42871QR27 FABRICATION AND DELIVERY OF ALUMINUM WALKWAYS FY 2026-27

The St. Johns River Water Management District (the “District”) is seeking submittals from Respondents to fabricate and deliver three (3) 18-foot-long aluminum walkways, including handrails, swing gates, and specified ancillary support beams, in accordance with the attached drawings and specifications (the “Work”). Delivery will be to the District’s Apopka Field Station in Mount Dora, Florida. Installation is not included. The estimated budget for the Work is **$40,000**. All Work must be completed by March 1, 2027.

The objective of this project is to fabricate and deliver three (3) 18-foot-long aluminum walkways in accordance with the attached drawings and specifications.

The Scope of Work includes, but is not limited to, the fabrication and delivery of three (3) 18-foot-long aluminum walkways, including handrails, swing gates, appurtenances, and specified ancillary support beams, in accordance with the attached drawings and specifications.

Installation of the walkways and furnishing of the H-piles, concrete footers, gate frame supports, and sluice gates are excluded from the Work, except for the ancillary support beams specifically identified below in Section IV as Supplier-furnished components.

The walkways and all ancillary components shall be delivered to the District’s Apopka Field Station during normal business hours, Monday – Friday 7:00am – 5:00pm. The delivery date and time shall be coordinated in advance with the District’s Project Manager (DPM).

Supplier’s Responsibilities:

• Prepare and submit shop drawings for the walkways via email or mail to the DPM for review and written approval before fabrication.
• Fabricate aluminum walkways in accordance with the shop drawings, attached drawings and specifications.
• Provide aluminum with a mill finish. Anodizing is not required. Steel components shall be coated as specified in the drawings.
• Furnish handrails, swing gates and ancillary support beams (HP 8 x 36 x 4’6”). These components are not required to be attached to the walkways at the time of delivery.
• The H-piles, concrete footers, gate frame supports, and sluice gates are excluded from the Work.
• Deliver completed walkways and all ancillary components to the District’s Apopka Field Station.

All Work, including fabrication and delivery of the walkways and ancillary components, shall be completed no later than **March 1, 2027**. Delivery or unloading does not constitute acceptance. Supplier shall promptly repair or replace damaged or nonconforming materials at no additional cost to the District.

Respondent’s submittal must be in electronic format (no paper copies) either by uploading to DemandStar directly at www.demandstar.com OR to Central Bidding directly at www.centralbidding.com (NOT BOTH); OR by delivering all files on a single pin/thumb/jump drive either by mail or hand delivery in a sealed envelope. **DO NOT SUBMIT VIA EMAIL — THIS WILL RESULT IN THE SUBMITTAL BEING REJECTED AS NON-RESPONSIVE.**

The Agreement will be awarded to the lowest responsive, responsible Respondent, being the Respondent with the lowest Total Cost as reflected on the Quote Form who demonstrates, in accordance with the requirements of the submittal documents, a verifiable history of the skill, ability, integrity, and reliability necessary for the faithful performance of the Agreement.

The successful Respondent shall be required to obtain and provide a Certificate of Insurance, submitted concurrently with the executed Agreement, that meets all specified requirements herein, references the applicable Agreement number, and names the St. Johns River Water Management District as an additional insured. All policies must be issued by a company authorized to do business in the State of Florida, and with an A.M. Best Company rating of at least A- for the required insurance(s) listed in the attached Agreement.

Respondent’s company must have a minimum of three (3) years’ experience fabricating and delivering aluminum walkways to locations within the State of Florida.