South Riverside Dr. and Atlantic Blvd. Stormwater Improvements

The City of Pompano Beach, Florida, is interested in receiving bids for the S. Riverside Dr. and Atlantic Blvd. Stormwater Improvements project. This project is constructed with assistance from the State Revolving Fund Program.

The stormwater improvements are located on Atlantic Blvd. South Riverside Dr. This project will provide additional flood protection and water quality not currently available. The work will include, but not be limited to, swales, pump station, site preparation, earthwork, dewatering, new outfall, drainage installation and improvements, roadway and driveway restoration, tree removal, landscape restoration, restoring existing irrigation systems, and pavement marking and signage.

Cone of Silence Notice: Bidders are hereby notified that this Solicitation is subject to a “Cone of Silence”. A Cone of Silence means a prohibition on any communication regarding any particular competitive solicitation between:

• Any person who seeks an award therefrom, including a potential vendor or vendor's representative, and

• Any member of the City Commission, all other city employees, and any non-employee appointed to evaluate or recommend selection in such procurement process.

For purposes of this section, Vendor’s Representative means an employee, partner, officer, or director of a potential vendor, or consultant, lobbyist, or actual or potential subcontractor or subconsultant of a vendor.

The “cone of silence” shall terminate at the time the City Commission officially awards, or approves a contract, decides to reject all bids or responses, or takes any other action that concludes the solicitation or procurement process. Any firm or lobbyist for a firm is prohibited from

having any communications concerning any solicitation for a competitive procurement with any member of the City Commission, City Clerk, City Manager’s Office, any Evaluation Committee Member, or any other City of Pompano Beach employee after Procurement and Contracts releases a solicitation to the General Public. All communications must go through the eBid System (IonWave) or the Purchasing Agent assigned to this solicitation, Michael Lee, at 954-786-4098, or michael@lee.copbfl.com. No other member of the City Commission, City Clerk, City Manager’s Office, any Evaluation Committee Member, or any other City of Pompano Beach employee should not contact any potential proposer or vendor, or any vendor should not contact any other department other than Procurement concerning this ITB. Any information that amends any portion of this ITB received by any method other than an Addendum issued to the ITB is not binding on the City of Pompano Beach.