CITY OF NORTH PORT

FINANCE DEPARTMENT / PURCHASING DIVISION

4970 CITY HALL BLVD, STE 337

NORTH PORT, FL 34286

Office: 941.429.7170

Fax: 941.429.7173

Email: purchasing@northportfl.gov

NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF BID SPECIFICATIONS

FOR

REQUEST FOR BID NO. 2026-22

WARM MINERAL SPRINGS HABITAT RESTORATION AND EDUCATION INITIATIVE

It is the intent of the City of North Port (hereinafter referred to as City) to secure the services of a professional, licensed, and qualified Contractor capable of performing habitat restoration and education requested activities as described within this bid document. These specifications are intended to provide the information by which prospective bidders may understand the minimum requirements of the City of North Port relative to entering into a contract to furnish habitat restoration and educational signage services within the boundaries of the City of North Port. Sponsored by the Coastal and Heartland National Estuary Program using US EPA National Estuary Program funding

MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING and SITE VISIT: September 21, 2026, AT 10:00 AM

4970 CITY HALL BOULEVARD, FINANCE DEPARTMENT ROOM 337A, NORTH PORT, FLORIDA 34286

A mandatory pre-bid meeting and site visit will be conducted for this solicitation due to unusual site conditions, including active construction activity, variable terrain, and work limits for the invasive tree-removal area that are not clearly identifiable. The meeting is expected to last approximately three hours.

The meeting will begin at City Hall with a project overview and an initial question-and-answer period. Attendees will then proceed to the project site for the mandatory site visit. Following the site visit, attendees will return to City Hall for a final question-and-answer period.

Attendance will be documented at the initial question-and-answer session, the site visit, and the final question-and-answer session. Bidders must attend all three portions to be eligible to submit a bid. A bidder that does not attend the full mandatory pre-bid meeting and site visit will be deemed non-responsive and will not be permitted to submit a bid.

BID OPENING: October 14, 2026 AT 2:00 PM

4970 CITY HALL BOULEVARD, SUITE 337A, NORTH PORT, FLORIDA

**All bids are date and time stamped in Purchasing Suite 337 first and then are opened in Suite 337A**

Information regarding this project may be viewed and downloaded from Euna Open Bids formerly DemandStars website at www.demandstar.com. Links to DemandStar are also available from the city website at www.northportfl.gov. Bid documents are posted on the City FTP site at https://www.northportfl.gov/fileshare; however, all addendums are posted on www.demandstar.com. If you have any questions, concerns, or problems accessing the bid package using the link, please contact Keith Raney, Senior Contract Administrator, at 941-429-7103. Request for additional information or clarification regarding the specifications must be sent via facsimile to (941) 429-7173 or via email to purchasing@northportfl.gov. No verbal requests will be honored. All questions and clarifications must be submitted via e-mail or facsimile by October 5, 2026 at 2:00 PM.

The City of North Port does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, family or religious status in administration of its programs, activities or services.

PUBLISH: September 11, 2026