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File #: 2025-19636   
Type: Consent Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 6/25/2025 Meeting Body Board of County Commissioners
On agenda: 7/15/2025 Final action:
Title: Request Approval of Bid Award: 25B-116 Rainbow Lakes Road Improvement Project FY 2024-25 - John L. Finch Contracting Corp., Belleview, FL (Budget Impact - Neutral; expenditure of $927,567)
Attachments: 1. LRM 2025-546 COMPLETED, 2. 25B-116 AGN CNT ., 3. 2024-30 100% RLE - Road Improvements, 4. Location map

 

SUBJECT:

Title

Request Approval of Bid Award: 25B-116 Rainbow Lakes Road Improvement Project FY 2024-25 - John L. Finch Contracting Corp., Belleview, FL (Budget Impact - Neutral; expenditure of $927,567)

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INITIATOR:

DEPARTMENT:

Susan Olsen, Director

Procurement Services

 

DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND:

On behalf of the Marion County Municipal Services Department, Procurement issued invitation to Bid 25B-116 seeking qualified and experienced contractors for the Rainbow Lakes Road Improvement Project. The scope includes reclaiming and widening of the existing roadways from 18 feet to 20 feet of pavement, along with associated clearing and grubbing activities. Five proposals were received; the tabulation is provided below for review and consideration:

 

Vendor - Location

BID

John L Finch Contracting Corp., Belleview, FL

$927,566.45

Superior Asphalt Inc., Oneco, FL

$964,001.00

C W Roberts Contracting Inc., Wildwood, FL

$1,318,183.10

Integrity Site Development, Inc., Anthony, FL

$1,144,057.89

Anderson Columbia Co, Inc., Ocala, FL

$1,430,288.99

 

Municipal Services Director, Chad Wicker, recommends that John L. Finch Contracting Corp., receive the award as the lowest, most responsive bidder.

 

Attached for review is a contract draft. Pending approval at today’s meeting, it will be sent to John L. Finch Contracting Corp. for signatures. Upon return, it will be forwarded to the Chairman and Clerk for signatures.

 

BUDGET/IMPACT:

Neutral; expenditure of $927,566.45. Up to 5% contingency may be added to the purchase order in accordance with the Procurement Manual. Funding is from HC505541-563220 (RM RLE MSTU ROAD IMPROV).

 

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Recommended action

Motion to approve the recommendation, allow staff to issue a contract and authorize the Chairman and Clerk to execute the contract with John L. Finch Contracting Corp. under 25B-116.

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