COUNTY ROAD 557 WIDENING

NOTICE OF INVITATION FOR BID
Polk County, a political subdivision of the State of Florida, is soliciting bids for the following: BID
26-112, COUNTY ROAD 557 WIDENING (FPN: 445143-2-54-01).
Bid packages may be obtained from the Procurement Division, 330 West Church Street, Room
150, Bartow, Florida, 33830, (863) 534-6757 or downloaded from our FTP site. Bids must be
submitted in a "sealed" parcel or may be submitted electronically. Bids will be publicly opened
and read at 2:00 p.m. on receiving date.
To obtain a copy of the bid package, bid sheet, plans, and additional bid docs please go the
following FTP site: https://ftp3.polk-county.net/, you will be prompted for a User ID and
Password. The User ID is procurevendor and the password is solicitation. After you have logged
in to the FTP site, double click on the file folder "Bid 26-112, Bid Attachments", select "Open"
or "Save As" to download the Bid documents, drawings, and technical specifications. If you need
assistance accessing this website due to ADA or any other reason, please email Tabatha Shirah
at tabathashirah@polkfl.gov.
SCOPE OF WORK: The project consists of the County Road 557 widening in Lake Alfred,
Florida. The limits of construction begin at W. Alfred St. and extends 5.7 miles to the north and
ends south of the CR 557 and I-4 interchange. The construction cost estimate for the project is
$90,223,601.00. The number of days to complete the project are 1,190 days.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: The prime contractor and subcontractors shall be on the
Current List of FDOT Prequalified Contractors in the following work classes: Drainage; Flexible
Paving; Grading; Guardrail; Pavement Marking; Roadway Signing; Traffic Signal; Hot Plant-
Mixed Bituminous Courses; Electrical Work; and Sidewalk. Prime contractor must have been in
business under the same name or EIN number for a minimum of 5 years. The contractor should
submit with their bid a minimum of three (3) recent references of comparable work for public
agencies such as cities, counties, FDOT that were completed within the last ten (10) years by
the prime contractor. Percentage of Work: The prime contractor shall perform a minimum of
40%.
RECEIVING DATE: Prior to 2:00 pm. Wednesday, June 10, 2026, NO EXCEPTIONS.
BID OPENING: Bidders may attend the Bid Opening in person or via conference call by dialing
(646) 931-3860 and enter Meeting ID: 865 0498 1831. A listing of all bidders will be posted to
Procurement's website as soon as possible after bid opening.
QUESTIONS: Questions regarding this bid should be in writing and should reference the above
Bid. Submit all questions to Tabatha Shirah, Senior Procurement Analyst, via email at
tabathashirah@polkfl.gov by 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 27, 2026.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: A MANDATORY pre-bid will be held Monday, May 18, 2026, 10:00
a.m. in the Roads & Drainage Building, located at 3000 Sheffield Road, Winter Haven Florida
33880. An authorized representative or agent of the Bidder must be present at this meeting, as
evidenced by their signature on the meeting's sign-in sheet, or the Bidder's Submittal will be
considered non-responsive. Those attending via video conference will be added to the sign-in

sheet by the Procurement office during the video conference. The Zoom Meeting ID: 822 4283
7708 or https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82522177677.
The County hereby notifies all Bidders that Women/Minority Business Enterprise firms are to
be afforded a full opportunity to participate in any bid by the County and will not be subject to
discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex or national origin. It is asked that Bidders make
good faith efforts to use qualified W/MBE subcontractors in preparing their bid. Bidders are
encouraged to contact the Office of Supplier Diversity at (863) 534-5959 for assistance or visit
our website at: https://vcl.polkfl.app/vendordirectory.

STATEMENT OF NO BID
BID # 26-112
If submitting a "NO BID", Bidder shall return this form to the Polk County Board of County
Commissioners Procurement Division, 330 West Church Street, Room 150, Bartow, Florida 33830; email
at procurement@polkfl.gov or fax it to (863) 534-6789.
We have declined to bid on the above-mentioned bid for the following reasons (Please
Circle all that apply):
Specifications too "restrictive." Insufficient time to respond to invitation for bid
Do not offer this product/service Our schedule would not permit us to perform
Unable to meet specifications Unable to meet bond/insurance requirements
Specifications unclear
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