Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: October 21, 2025
TO: Mayor Jerry L. Demings and County Commissioners
FROM: Carrie Mathes, FNIGP, CFCM, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, C.P.M., Manager II, Procurement Division
CONTACT: Kenneth J. Leeming, P.E., Manager II, Highway Construction Division
PHONE: 407-836-7713
SUBJECT: Award of Invitation for Bids Y25-777-ZR, Orange County Ficquette Road Improvements Project
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approval to award Invitation for Bids Y25-777-ZR, Orange County Ficquette Road Improvements Project, to the sole responsive and responsible bidder, Cathcart Construction Company - Florida, LLC, in the total contract award amount of $63,155,830. ([Public Works Department Highway Construction Division] Procurement Division)
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PROCUREMENT:
This contract consists of the reconstruction of Ficquette Road from south of Summerlake Park Boulevard to south of Ingelnook Drive. The existing two-lane rural roadway will be improved to a four-lane divided urban facility with a paved trail on one side and sidewalk along the other side. Improvements include a roundabout at the Summerlake Park Boulevard intersection and traffic signals at Fire Station 44, New Independence Parkway, and the Deputy Scott Pine Community Park entrance, as well as milling and resurfacing of the existing pavement north of Ingelnook Drive and along Summerlake Park Boulevard is required to remove existing transition striping. The project also includes the construction of two stormwater ponds. Utility work consists of replacing approximately 10,900 lineal feet of the County's existing force main with new force main ranging in size from 4-inch to 24-inch in diameter, approximately 11,505 feet of the County's water main with new water main ranging in size from 8-inch to 20-inch, and approximately 9,696 lineal feet of the County's reclaimed water main with new reclaimed water main ranging in size from 4-inch to 24-inch, all within the project corridor. The project is located in District 1.
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