REQUEST FOR SEALED PRICE PROPOSALS

Sealed bids from contractors experienced in pumping flowable fill beneath concrete abutment slopes on FDOT roadways, and working from within active railroad right-of-way will be received by Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority (THEA) for the project listed below, until 3:00 p.m., Monday, December 22, 2008, at its Administrative Offices, 1104 East Twiggs Street, Tampa, Florida 33602, for:

RFP / CONTRACT #70.10.07

        PROJECT: Construction and repair of a concrete abutment slope adjacent to active CSX railroad tracks, requiring flowable fill injection, concrete slab repairs, and miscellaneous drainage improvements within the expressway’s median of the Local Lanes of the Selmon Crosstown Expressway at 22nd Street.

The Request for Proposal (RFP) will be posted on THEA’s website www.tampa-xway.com after 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 26, 2008. A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at THEA’s offices on Wednesday, December 3, 2008, 11:00 a.m. Scope of Services, details and specifications will be included in the RFP package.

This project is subject to THEA’s Small Business Enterprise (SBE) policy which strongly encourages the solicitation and utilization of SBE firms and requires nondiscrimination on the basis of race, color, sex and national origin in its employment and contracting practices.

THEA reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, to waive irregularities, if any, and to accept the proposal, which in the judgment of the Authority, is determined to be in its best interest.