TO: Indian River County Board of County Commissioners
THROUGH: John A. Titkanich, Jr, County Administrator
Kristin Daniels, Director, Office of Management and Budget
Jennifer Hyde, Purchasing Manager
FROM: Sean C. Lieske, Director of Utility Services
Howard G. Richards, PE, Manager - Capital Projects
BY: Harrison Youngblood, PE, Utilities Engineer II
DATE: March 20, 2025
SUBJECT: Award of Bid No. 2025024 for the West Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility (WWFT) Effluent Reject Improvements, [PID 23.23.539]
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BACKGROUND
On behalf of the Indian River County Department of Utility Services (IRCDUS), an invitation to bid was issued for the construction of improvements to the effluent reject system at the West Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility (West WWTF).
ANALYSIS
The Procurement Division publicly advertised bid documents for the West WWTF Effluent Reject Improvements project (Bid No. 2025024) on February 2, 2025. A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting was hosted at the project site for prospective bidders on February 10, 2025. No prospective bidders attended this meeting. Bidder questions were due on February 26, 2025. On that same day, addendum 1 was issued by the Indian River County (IRC) Purchasing Department. On March 7, 2025, bids were publicly opened and read. A bid tabulation was prepared by the department’s consultant, Kimley-Horn and Associates (KHA), that includes a summary of the total bid amounts for the five bids that were received.
Bidder Location Total Bid
Florida Design Drilling , LLC West Palm Beach $1,094,000.00
Globaltech, Inc. Boca Raton $1,094,199.00
Hinterland Group, Inc. Riviera Beach $1,285,800.00
Lawrence Lee Construction Stuart $1,257,000.00
Razorback, LLC Tarpon Springs $1,448,000.00
KHA reviewed the bids for completeness with respect to the lowest bid amount, most responsive, and most responsible bidder. All bi...
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