NORTHLAKE STEWARDSHIP DISTRICT Request for ProposalS for Mulholland Road Extension Phase 2A Project Manatee County, Florida Notice is hereby given that the Northlake Stewardship District ("District") will receive proposals for the following project ("Project"): Project Construction Site Work for Mulholland Road Extension Phase 2A Iimprovements The Project will require contractors to provide for the construction, labor, materials, and equipment necessary to construct all work, or a portion thereof, necessary for a proposed Mulholland Road Extension Phase 2A, including but not limited to earthwork, stormwater management, utilities, and roadway, as more particularly described in the Project Manual (defined herein) and in accordance with the plans and specifications therein. The "Project Manual", consisting of the proposal package and other materials, will be available for public inspection and may be obtained beginning November 5, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. (EST), by email request only sent to Chris Conti at contic@whhassociates.com ("District Manager"). The District reserves the right in its sole discretion to make changes to the Project Manual up until the Response Deadline (defined herein), and to provide notice of such changes only to those respondents who have provided their contact information to the District via e-mail to the District Manager at contic@whhassociates.com. There will be an optional pre-proposal conference on November 17, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. (EST) via Microsoft Teams only, by dialing: +1 850-739-5596, Phone conference ID: 675262283# (audio-only option). Please contact the District Manager at contic@whhassociates.com with email copy to Karen Wilson at KarenW@znseng.com for video participation option and/or to request further assistance in accessing or participating in the optional pre-proposal conference via Microsoft Teams at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting. Similarly, any person requiring or that otherwise may need assistance accessing or participating in this optional pre-proposal conference meeting because of a disability or physical impairment is strongly encouraged to contact the District Manager and District Engineer at least forty-eight (48) hours in advance so that arrangements may be made. The District reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, make modifications to the work, award the RFP and contract in whole or in part with or without cause, provide for contracting of and the delivery of the project in phases, and waive minor or technical irregularities in any proposal if it determines in its discretion that it is in the District's best interests to do so. A notice of protest of the Project Manual, or any component thereof, must be filed with the District within 72 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and state holidays) after this advertisement is published. All protest must be submitted together with a protest bond in a form acceptable to the District and in the amount of $10,000.00. A formal written protest must be filed with the District within seven (7) calendar days (including Saturdays, Sundays, and state holidays) after the initial notice of protest was timely filed. The formal written protest shall state with particularity the facts and law upon which the protest is based. Filing will be perfected and deemed to have occurred upon receipt by the District Manager. In the event the protest is successful, the protest bond shall be refunded to the protestor. In the event the protest is unsuccessful, the protest bond shall be applied towards the District's costs, expenses and attorney's fees associated with hearing and defending the protest. Failure to timely file a protest will result in a waiver of any right to object to or protest under Rule 3.11 of the District's Rules of Procedure, Chapter 2022-248, Laws of Florida, and other law. Firms desiring to respond to the District's request for proposals for the Project must submit one (1) original, seven (7) hardcopies and one (1) PDF electronic copy on a flash drive of the firm's proposal along with a proposal bond ("Proposal Guaranty") in the amount of ten-thousand dollars ($10,000.00) as specified in the Project Manual no later than 12:45 p.m. (EST) on December 15, 2025, to the offices of ZNS Engineering located at 1023 Manatee Avenue West, Bradenton, Florida 34205 ("Response Deadline"). Proposals must be in the form provided in the Project Manual and submitted in a sealed envelope, marked with "RESPONSE TO RFP – MULHOLLAND EXTENSION – NORTHLAKE SD." Proposals will be opened at the time and date stipulated below; the District reserves the right to return unopened to a respondent any proposal received after the Response Deadline. Any proposal not completed as specified or missing the required proposal documents as provided in the Project Manual may be disqualified. Each proposal must remain binding for a minimum of 120 days after the Response Deadline. The District Board of Supervisors anticipates reviewing the timely received proposals at its regularly scheduled meeting to be held on January 21, 2026, 5:00 p.m., at 6102 162nd Avenue E, Parrish, Florida 34219. Proposals will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation criteria included in the Project Manual. Notwithstanding the foregoing, please note that proposals received from firms failing to meet the following minimum qualifications will not be considered or evaluated: (i) hold all required applicable state professional license in good standing; (ii) hold all required applicable federal licenses in good standing, if any; (iii) proposer is authorized to do business in the State of Florida; (iv) Proposer has constructed three (3) project improvements similar in quality and scope of this Project with a minimum of $15,000,000 in each of such project cost within the last three (3) years; (v) Proposer will have minimum bonding capacity of $30,000,000 from a surety company acceptable to the District; (vi) Proposer has at least three (3) years of experience in Manatee County within the last five (5) years; Proposers are hereby notified that Section 287.05701, Florida Statutes, requires that the District may not request documentation of or consider a vendor's social, political, or ideological interests when determining if the vendor is a responsible vendor. The successful Proposer will be required upon award to furnish a payment and performance bond for one hundred percent (100%) of the value of the contract, with a surety acceptable to the District, in accordance with section 255.05, Florida Statutes. All questions regarding the Project Manual or this project shall be directed via email only to the District Manager at contic@whhassociates.com with email copies to Jeb Mulock (District Engineer) at jebm@znseng.com and Michelle Rigoni (District Counsel) at michelle.rigoni@kutakrock.com. No phone inquiries will be accepted. All questions must be received no later than 10:00 a.m. (EST) on December 1, 2025, to be considered. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposal Opening A public meeting to open proposals will be held on December 15, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. (EST) at the offices of ZNS Engineering located at 1023 Manatee Avenue West, Bradenton, Florida 34205. No official action of the District's Board of Supervisors ("Board") will be taken at this meeting, it is held for the limited purpose of opening the proposals. The proposal opening meeting is open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Florida law. A copy of the agenda for this meeting may be obtained from the District Manager, Chris Conti, at Wrathell, Hunt & Associates, LLC, 2300 Glades Road, Suite 410W, Boca Raton, Florida 33431. This meeting may be continued to a date, time, and place to be specified on the record at the meeting. Any person requiring special accommodations at this meeting because of a disability or physical impairment should contact the District Office at (561) 571-0010 at least five calendar days prior to the meeting. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service at 1-800-955-8770, for aid in contacting the District Office. IPL0287276 Nov 5 2025