The City of Leesburg, Florida, has awarded a contract for landscape improvements on US Highway 441. The project involves median and right-of-way landscape installation for 1.031 miles. The contract was awarded to Green Construction Technologies, Inc. The contract duration is 120 calendar days after the Notice to Proceed (NTP). The total base bid amount is $299,946.00.
• The project requires the contractor to perform clearing and grubbing, landscape small plants, and irrigation system installation.
• The contractor must also provide maintenance of traffic, erosion control, and soil tracking prevention.
• The contract includes a Local Vendor Preference calculation, which adds a percentage to the low bid amount if the low bidder is not a local vendor.
• The contract requires the contractor to complete the work within 120 calendar days after the NTP.
• The City of Leesburg reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any informalities or irregularities in the bidding process.