Legislation Details

File #: 2026-24225   
Type: Consent Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 8/27/2026 Meeting Body Board of County Commissioners
On agenda: 9/15/2026 Final action:
Title: Request Approval of Bid Award: 26B-112 Rainbow Lakes Estates - Ivy Place Road Improvement Project - John L. Finch Contracting Corp., Belleview, FL (Budget Impact - Neutral; expenditure of $547,735)
Attachments: 1. 26B-112 AGN CNT, 2. Location map

SUBJECT:

Title

Request Approval of Bid Award: 26B-112 Rainbow Lakes Estates - Ivy Place Road Improvement Project - John L. Finch Contracting Corp., Belleview, FL (Budget Impact - Neutral; expenditure of $547,735)

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INITIATOR:

DEPARTMENT:

Susan Olsen, Director

Procurement Services

 

DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND:

On behalf of Marion County Municipal Services, Procurement Services advertised a solicitation seeking bids for roadway improvements along SW Ivy Place (between SW Marine Blvd and SW Pine Bluffs Road) in Rainbow Lakes Estates. The project includes widening and reclamation of the existing roadway, lime rock placement, shoulder and swale improvements, sodding, and thermoplastic striping. Drainage improvements include excavation and grading of an approximately 250-foot swale, including ditch blocks, berm construction, finish grading, and sod.

 

Six (6) submittals were received. The bid tabulations are below:

 

Firm - Location

Bid Total

John L. Finch Contracting Corp. - Belleview, FL

$547,735.00

Superior Asphalt Inc. - Bradenton, FL

$573,001.00

C.W. Roberts Contracting Inc. - Ocala, FL

$699,706.75

Anderson Columbia Co., Inc. - Lake City, FL

$703,821.23

Integrity Site Development, Inc. - Anthony, FL

$789,210.24

 

Municipal Services Director, Chad Wicker, recommends awarding John L. Finch Contracting Corp. as the lowest, most responsive, and responsible bidder. Attached for review is the draft contract. Following approval at today's meeting, it will be sent to John L. Finch Contracting Corp. for signatures. Upon return, it will be forwarded to Legal, the Clerk, and Chairman for signatures.

 

BUDGET/IMPACT:

Neutral; expenditure of $547,735.00. Up to ten percent (10%) contingency will be added to the purchase order in accordance with the Procurement Manual. Funding is from HC505541-563220 (Contracted Road Construction RLE MSTU).

 

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Recommended action

Motion to approve the recommendation and allow staff to issue a contract, and upon approval by Legal, authorize the Clerk and Chairman to execute the contract with John L. Finch Contracting Corp., under 26B-112.

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