Hartsell Avenue Trail from Sikes Boulevard (SR 563) to Lake Beulah Drive

THE SERVICES OF A STATE OF FLORIDA REGISTERED CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE ALL REQUIRED MATERIALS, TOOLS, PERMITS, EQUIPMENT, TRAFFIC CONTROL, LABOR AND SUPERVISION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE HARTSELL AVENUE TRAIL FROM SIKES BOULEVARD (SR 563) TO LAKE BEULAH DRIVE. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE PRE-QUALIFIED BY THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IN THE FOLLOWING WORKGROUPS: (10) FLEXIBLE PAVING, (28) PAVEMENT MARKING, (38) ROADWAY SIGNING, AND (40) SIDEWALK AND OTHER WORK CLASSES.

THESE IMPROVEMENTS FOR THIS PROJECT ARE AS SHOWN IN THE DRAWINGS PREPARED BY THE CITY OF LAKELAND PUBLIC WORKS ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT (FPID: 453405-1-58-01 AND CITY OF LAKELAND PROJECT NO. 008624) AND GENERALLY CONSISTS OF CONSTRUCTION OF A 10-FOOT WIDE SHARED-USE PATH ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF HARTSELL AVENUE FROM SIKES BOULEVARD (SR 563) TO LAKE BEULAH DRIVE. THE PROJECT INCLUDES MILLING AND RESURFACING OF THE EXISTING PAVEMENT, CURB WORK, EARTHWORK, BASE WORK, SIGNING & MARKING AND LIGHTING IMPROVEMENTS. THE PROJECT ALSO PROPOSES TO UPGRADE THE EXISTING CURB RAMPS WITHING THE TRAIL ALIGNMENT AND WILL CONSTRUCT A NEW BOARDING AND ALIGHTING AREA FOR A TRANSIT STOP AT THE INTERSECTION OF SIKES BOULEVARD (SR 563) AND HARTSELL AVENUE.

THE SUBMITTALS RECEIVED AND THE CONTRACT, IF AWARDED, SHALL BE IN COMPLETE ACCORDANCE WITH THIS INVITATION TO BID AND THE PROJECT PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS, AS PREPARED BY THE CITY OF LAKELAND PUBLIC WORKS ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT FOR THE CITY OF LAKELAND AND THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, WITHOUT LIMITATION, AND ALL CODES, REQUIREMENTS, AND REGULATIONS REFERENCED THEREIN. IN ADDITION, FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDING IS BEING UTILIZED UNDER A LOCAL AGENCY AGREEMENT AND WILL BECOME PART OF THE REQUIREMENTS.