A MANDATORY pre-bid conference will be held at the Okeechobee County Historic Courthouse, Room 201 located at 304 NW 2nd Street, Okeechobee, FL 34972 on Friday, December 12, 2025, at 10:00 am. Bidder’s attendance is Mandatory.
Each bid must be accompanied by an acceptable Bid Security in the form of a Bid Bond, or Certified Check, made payable to “Okeechobee County Board of County Commissioners”, in the amount of not less than five percent (5%) of the total Bid Amount. The Bidder, if awarded the Contract and the bid amount is $100,000 or more, will execute and file acceptable performance and payment bonds equal to 100% of the contract price within ten (10) days after written notice of the award of contract. No bidder may withdraw their bid for a period of ninety (90) days after the date set for opening of bids.
Okeechobee County accepts no responsibility for any expense related to preparation or delivery of proposals. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, accept Bids in any order or combination, accept or reject portions of Bids, make modifications to the work after bidding, and waive any formality in the Bids if they deem it in their best interest to do so. The General Contractor will provide additional information including, but not limited to, a list of similar projects constructed within the past five (5) years, client references, or other financial references deemed appropriate to Contract Award.
Bidders will confine their bids to the project in its entirety. Partial bids will not be accepted.
Each bidder will submit with this bid, evidence that the bidder complies with all state and local requirements, to perform the work described in said Bid.
If in the opinion of the bidder, inconsistencies appear to exist in the specifications, it is the bidder’s responsibility to seek clarification from the Owner, Stefan K. Matthes, County Engineer, as shown above. Additionally, it is incumbent upon all bidders to conduct a personal investigation as to the requirements of the County.
