Bids invited for installation and maintenance of navigational aids and channel markers.

INVITATION TO BID Sealed bids will be received by the City of Melbourne, Florida, through the Engineering Department, 900 East Strawbridge Avenue, Melbourne, Florida, 32901, until 3:00 p.m., local time, March 2, 2026, at which time and place bids will be opened and publicly read for INSTALLATION AND ANNUAL MAINTENANCE AND EMERGENCY REPAIR WORK FOR NAVIGATIONAL AIDS AND CHANNEL MARKERS. DESCRIPTION OF WORK The work consists of furnishing all material, labor, permits, materials, licensing, supplies, transportation and other components necessary to provide installation of navigational aids and channel markers along with annual maintenance and emergency repair services. The successful bidder must have the following licenses: General Contractor, Underground Contractor. Milestone Date Advertisement January 30, 2026 Deadline for Questions February 16, 2026 at 3 p.m. Bid Submittal March 2, 2026 Contract Award March 24, 2026 Plans, specifications and contract documents will be open to inspection and may be obtained on CD at the City of Melbourne, Engineering Department, 3rd Floor, 900 East Strawbridge Avenue, Melbourne, FL 32901, or www.demandstar.com, or via email at OR kacie.black@mlbfl.org. Only complete sets of plans and specifications will be distributed. CDs may be obtained upon payment of $5.00 plus shipping. This payment will not be refunded. All questions about the meaning or intent of this Invitation to Bid must be submitted in writing at least fourteen (14) calendar days prior to bid due date. All questions must be directed to the City of Melbourne, 900 E. Strawbridge Avenue, Melbourne, FL 32901, Attention: Kacie Black, Engineering Department, or Kacie.black@mlbfl.org. Only questions answered by formal written addenda will be binding. Oral and other interpretations or clarifications will be without legal effect and shall not be relied upon by Bidders in submitting their bids. Bids must be accompanied by a cashier's check, bid bond, or other negotiable instrument in an amount not less than five percent of the bid. Bid bonds shall be countersigned by an agent having an established place of business in the State of Florida. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of 55 days after scheduled closing time for receipt of bids. Bidders must include one original and one copy of their submitted bid. The Contractor must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, religion or family status. Minority and female-owned businesses are encouraged to apply. The City of Melbourne is an equal opportunity employer A person or affiliate who has been placed on the convicted vendor list following a conviction for a public entity crime may not submit a bid on a contract to provide any goods or services to a public entity, may not submit a bid on a contract with a public entity for the construction or repair of a public building or public work, may not submit bids on leases of real property to a public entity, may not be awarded or perform work as a contractor, supplier, subcontractor, or consultant under a contract with any public entity, and may not transact business with any public entity in excess of the threshold amount provided in Section 287.017, for Category Two for a period of 36 months from the date of being placed on the convicted vendor list. An entity or an affiliate that has been placed on the Discriminatory Vendor List may not submit a bid, proposal or reply on a contract to provide any goods or services to a public entity; may not submit a bid, proposal or reply on a contract with a public entity for the construction or repair of a building or public works; may not submit bids, proposals, or replies on leases of real property to a public entity; may not be awarded or perform work as a contractor, supplier, subcontractor, or consultant under a contract with any public entity; and may not contract business with any public entity. By signing this bid, the Bidder certifies, to the best of its knowledge or belief, that the Bidder and its principals have not been placed on the discriminatory vendor list. Bidders on the discriminatory vendor list may not submit a bid. Instructions, specifications and forms for submitting proposals may be found on Demandstars bid distribution system or by calling Kacie Black, Engineering Contract Manager at 321-608-7309. Submittals are received in accordance with the City Charter and Code of Ordinances of the City of Melbourne, Florida. The City reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, and to waive technicalities and informalities.