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Prequalification of Twenty-Four Vendors for Construction Services for Projects Under $500K (Contract No. 23-T00040/26)
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BRIEF OVERVIEW
On September 26, 2023, the Board approved award to ten (10) pre-qualified contractors for construction services under $500,000. The contract allows the County to add pre-qualified vendors as frequently as every six (6) months throughout the contract term.
In order to increase the pool of pre-qualified contractors, the Procurement Department issued a Request for Pre-Qualifications (RFQ) No. 23-T00040/26 on May 13, 2026, to pre-qualify additional firms.
The Procurement Department placed the legal advertisement on the OpenGov website on May 13, 2026. The bid was sent to four thousand nine hundred seventeen (4,917) matching vendor/contractors from the website. The bid document was downloaded by ninety-nine (99) vendor/contractors and twenty-seven (27) submissions were received on the opening date of June 29, 2026, from the following firms:
1. Arise USA
2. Axecel Construction
3. BEAR Construction
4. Cathcart Construction
5. CBS Undergroud
6. Clean Air Duct Cleaning
7. Daly & Zilch
8. DMS Contractors
9. Elite Concrete
10. Firm Foundations
11. Flotech Environmental
12. FSV Construction
13. Hartman Civil Construction
14. In Depth Inc
15. KAT Construction
16. KM2H
17. Montalvo Mejia Construction
18. Nabholz Construction
19. On-Point Contracting
20. Razorback LLC
21. Step Up Home Improvements
22. Suncoast Air Conditioning
23. Superior Asphalt
24. The CAO Group
25. Ulloa Management
26. US Water Services
27. Zulu Marine Services
Submissions were reviewed and evaluated by the Procurement Department to determine if bids were responsive and responsible
Department staff reviewed qualifications and the Bidder’s ability to perform the contract pursuant to the evaluation criteria in the solicitation resulting in the following recommendations to the Board for approval and in the following categories:
CATEGORY A: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
Evaluated by Scott Redman, Pavement - Senior Project Manager; Grant Cantrell, Project Manager and Tia Opdyke, Operations Assistant.
1. Clean Air Duct Cleaning 23-T00040/26T
2. Superior Asphalt 23-T00040/26Z
3. The CAO Group 23-T00040/26B
4. US Water Services 23-T00040/26C
5. Firm Foundations 23-T00040/26D
6. Elite Concrete 23-T00040/26E
7. KM2H 23-T00040/26F
8. Cathcart Construction 23-T00040/26G
9. Razorback LLC 23-T00040/26H
CATEGORY B: WATERWAYS (Natural Resources)
Evaluated by Carla Burrmann, Natural Resources Manager; Rob Talmage, Parks & Recreation Administrator and Matt Harrington, Natural Resources Field Supervisor.
1. In Depth, Inc. 23-T00040/26I
2. Razorback LLC 23-T00040/26H
3. KM2H 23-T00040/26F
4. Zulu Marine Services 23-T00040/26J
5. Cathcart Construction 23-T00040/26G
6. On-Point Contracting 23-T00040/26K
7. Daly & Zilch 23-T00040/26L
CATEGORY C: UTILITIES
Evaluated by Bruce Batten, Chief Water & Wastewater Plant Operator; Jeff Howley, Facility Attendant Supervisor, and Kerry Jones, Project Manager.
1. Razorback LLC 23-T00040/26H
2. Cathcart Construction 23-T00040/26G
3. CBS Underground 23-T00040/26M
4. US Water Services 23-T00040/26C
5. KAT Construction 23-T00040/26N
6. Hartman Civil Construction 23-T00040/26O
CATEGORY D: FACILITIES
Evaluated by Juan Cueto, Facilities Manager and Sam Burdin, Project Supervisor.
1. FSV Construction 23-T00040/26P
2. Nabholz Construction 23-T00040/26Q
3. Razorback LLC 23-T00040/26H
4. Step Up Home Improvements 23-T00040/26R
5. Suncoast Air Conditioning 23-T00040/26S
6. Superior Asphalt 23-T00040/26Z
7. Daly & Zilch 23-T00040/26L
8. US Water Services 23-T00040/26C
9. On-Point Contracting 23-T00040/26K
10. Clean Air Duct Cleaning 23-T00040/26T
11. The CAO Group 23-T00040/26B
12. DMS Contractors 23-T00040/26U
13. Axecel Construction 23-T00040/26W
14. BEAR Construction 23-T00040/26X
15. Ulloa Management 23-T00040/26Y
Pre-qualified contractors will receive requests for quotes for projects at or above the advertised bidding requirement (ABR) and up to $500,000. Quotes received over the advertised bidding requirement (ABR) will be presented to the Board for approval. The contract term is three (3) years from the original award date of September 26, 2023 with two (2), one (1) year unilateral renewals.
A Notice of Intent to Award dated September 18, 2026, was posted to the OpenGov website. No challenges to the Notice of Intent to Award were received.
The Chief Procurement Officer has reviewed this requirement for conformance to Procurement Ordinance and Purchasing Policies and Procedures.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
NA
LEGAL NOTE
In accordance with Chapter 2, Article V of the Hernando County Code of Ordinances.
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RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the Board approve and authorize the Chairman’s signature on the attached agreements (Contract No. 23-T00040/26):
CATEGORY A: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
1. Clean Air Duct Cleaning LLC 23-T00040/26T
2. Superior Asphalt, Inc. 23-T00040/26Z
3. The CAO Group 23-T00040/26B
4. U.S. Water Services Corporation 23-T00040/26C
5. Firm Foundations Asphalt & Concrete LLC 23-T00040/26D
6. Elite Concrete USA, LLC 23-T00040/26E
7. KM2H, LLC 23-T00040/26F
8. Cathcart Construction Company - Florida LLC 23-T00040/26G
9. Razorback LLC 23-T00040/26H
CATEGORY B: WATERWAYS (Natural Resources)
1. In Depth, Inc. 23-T00040/26I
2. Razorback LLC 23-T00040/26H
3. KM2H, LLC 23-T00040/26F
4. Zulu Marine Services, Inc. 23-T00040/26J
5. Cathcart Construction Company - Florida LLC 23-T00040/26G
6. On-Point Contracting Company, LLC 23-T00040/26K
7. Daly & Zilch (FL) Inc. 23-T00040/26L
CATEGORY C: UTILITIES
1. Razorback LLC 23-T00040/26H
2. Cathcart Construction Company - Florida LLC 23-T00040/26G
3. CBS Underground Inc. 23-T00040/26M
4. U.S. Water Services Corporation 23-T00040/26C
5. KAT Construction & Materials, Inc. 23-T00040/26N
6. Hartman Civil Construction Company, Inc. 23-T00040/26O
CATEGORY D: FACILITIES
1. FSV Construction Company 23-T00040/26P
2. Nabholz Construction Corporation 23-T00040/26Q
3. Razorback LLC 23-T00040/26H
4. Step Up Home Improvements LLC 23-T00040/26R
5. Suncoast Air Conditioning LLC 23-T00040/26S
6. Superior Asphalt , Inc. 23-T00040/26Z
7. Daly & Zilch (FL) Inc. 23-T00040/26L
8. U.S. Water Services Corporation 23-T00040/26C
9. On-Point Contracting Company LLC 23-T00040/26K
10. Clean Air Duct Cleaning LLC 23-T00040/26T
11. The CAO Group 23-T00040/26B
12. DMS Contractors LLC 23-T00040/26U
13. Axecel Construction 23-T00040/26W
14. BEAR Construction Company 23-T00040/26X
15. Ulloa Management Group LLC 23-T00040/26Y
It is further recommended the Board authorize the Chief Procurement Officer to renew the agreement with the same terms and conditions and authorize the CPO to approve change orders up to budgeted amounts.