JID Mangrove Island

Advertisement for Bids Sealed bids for the Mangrove Island Preservation Project will be received by the Jupiter Inlet District at its offices at 400 North Delaware Blvd., Jupiter, Florida 33458 until 2:00 p.m., local time, September 6, 2017, and then at said offices publicly opened and read aloud. The work generally consists of placing approximately 740 tons of low-crested limestone breakwaters (± 8,607 square foot plan area), 280 tons of bedding stone, and 1,600 square yards of filter fabric around a severely eroding mangrove island habitat within the Loxahatchee River Central Embayment waterbody, a Class II, Outstanding Florida Waterbody, in the Loxahatchee River-Lake Worth Creek Aquatic Preserve. All work will occur in the Loxahatchee River area in Palm Beach County, Florida. The Contractor will have sixty (60) calendar days from the Notice to Proceed to complete the work.

A Bid Bond will be required. Offers providing less than sixty (60) days for District acceptance after the date offers are due will not be considered and will be rejected.

Bidders may send questions via email to kcraig@tk4.646.myftpupload.com. The subject line of the email shall read “Mangrove Island Preservation Project Bid Questions.” All questions must be submitted in writing. Responses to questions will appear as an addendum to the bid documents. Questions received after 6 p.m., local time, August 30, 2017 will go unanswered.

The Contract Documents and Drawings may be examined at the following locations:

Jupiter Inlet District, 400 North Delaware Blvd., Jupiter, Florida 33458   (561) 746-2223

Taylor Engineering, Inc., 10151 Deerwood Park Blvd., Bldg. 300, Ste. 300, Jacksonville, Florida 32256   (904) 731-7040

Contract Documents and Drawings are also available in electronic download and hard copy format from Taylor Engineering, Inc.

Hard copy documents are available at the offices of Taylor Engineering, Inc., upon payment of a non-refundable fee of $25.00 per set.

JUPITER INLET DISTRICT By: George G. Gentile, Chairman             Dated: August 7, 2017