KATHLEEN ROAD AT DEESON ROAD SIGNAL PROJECT

NOTICE OF INVITATION FOR BID
Polk County, a political subdivision of the State of Florida, is soliciting bids for the following: BID 26-
225, KATHLEEN ROAD AT DEESON ROAD SIGNAL PROJECT.
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 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 26-225, 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: Construct a signalized intersection on Kathleen Road @ Deeson Road which is
located near Lakeland in Polk County, Florida. The construction cost estimate for the project is
$1,637,212.65. The number of days to complete the project are 155 days.
Qualification Requirements: The prime contractor shall be a certified general contractor in the
State of Florida. 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, May 13, 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.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: A MANDATORY Pre-Bid Meeting will be held Wednesday, April 22, 2026,
3:00 p.m. in the Polk County Roads & Drainage Conference Room 102, 3000 Sheffield Rd, Winter
Haven, FL 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: 825 2217 7677 or
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82522177677.
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, April 29, 2026.
Special Instructions: 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 # 26-225
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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