Area O-2 Improvements

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

City of Panama City, Florida

PC26-015 Area O-2 Improvements

General Notice

City of Panama City (Owner) is requesting Bids for the construction of the following Project:

Area O-2 Improvements

McNeil Carroll Engineering Project No. 135.38

Bids for the construction of the Project will be received electronically by the City of Panama City Purchasing Division, until Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. CT. At that time, all Bids received will be publicly opened and read at City Hall Lower Level Room 010 located at 501 Harrison Avenue, Panama City, FL 32401.

The Project includes the following Work:

The project involves the replacement of approximately 2,845 linear feet of water line, 2,041 linear feet of sewer line, 641 linear feet of sewer lining, and 475 linear feet of stormwater lines. This project is located in Downtown Panama City and involves work along, Harmon Ave., McKenzie Ave., E 3rd Ct., E 4th St., E 5th St., McKenzie Alley, McQuagge Ct., and Justice Way.

The Project has an expected duration of 300 days.

Non-Mandatory Pre-bid Conference

A non-mandatory pre-bid conference for the Project will be held on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. CT in the Lower Level Room 010 of City Hall located at 501 Harrison Avenue, Panama City, FL 32401. Attendance at the pre-bid conference is encouraged but not required.

Obtaining the Bidding Documents

The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is the City of Panama City. Prospective Bidders may obtain copies of the Bidding Documents from the Issuing Office by emailing For security reasons, you must enable JavaScript to view this E-mail address. or in person at City of Panama City Purchasing Division, Room 238, 501 Harrison Avenue, Panama City, FL 32401, Phone number 850-872-3070.

Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including Addenda if any, obtained from sources other than the Issuing office. Addenda, if any will be emailed to plan holders and will be available in a pdf format on the Bonfire Portal: https://panamacity.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities and the City of Panama City's website: https://www.panamacity.gov/bids.aspx .

The City shall not be liable for any costs incurred by any bidder in connection with its response to this Invitation to Bid.

The City is not responsible for any delayed, late, lost, misdelivered, or non-delivered Bids, no matter the cause.

The City of Panama City reserves the right to waive any minor informalities in the solicitation documents, to postpone the bid opening, to accept or reject any and all Bids, competitive or otherwise, in whole or in part, and to waive any minor irregularities, scrivener’s errors, minor omissions, minor deviations, and/or technicalities in any Bid, to obtain new Bids, to readvertise for new Bids, or to abandon the project in its entirety pursuant to the applicable section of the Florida Statues, the City Charter, the City codes, this ITB, and/or the City’s purchasing policies as they may deem to be in the best interest of the City.

Instructions to Bidders.

For all further requirements regarding bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents.

To ensure compliance with federal regulations governing the use of Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds, any entity (including individuals, firms, and other organizations) submitting a bid under this solicitation must be registered in the U.S. Government’s System for Award Management (SAM).

Federal regulations prohibit CDBG-DR funds from being provided to entities or individuals that are suspended, debarred, or otherwise excluded or ineligible for participation in federal assistance programs. For information on the SAM registration process, visit the SAM.gov website.

Contractor and Subcontractors shall be registered with and use the E-Verify system to verify work authorization status of all newly hired employees. A contractor or subcontractor shall provide documentation that they are registered on the Department of Homeland Security’s E-Verify System that can be found at https://www.e-verify.gov/

This Advertisement is issued by:

Owner: City of Panama City

By: Clint Murphy

Title: Public Works Director

Date: December 10, 2025