The Conservation Park Longleaf/Wiregrass Seedling Planting Services include the planting of longleaf pine and wiregrass seedlings as a component to the City’s long range plan to restore a native longleaf pine forest.  The 2017 planting of 96,000 longleaf pine and 110,000 wiregrass seedlings will occur in multiple areas within the City’s Conservation Park.  Seedlings have been purchased by the City of Panama City Beach and the requested services are for seedling pickup in the Panama City area on specified dates in January 2017 and immediate seedling planting services thereafter.  Areas to be planted have been previously harvested and burned.

Plans and specifications will be available on October 20, 2016 and will be electronic copies only. Contract documents can be obtained by contacting Sheryl Woodcock at the Utilities Engineering & Administration Office; Telephone (850) 233-5054, ext. 2400 or e-mail swoodcock@pcbgov.com. The bid must conform to Section 287.133(3) Florida Statutes, with respect to Public Entity Crimes.

Bids will be received until 2:00 PM Central Time, November 3, 2016 at City of Panama City Beach City Hall, 110 S. Arnold Road (SR 79), Panama City Beach, Florida 32413 and will be opened and read publicly immediately thereafter.  All Bids shall be submitted in an envelope clearly marked “Sealed Bid – Longleaf/Wiregrass Seedling Planting Services - PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLORIDA.”  The City of Panama City Beach (“City”) reserves the right to reject any and all Bids.  All Bids shall be firm (including all labor and material prices) for a period of 90 days after opening. 

The City shall award the Contract to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder; provided, however, the City reserves the right to award the Contract to a Bidder who is not the lowest responsive and responsible bidder if the City determines in its reasonable discretion that another Bid offers the City a better value based upon the reliability, quality of service, or product of such other Bidder.  The City also reserves the right to award a portion or combination of bid items to one or more than one bidder.

Point of Contact will be Al Shortt (ashortt@pcbgov.com).  Each bidder must comply with all applicable state and local laws concerning licensing, registration, and regulations of contractors doing business in Florida.