26-01673M

LAKE FLORES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS AND NOTICE OF
SPECIAL MEETING TO OPEN PROPOSALS
Manatee County, Florida

Notice is hereby given that the Lake Flores Community Development District (“District”) will receive proposals for the following District project:

LAKE FLORES, PHASE II & OFF-SITE WETLAND GRADING

The contract will require contractors to provide for the construction, labor, materials, and equipment necessary to construct all work, or a portion thereof, necessary to construct the Project, and other associated scopes as more particularly described in the Project Manual and in accordance with the plans and specifications.

The Project Manual, consisting of the proposal package, contract, proposal form, plans, and other materials, will be available for public inspection and may be obtained electronically beginning August 28, 2026 at 1:00 PM from District Manager’s office, [email protected]. Plans and Project Manual may be obtained only through a download link that will be provided upon request to the District Manager’s office. It is recommended that prospective proposers email orders to the District Manager’s office ([email protected]). Proposals shall be in the form provided in the Project Manual and submitted in a sealed envelope pursuant to the Instructions to Proposers. The District reserves the right to return unopened to the Proposer any proposals received after the time and date stipulated above. Each proposal shall remain binding for a minimum of one hundred and twenty (120) days after the proposal opening.

Proposals will be evaluated in accordance with the criteria included in the Project Manual. The District reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, make modifications to the work, award the contract in whole or in part with or without cause, provide for the delivery of the project in phases, and waive minor or technical irregularities in any Proposal, as it deems appropriate, if it determines in its discretion that it is in the District’s best interests to do so.

Any protest of the Project Manual, including the terms and specifications, must be filed with the District within 72 hours of receiving the Project Manual, together with a protest bond in a form acceptable to the District and in the amount of $30,000.00. In the event the protest is successful, the protest bond shall be refunded to the protestor. In the event the protest is unsuccessful, the protest bond shall be applied towards the District’s costs, expenses and attorney’s fees associated with hearing and defending the protest. Failure to timely file a protest will result in a waiver of proceedings under Chapter 190, Florida Statutes, and other laws.

Proposers are hereby notified that Section 287.05701, Florida Statutes, requires that the District may not request documentation of or consider a Proposer’s social, political, or ideological interests when determining if the Proposer is a responsible vendor.

Firms desiring to provide construction services for the referenced project must submit one (1) original, two (2) hard copies, and one (1) electronic copy including and excel spreadsheet (flash drive) of the required proposal no later than 1:00 PM on September 29, 2026, at the Lake Flores Development Office located at 8116 Cortez Rd. West, Bradenton, FL 34210.

The District’s staff will conduct a special public meeting at that place and time to publicly open the proposals. No official action will be taken at the meeting. The meeting is open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Florida law including but not limited to Chapter 190, Florida Statues. The meeting may be continued in progress without additional notice to a time, date, and location stated on the record. Pursuant to provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this meeting is asked to advise the District Office at least forty-eight (48) hours before the meeting by contacting Wrathell Hunt & Associates, LLC, the District Manager, at (561) 571-0010, or at 2300 Glades Road, Suite 410W, Boca Raton, FL 33431. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service at 1 (800) 955-8770, who can aid you in contacting the District Office.

The successful Proposer will be required upon award to furnish a payment and performance bond for one hundred percent (100%) of the value of the contract, with a Surety acceptable to the District, in accordance with section 255.05, Florida Statutes.

All questions regarding the Project Manual or this project shall be directed in writing only to Karen Wilson at ZNS Engineering, LC. 1023 Manatee Ave W. Suite 510, Bradenton, FL 34205 or via email to [email protected]. No phone inquiries please.

All comments must be received before September 18, 2026, and will be responded to in writing to all prospective bidders.
August 28, 2026 26-01673M

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