Project Manual.

The District Manager will conduct a special public meeting immediately after the Response Deadline at the same location to publicly open the proposals. No official action will be taken at the meeting. The meeting is open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Florida law including but not limited to Chapter 190, Florida Statutes. The meeting may be continued in progress without additional notice to a time, date, and location stated on the record. Pursuant to provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special

accommodations to participate in this meeting is asked to advise the District Office at least forty-eight (48) hours before the meeting by contacting the District Manager at (561) 571-0010, or at

2300 Glades Road, Suite 410W, Boca Raton, FL 33431. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service at 1 (800) 955-8770, who can aid you in contacting the

District Office.

The successful Proposer will be required upon award to furnish a payment and performance bond for one hundred percent (100%) of the value of the contract, with a Surety acceptable to the District, in accordance with section 255.05, Florida Statutes.

All questions regarding the Project Manual or this project shall be directed in writing via email only to the District Manager (romd@whhassociates.com) with email copies to Kyle Magee (District Counsel) at kyle.magee@kutakrock.com and Todd Rebol (District Engineer) at trebol@atwell.com. No phone inquiries will be accepted. All questions must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on November 1, 2024, to be considered.

Publish: 09/26/24

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