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File #: 2025-20882   
Type: Notation for Record Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 10/8/2025 Meeting Body Board of County Commissioners
On agenda: 10/21/2025 Final action:
Title: Present Bid Award 25B-162 Irish Acres to Silver Springs Water Main Interconnect (Phase 1) to GWP Construction Corp
Attachments: 1. 25B-162 AGN CNT, 2. Exhibit for Irish Acres.pdf

 

SUBJECT:

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Present Bid Award 25B-162 Irish Acres to Silver Springs Water Main Interconnect (Phase 1) to GWP Construction Corp

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INITIATOR:

DEPARTMENT:

Susan Olsen, Director

Procurement Services

 

DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND:

At the September 16, 2025, board meeting, approval was granted to award the contract for the 25B-162 Irish Acres to Silver Springs Water Main Interconnect (Phase 1) project to the lowest responsible bidder, not to exceed $12,000,000, with authorization for the Chairman and Clerk to execute the contract upon legal approval.

On behalf of Marion County Utilities (MCU), Procurement Services solicited bids for the first phase of interconnecting three of Marion County’s water systems, extending from the SR 326 / US 441 intersection eastward to approximately NE 44th Avenue. A total of 10 submittals were received, as shown below:

FIRM - LOCATION

BASE BID

G W P Construction Corp - Ocala, FL

$7,817,957.00

T&C Underground, Inc. - Ocala, FL

$7,905,305.00

ADS - Port Saint Lucie, FL

$8,432,990.00

SanPik Inc - Longwood, FL

$8,440,245.00

AMICI Engineering Contractors - Wesley Chapel, FL

$8,476,593.18

Midsouth Inc. - Bushnell, FL

$8,858,198.83

Commercial Industrial Corp - Ocala, FL

$9,031,654.48

Miller Pipeline LLC - Ocala, FL

$9,079,827.60

Hartman Civil Construction Co., Inc. - Ocala, FL

$9,217,038.00

Art Walker Construction Inc - Lowell, FL

$9,629,492.72

Following the bid opening and evaluation, and upon department recommendation, the project was awarded to GWP Construction Corp as the lowest, most responsive and responsible bidder.

MCU subsequently included Alternate Item #4-8 - 16-Inch C151 Ductile Iron Pipe Installed by Open Cut Across Roadway, resulting in a total contract amount of $7,992,957. The contract amount is within the approved not-to-exceed amount.

 

BUDGET/IMPACT:

Neutral; expenditure of $7,992,957. Funding is from ZF448536-563102 (UTC000202) - Utilities Capital Construct.

 

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Recommended action

This item is being presented to document the outcome and award of the solicitation.

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