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File #: 2025-20048   
Type: Consent Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 7/31/2025 Meeting Body Board of County Commissioners
On agenda: 8/19/2025 Final action:
Title: Request Approval of Bid Award: 25B-117 SR 326 Water Main from US Hwy 441 to CR 25A - Integrity Site Development, Inc., Anthony, FL (Budget Impact - Neutral; expenditure of $1,916,168)
Attachments: 1. 25B-117 AGN CNT, 2. CR 326 WM Project

SUBJECT:

Title

Request Approval of Bid Award: 25B-117 SR 326 Water Main from US Hwy 441 to CR 25A - Integrity Site Development, Inc., Anthony, FL (Budget Impact - Neutral; expenditure of $1,916,168)

Body

 

INITIATOR:

DEPARTMENT:

Susan Olsen, Director

Procurement Services

 

DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND:

On behalf of Marion County Utilities (MCU), Procurement issued a solicitation for the installation of a 16-inch water main along SR 326, from US Hwy 441 to CR 25A. This project is part of the Lowell Service Area Improvement initiative, which aims to provide safe, potable water to the Lowell community in response to groundwater contamination in the area.

Listed below are the eight (8) bids that were received in response to the solicitation:

Firm - Location

Bid

Integrity Site Development - Anthony, FL

$1,916,167.37

T & C Underground, Inc. - Ocala, FL

$2,300,316.50

Hartman Civil Construction, Corp - Ocala, FL

$2,387,738.00

Commercial Industrial, Corp - Ocala, FL

$2,515,765.00

GWP Construction - Ocala, FL

$2,663,485.60

Midsouth, Inc. - Bushnell, FL

$2,800,293.80

EZ Contracting, LLC - Tampa, FL

$2,764,743.43

Art Walker Construction - Lowell, FL

$2,995,541.93

MCU Director, Tony Cunningham requests that Integrity Site Development, Inc. receive the award as the lowest, most responsive and most responsible bidder. Attached for review is a draft contract. Upon approval at today’s meeting, it will be sent to the Firm for signatures and once returned will be forwarded to Legal, the Clerk and Chairman.

 

BUDGET/IMPACT:

Neutral; expenditure of $1,916,167.37 Funding comes from line ZF448536-563102 (Marion County Utility Fund), Project UTC000205.  A ten percent (10%) contingency may be added to the purchase order, per the Procurement Manual.

 

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Recommended action

Motion to approve recommendation and allow staff to issue a contract and upon approval from Legal, authorize the Clerk and Chairman to execute the contract under 25B-117.

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