McIntosh Park Wetland Construction

City of Plant City - Utilities Operations has issued ifb invitation for bids, solicitation 26-048UO-IFB.

McIntosh Preserve is a 363-acre park, located within the City of Plant City. The project objective is to construct and restore wetlands to provide stormwater treatment and augment wetlands to maintain hydroperiods with reclaimed water from the City’s water reclamation facility. The excavated soils from the restored wetland footprint, will be kept on site and stacked to make a 50’ hill, in the shape of Florida. In addition to the excavation and planting of wetlands, the reclaimed water pipe infrastructure and associated apparatus; there are bid alternates for recreational amenities at the park such as restrooms and wetland boardwalks. Additionally, this project will be partially funded through a grant awarded by the State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection (see attached Grant Agreement No. LPA0038). All work performed, expenditures incurred, and project related actions shall be conducted in accordance with the terms and conditions of Grant Agreement LPA0038.

Responses are due October 8, 2026 at 2:00 PM EDT.

Questions must be submitted by September 21, 2026 at 2:00 PM EDT.

A non-mandatory pre-proposal conference is scheduled for September 10, 2026 at 10:30 AM EDT at Solid Waste and Utilities Management (SWUM) Building - 902 N. Mobley St., Plant City, FL 33563 May visit site at McIntosh Park if weather permits..

Commodity categories: Park, Playground, Recreational Area And Swimming Pool Equipment And Supplies; Construction, General (Backfill Services, Digging, Ditching, Road Grading, Rock Stabilization, etc.); Construction, Sewer and Storm Drain; Construction, Utility/Underground Projects; Construction, Water System/Plants, Main and Service Line; Earth Handling, Grading, Moving, and Packing Equipment Maintenance and Repair; Park Area Construction/Renovation.

Contact: Jay Kwag, CIP Engineering Manager (hkwag@plantcitygov.com, (813) 365-4929).

161 documents are attached to the notice: ERP_Permit_43044733.02; USAC_SAJ-2024-04226(SP-CM)_McIntoshPreserve; CombinedSpecifications; 79173_-_City_of_Plant_City_-_EPC_PERMIT; 2020-06-03_-_LPA0038_-_Agreement_(executed_06.03.20); 2022-02-03_LPA0038_Amendment_1; 053-2023_-_LPA0038_-_Amendment_2; McIntosh_Park_100%_Wetland_Design_with_Electrical_061325.

The full solicitation document, addenda and the question-and-answer thread are on the agency's OpenGov portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/plantcitygov/projects/268905. Responses are submitted electronically there, and a free vendor account is required before you can upload one.