The Town of Miami Lakes is seeking a contractor to construct a shared use path and modify traffic signals as part of the Safe Routes to School Construction project. The project is funded by a grant from the Florida Department of Transportation and has a budget of $649,550. The contractor will be responsible for furnishing all labor, materials, supplies, tools, equipment, supervision, and services necessary for the construction of the shared use path and signal modification. The project includes removal of concrete sidewalk and asphalt path, construction of concrete and asphalt shared use paths, excavation, embankment, regulatory signing and pavement markings, and modification of traffic signal equipment. The contractor must possess a current certified license from the State of Florida as a General Contractor, or a Certificate of Competency from the Miami-Dade County's Construction Trades Qualifying Board, and have completed a minimum of three projects of similar size, scope, and complexity in the last five years.
• The project is located on the east side of Miami Lakeway Drive North/South, between NW 67th Avenue to NW 64th Avenue.
• The contractor must be capable of self-performing forty percent (40%) of the primary physical construction work.
• The contract was awarded to Star Paving, Corp, the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, in an amount not to exceed $620,400.
• The project is anticipated to be completed within 240 days after contract execution.