970 E Main Street-Demolition Project

City of Bartow, FL - Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) has issued invitation to bid, solicitation ITB 26-33.

The City of Bartow Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) is soliciting proposals from qualified, licensed, and experienced demolition contractors to provide comprehensive demolition services for the commercial building at 970 E. Main Street, Bartow, Florida 33830. The demolition contractor will provide all labor, supervision, equipment, materials, transportation, permits, disposal, and related services needed to complete these tasks and must subcontract the project-branding component of the privacy screen installation per the scope of work. The CRA has established a maximum project budget of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) for the services described in this Invitation to Bid (ITB).

PROPERTY INFORMATION Property Address: 970 E. Main Street, Bartow, Florida 33830 Parcel ID: 25-30-05-366500-004020 Legal Description: BURROWS ADD PB 4, PG 80, Block 4, Lots 2–8, 13–19, and Alley Between Same Existing Building: Approximately 15,360 square feet Redevelopment Site: Approximately 3.04 acres, consisting of multiple parcels associated with the 970 E. Main Street redevelopment site Property Owner: Bartow Community Redevelopment Agency and City of Bartow Existing Use: Commercial/Municipal Property Zoning: C-2 – Community Commercial

Responses are due October 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM EDT.

Questions must be submitted by October 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM EDT.

Commodity categories: General Construction - Architectural; Building Construction, Industrial (Warehouse, etc.); Building Construction, Non-Residential (Office Bldg., etc.); Building Construction, Commercial and Institutional; Building Construction (Not Otherwise Classified); Building Construction, Sustainable (Green); Site Clean-up, Post-Construction; C.I.P., Demolition Contingency.

Contact: Howard Smith, CRA Director (chsmith@cityofbartow.net, (863) 534-0100 Ext: 2776).

4 documents are attached to the notice: Attachment A - Asbestos Report 970 Main Street; Attachment B - Privacy Screen 970 Main Street; Attachment C - Location and Images 970 Main Street; Attachment D - Preliminary Artwork 970 Main Street.

The full solicitation document, addenda and the question-and-answer thread are on the agency's OpenGov portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/bartowfl/projects/302921. Responses are submitted electronically there, and a free vendor account is required before you can upload one.