Lake Parker Shoreline Enhancement Project

The proposed construction activities shall include regrading the flood compensation area and shoreline within the project area for water quality enhancement and water quality control purposes, installation of a culvert into the flood compensation area for water level maintenance, and planting for ecological purposes.

The Procurement and Contracting Documents, Requirements, Specifications, and Technical Provisions, Required Forms, and Fillable Bid Forms are located in the "Attachments" section of this Bid Package.

The northern shoreline of Lake Parker, located in the City of Lakeland within Polk County, at Latitude/Longitude (28.0855, -81.9425), has the potential for habitat restoration, including the promotion of beneficial submerged aquatic vegetation, emergent aquatic vegetation, and forested vegetation plantings and management. Historically, the Project shoreline was altered due to mining activities, which are estimated to have occurred between 1958 and 1968. The effects of mining activities have resulted in steep topographic shoreline grades in various areas, with a minimal extent of littoral and aquatic vegetation. The Project was also created to facilitate the establishment of beneficial vegetation to improve water quality in the project area by re-establishing topographic contours along the northern shoreline of Lake Parker.