Legislation Details

File #: 2026-23141   
Type: Consent Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 5/28/2026 Meeting Body Board of County Commissioners
On agenda: 6/16/2026 Final action:
Title: Request Approval of Bid Award: 26B-081 Marion Oaks #4 and Summerglen Water Treatment Plants Potable Wells Construction - AC Schultes of Florida, Inc. d/b/a/ Rowe Drilling - Gibsonton, FL (Budget Impact - Neutral; expenditure of $1,377,950)
Attachments: 1. 26B-081 AGN CNT.pdf

 

SUBJECT:

Title

Request Approval of Bid Award: 26B-081 Marion Oaks #4 and Summerglen Water Treatment Plants Potable Wells Construction - AC Schultes of Florida, Inc. d/b/a/ Rowe Drilling - Gibsonton, FL (Budget Impact - Neutral; expenditure of $1,377,950)

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INITIATOR:

DEPARTMENT:

Susan Olsen, Director

Procurement Services

 

DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND:

On behalf of Marion County Utilities (MCU), Procurement advertised a bid seeking qualified and experienced contractors for constructing, developing, and performance testing four (4) new public-supply potable water wells. Three (3) of the new wells will be replacing old potable wells that have failed and will be properly abandoned in a future phase of this project.

 

Two (2) submittals were received, and the tabulation is listed below:

 

Vendor - Location

Bid

AC Shultes of Florida d/b/a Rowe Drilling - Gibsonton, FL

$1,377,950

All Webb’s Enterprises - Jupiter, FL

$3,255,036

 

MCU staff recommend AC Shultes of Florida d/b/a/ Rowe Drilling (Rowe) receive the award as the lowest, most responsive, and most responsible bidder.

 

Attached for review is a contract draft. Upon approval at today’s meeting, it will be sent to Rowe for signatures. Once returned, it will be forwarded to Legal, the Clerk, and Chairman for execution.

 

BUDGET/IMPACT:

Neutral; expenditure of $1,377,950. Up to 10% contingency may be added to the purchase order in accordance with the Procurement Manual. Funding is from ZF448536-563102 (Utilities Capital Construct).

 

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Recommended action

Motion to approve the recommendation and allow staff to issue a contract and upon approval by Legal, authorize the Chairman and Clerk to execute the contract under 26B-081.

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