SLED Opportunity · FLORIDA · FLORIDA
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Okeechobee County seeks sealed bids for Lofton Road improvements including drainage, paving, grading, and signage. Bids due by 2 PM EST on January 14, 2026. Project funded by FDOT SCOP Grant with strict compliance to Buy America provisions.
Sealed BIDS will be received by Okeechobee County Board of County Commissioners at the Okeechobee County Historical Courthouse, 304 NW 2nd Street, Room 123, Okeechobee, FL 34972 no later than 2:00pm on Wednesday, January 14, 2026. Bids will be received on the first floor, Room 123, and publicly opened in Room 201 and read aloud. Any BIDS received after the time specified will not be accepted. Okeechobee County is accepting bids for the following scope of work, but is not limited to: The BIDS shall be based on Bid Documents, Plans, and Specifications for the LOFTON ROAD IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT County Project No. 2025-16 FPID #: 440446-1-54-01 & 440446-1-54-02 Bid documents may be downloaded from the Okeechobee County web site at: http://www.okeechobeecountyfl.gov/ under Bids and Proposals. This project is funded through a FDOT SCOP Grant (FPID # 440446-1-54-01 & 440446-1-54-02). The contractor and subcontractors shall comply with all terms and conditions of this SCOP Grant Agreement and all federal, state, and local laws and regulations applicable to this Project. In accordance with the grant requirements, the Contractor must be prequalified by the Florida Department of Transportation in the following work classes pursuant to Section 337.14, Florida Statutes, and Rule Chapter 14-22, Florida Administrative Code: 7. Drainage 10. Flexible Paving 11. Grading 12. Grassing, Seeding, and Sodding 15. Hot Plant-Mixed Bitum. Course 28. Pavement Marking 38. Roadway Signing All materials furnished and all work performed shall conform to the Drawings, FDOT Division II and III Specifications, applicable Developmental Specifications, and all Contract Documents pertaining thereto. Source of Supply Steel and Iron: Use steel and iron manufactured in the United States, in accordance with the Buy America provisions of 23 CFR 635.410, as amended. Ensure that all manufacturing processes for this material occur in the United States. As used in this specification, a manufacturing process is any process that modifies the chemical content, physical shape or size, or final finish of a product, beginning with the initial melting and continuing through the final shaping and coating. If a steel or iron product is taken outside the United States for any manufacturing process, it becomes foreign source material. When using steel or iron materials as a component of any manufactured product (e.g., concrete pipe, prestressed beams, corrugated steel pipe, etc.), these same provisions apply. Foreign steel and iron may be used when the total actual cost of such foreign materials does not exceed 0.1% of the total Contract amount or $2,500, whichever is greater. These requirements are applicable to all steel and iron materials incorporated into the finished work but are not applicable to steel and iron items that the Contractor uses but does not incorporate into the finished work. Submit a certification from the manufacturer of steel or iron, or any product containing steel or iron, stating that all steel or iron furnished or incorporated into the furnished product was produced and manufactured in the United States or a statement that the product was produced within the United States except for minimal quantities of foreign steel and iron valued at $ (actual cost). Submit each such certification to the Engineer prior to incorporating the material or product into the project. Prior to the use of foreign steel or iron materials on a project, submit invoices to document the actual cost of such material, and obtain the Engineer’s written approval prior to incorporating the material into the project. Any questions pertaining to the project specifications or scope of work will be addressed to Stefan K. Matthes, in writing to the physical or e-mail address noted below, no later than Monday, December 29, 2025 at 3:00pm. Okeechobee County Stefan K. Matthes, County Engineer 804 NW 2nd Street Okeechobee, FL 34972 863-763-3514 (phone) 863-763-3031 (fax) smatthes@okeechobeecountyfl.gov Sealed BIDS will be received by Okeechobee County Board of County Commissioners at the Okeechobee County Historical Courthouse, 304 NW 2nd Street, Room 123, Okeechobee, FL 34972 no later than 2:00pm on Wednesday, January 14, 2026. Bids will be received on the first floor, Room 123, and publicly opened in Room 201 and read aloud. Any BIDS received after the time specified will not be accepted. Okeechobee County is accepting bids for the following scope of work, but is not limited to: The BIDS shall be based on Bid Documents, Plans, and Specifications for the LOFTON ROAD IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT County Project No. 2025-16 FPID #: 440446-1-54-01 & 440446-1-54-02 Bid documents may be downloaded from the Okeechobee County web site at: http://www.okeechobeecountyfl.gov/ under Bids and Proposals. This project is funded through a FDOT SCOP Grant (FPID # 440446-1-54-01 & 440446-1-54-02). The contractor and subcontractors shall comply with all terms and conditions of this SCOP Grant Agreement and all federal, state, and local laws and regulations applicable to this Project. In accordance with the grant requirements, the Contractor must be prequalified by the Florida Department of Transportation in the following work classes pursuant to Section 337.14, Florida Statutes, and Rule Chapter 14-22, Florida Administrative Code: 7. Drainage 10. Flexible Paving 11. Grading 12. Grassing, Seeding, and Sodding 15. Hot Plant-Mixed Bitum. Course 28. Pavement Marking 38. Roadway Signing All materials furnished and all work performed shall conform to the Drawings, FDOT Division II and III Specifications, applicable Developmental Specifications, and all Contract Documents pertaining thereto. Source of Supply Steel and Iron: Use steel and iron manufactured in the United States, in accordance with the Buy America provisions of 23 CFR 635.410, as amended. Ensure that all manufacturing processes for this material occur in the United States. As used in this specification, a manufacturing process is any process that modifies the chemical content, physical shape or size, or final finish of a product, beginning with the initial melting and continuing through the final shaping and coating. If a steel or iron product is taken outside the United States for any manufacturing process, it becomes foreign source material. When using steel or iron materials as a component of any manufactured product (e.g., concrete pipe, prestressed beams, corrugated steel pipe, etc.), these same provisions apply. Foreign steel and iron may be used when the total actual cost of such foreign materials does not exceed 0.1% of the total Contract amount or $2,500, whichever is greater. These requirements are applicable to all steel and iron materials incorporated into the finished work but are not applicable to steel and iron items that the Contractor uses but does not incorporate into the finished work. Submit a certification from the manufacturer of steel or iron, or any product containing steel or iron, stating that all steel or iron furnished or incorporated into the furnished product was produced and manufactured in the United States or a statement that the product was produced within the United States except for minimal quantities of foreign steel and iron valued at $ (actual cost). Submit each such certification to the Engineer prior to incorporating the material or product into the project. Prior to the use of foreign steel or iron materials on a project, submit invoices to document the actual cost of such material, and obtain the Engineer’s written approval prior to incorporating the material into the project. Any questions pertaining to the project specifications or scope of work will be addressed to Stefan K. Matthes, in writing to the physical or e-mail address noted below, no later than Monday, December 29, 2025 at 3:00pm. Okeechobee County Stefan K. Matthes, County Engineer 804 NW 2nd Street Okeechobee, FL 34972 863-763-3514 (phone) 863-763-3031 (fax) smatthes@okeechobeecountyfl.gov
SLED stands for State, Local, and Education. These are solicitations issued by state governments, counties, cities, school districts, utilities, and higher education institutions — as opposed to federal agencies.
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