The request of staff for the City Council is to review the attached Florida Design Consultant’s recommendation memorandum and to consider approval and award of the lowest bid submitted by EZ Contracting, LLC in the amount not to exceed $1,770,724.47 for the 2023/2024 Street Improvements Project - ITB No. 25-007 bid award.

As City Council may recall, the 2023/2024 Street Improvements Project includes the annual repair and maintenance of many city arterial/collector roads, as well as residential road repair and maintenance, based upon the methodology in the Pavement Management Plan developed by the Citizens Advisory Committee, the Genesis Group, and city staff.  The streets included in this project are identified as paving group cycle seven; they include:

1.     Grand Boulevard from Sims Lane to Broadway Avenue

2.     Marine Parkway from US19 to Grand Boulevard

3.     Florida Avenue from Madison Street to Congress Street

4.     Pennsylvania Avenue from Madison Street to Congress Street

5.     Central Avenue from Madison Street to Harrison Street

6.     Harrison Street from Old Main Street to Indiana Avenue

7.     Polk Street from Old Main Street to Indiana Avenue

8.     Marine Pkwy from Gemstone Dr. to US Hwy 19

In areas where the existing sidewalk is cracked or damaged it will be removed and replaced.  In flood prone areas the existing asphalt will be milled down so the new asphalt can be installed at the same existing grade.  In areas where existing stormwater inlet structures are located concrete flumes will be constructed from the edge of the road to the inlet structure as part of a best management practice.   

Four (4) competitive sealed bids were opened by the City on February 28, 2025.  The project bids received ranged from a low bid of $1,770,724.47 to a high bid of $2,178,001.00.  The Engineer of Record has reviewed the bid documents required for each submission, contacted references, verified line-item dollar amounts, and has submitted a letter of recommendation for bid award.