Ad#12664155 10/01/2026

DEERING PARK STEWARDSHIP DISTRICT

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR INTERCHANGE WIDENING PROJECT

Notice is hereby given that the Deering Park Stewardship District (District) will receive proposals for the following project (Project):

SR 442 INTERCHANGE WIDENING 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 SR 442 Interchange Widening project portion of the Districts Capital Improvement Plan, as more particularly described in the Project Manual 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 October 2, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. EST by email request only from Wrathell, Hunt and Associates, LLC (the District Manager) at kantarzhia@whhassociates.com. Respondents must provide contact information in order to download the Project Manual, and, in that way, will be added to the Districts distribution list for the Request for Proposals (RFP) and any subsequent addenda thereto. The District reserves the right in its sole discretion to make changes to the RFP up until the time of the opening, and to provide notice of such changes only to those Respondents who have downloaded an RFP. There will be a mandatory pre-bid conference on October 9, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. at 3450 Old Dawson Ranch Road, Edgewater, FL 32132. Questions pertaining to this RFP must be received no later than 3:00 p.m. on October 22, 2026. Any and all questions relative to this RFP or the Project shall be directed in writing by e-mail only to Andrew Kantarzhi, at kantarzhia@whhassociates.com. No phone inquiries please.

Firms desiring to respond to the Districts RFP for the Project must submit eight (8) bound hardcopies and one (1) electronic copy on a flash drive of the firms proposal no later than November 13, 2026 at 12:00 p.m., to Storch Law Firm, 420 S. Nova Road, Daytona Beach, Florida 32114 (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 DEERING PARK STEWARDSHIP DISTRICT. 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.

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.

Proposers are hereby notified that Section 287.05701, Florida Statutes, requires that the District may not request documentation of or consider a Proposers social, political, or ideological interests when determining if the Proposer is a responsible vendor.

Any person who wishes to protest the RFP Package, or any component thereof, shall file with the District a written notice of protest within seventy-two (72) calendar hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and state holidays) of the download of the RFP, and shall file a formal written protest with the District within seven (7) calendar days (including Saturdays, Sundays, and state holidays) after the date of timely filing the initial notice of protest. Any notice of protest must be accompanied by a protest bond in a form acceptable to the District and in the amount of Ten Thousand Dollars ($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. Filing will be perfected and deemed to have occurred upon receipt by the District Manager, Wrathell, Hunt & Associates, LLC, 2300 Glades Road, Suite 410W, Boca Raton, Florida 33431. Failure to timely file a notice of protest or failure to timely file a formal written protest shall constitute a waiver of any right to object to or protest the contents of the Districts RFP Package or the processes described therein. The formal written protest shall state with particularity the facts and law upon which the protest is based. Additional requirements for filing a protest can be found in the Districts Rules of Procedure, which are available upon request.

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. 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.