26-31 McKenzie Boat Ramp Project

INTRODUCTION
The Bay County Board of County Commissioners (County) seeks bids from qualified vendors to provide all necessary labor, supervision, equipment, and supplies to construct a new boat ramp at the McKenzie boat ramp located at 1501 McKenzie Road, Panama City, FL 32409.

QUALIFICATIONS
Vendors shall be Florida licensed General Contractor or Marine Contractor. Sub-Contractors shall be Florida licensed in their trade. Vendors shall identify subcontractors that are providing services requiring a license under Florida law.  
Bids may be deemed nonresponsive if not accompanied by proof of State of Florida Contractor’s License.

Project Details

• Reference ID: 26-31
• Department: Capital Projects
• Department Head: Fred Brown (Capital Projects Division Manager)

Important Dates

• Questions Due: 2026-04-27T22:00:00.000Z
• Pre-Proposal Meeting: 2026-04-15T15:00:00.000Z — Board of County Commissioners Purchasing Department, at 840 W. 11th Street, Suite 2500, Panama City, Florida 32401.

Addenda

• Official Notice #1: 26-31 Pre-bid meeting sign in sheet (released 2026-04-15T15:39:48.236Z)

Evaluation Criteria

• Summary —

  INTRODUCTION
  The Bay County Board of County Commissioners (County) seeks bids from qualified vendors to provide all necessary labor, supervision, equipment, and supplies to construct a new boat ramp at the McKenzie boat ramp located at 1501 McKenzie Road, Panama City, FL 32409.

  QUALIFICATIONS
  Vendors shall be Florida licensed General Contractor or Marine Contractor. Sub-Contractors shall be Florida licensed in their trade. Vendors shall identify subcontractors that are providing services requiring a license under Florida law.  
  Bids may be deemed nonresponsive if not accompanied by proof of State of Florida Contractor’s License.

• Important Instructions for Electronic Submittals —

  The Bay County, FL is accepting electronic bid submissions. Bidders shall create a FREE account with OpenGov Procurement by signing up at https://procurement.opengov.com/signup. Once you have completed account registration, browse back to this page, click on "Draft Response", and follow the instructions to submit the electronic bid.

• Timeline —

  Release Project Date:	April 2, 2026
  Pre-Proposal Meeting (Mandatory):	April 15, 2026, 10:00am Board of County Commissioners Purchasing Department, at 840 W. 11th Street, Suite 2500, Panama City, Florida 32401.
  Question Submission Deadline:	April 27, 2026, 5:00pm
  Proposal Submission Deadline:	May 6, 2026, 2:00pm

• Scope of Work or Project Details —

  Please see the Attachments section for specifications and attachments.

• Project Contact —

  Fred Brown

  Capital Projects Division Manager

  840 W 11th Street

  Panama City, FL 32401

  Email: fbrown@baycountyfl.gov

  Phone: (850) 248-8132

• Procurement Contact —

  Scott Nabers

  Contract Administrator

  840 W. 11th Street

  Panama City, FL 32401

  Email: purchasing@baycountyfl.gov

  Phone: (850) 248-8274

Submission Requirements

• Did you attend the mandatory pre-bid meeting? (required)
• Respondent Submittals (required) —

  Please Upload your COMPLETE response, including any and all required forms listed in the solicitation and the corresponding attachments.

   

• Type in your Lump Sum Base Bid in this form $x,xxx,xxx.xx (required)
• Separate Cost Proposal (required) —

  Confirm that your fee proposal is not attached in your Proposal and is attached separately here.

• I certify that I have read, understood and agree to the terms in this solicitation, and that I am authorized to submit this response on behalf of my company. (required)
• Pricing (required) —
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    • This is a quote for goods or commodities.
    • This is a public works bid, with a pricing table that can be uploaded into OpenGov Procurement from an Excel spreadsheet.
    • Seeking services for hourly rate schedules.
  • Choose Option 2 when you need vendors to provide you with the line items. 
• Evaluation Committee? (required) —

  Will there be an evaluation committee to review the proposals and score them based on weights and multiple criteria?

• Procurement and/or Project Contact —

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Questions & Answers