Proposals requested for Coconut Boulevard extension street lights and electric backbone project.

AVENIR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR
COCONUT BOULEVARD EXTENSION
STREET LIGHTS AND ELECTRIC BACKBONE
Palm Beach Gardens, Palm Beach County, Florida

Notice is hereby given that the Avenir Community Development District (District) will receive proposals for the COCONUT BOULEVARD EXTENSION STREE LIGHTS & ELECTRIC BACKBONE (the Project).

The contract will require contractors to provide construction services for the Project, as more particularly described in the Project Manual and in accordance with the plans and specifications. The Project Manual is available by contacting the District Engineer, Carlos J. Ballbe, P.E. at BALLBE & ASSOCIATES, INC., 3564 N. Ocean Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33308, or at carlos@baeng.us.

The Project Manual will include, but is not limited to, the Request for Proposals, contract documents, maintenance plans and specifications.

There will be a mandatory virtual pre-proposal conference held via Zoom on March 30, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. Participants may attend the Meeting and provide questions or comments by accessing the meeting through the link provided on the Districts website, www.avenircdd.org, or by utilizing the following login information:
Join by URL for VIDEO ACCESS at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3341025012?omn=84094952180
Meeting ID: 334 102 5012
Join by PHONE for TELEPHONIC ACCESS at: 305 224 1968

Proposals will be evaluated in accordance with the criteria included in the Project Manual. The District reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, make modifications to the work, award the contract in whole or in part with or without cause, provide for the delivery of the project in phases, and waive minor or technical irregularities in any Proposal, as it deems appropriate, if it determines in its discretion that it is in the Districts best interests to do so.

Any person who wishes to protest this notice or the Project Manual, or any component thereof, shall file with the District a written notice of protest within seventy-two (72) hours after the publication date of the notice, for protests related to the notice, or, for protests related to the Project Manual, within seventy-two (72) hours after the Project Manual is made available, and shall file a formal written protest with the District within seven (7) calendar days after the date of timely filing the initial notice of protest. Filing will be perfected and deemed to have occurred upon receipt by the District Manager, Special District Services, Inc., The Oaks Center, 2501A Burns Road, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33410. Failure to timely file a notice of protest or failure to timely file a formal written protest shall constitute a waiver of any right to object to or protest the contents of the Districts Project Manual. The formal written protest shall state with particularity the facts and law upon which the protest is based.

Firms desiring to provide services for the Project must submit one (1) electronic copy of the required proposal via email to the District Manager at jpierman@sdsinc.org with subject marked COCONUT BOULEVARD EXTENSION STREE LIGHTS & ELECTRIC BACKBONE no later than April 20, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. Although the District Manager will endeavor to acknowledge receipt of each email, it is ultimately the responsibility of each firm to confirm that their proposal was received prior to the deadline.

The District Manager and District Engineer will conduct a special public meeting on April 20, 2026, at 2:30 p.m. at the District Managers office, located at 2501A Burns Road, Palm Beach Gardens, FL, 33410, to open the proposals. In-person attendance is permitted, but participants are encouraged to attend the meeting via Zoom and provide questions or comments by accessing the meeting through the link provided on the Districts website, www.avenircdd.org, or by utilizing the following login information:
Join by URL for VIDEO ACCESS at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3341025012?omn=84607766489
Meeting ID: 334 102 5012
Join by PHONE for TELEPHONIC ACCESS at: 305 224 1968

No official action will be taken at the meeting. The meeting is open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Florida law including but not limited to Chapter 190 of the Florida Statutes. A copy of the agenda for the meeting may be obtained from the District Manager, at the Districts Managers office, or (561) 630-4922. The meeting may be continued in progress without additional notice of a time, date, and location stated on the record. Pursuant to provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this meeting is asked to advise the District Office at least forty-eight (48) hours before the meeting by contacting the District Manager at (561) 630-4922. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service at 1 (800) 955-8770, who can aid you in contacting the District Office.

Proposals shall be in the form provided in the Project Manual and submitted pursuant to the Instructions to Proposers. As noted below, proposals will be opened publicly at that date, time, and location; those received after the time and date stipulated above will be returned unopened to the proposer. Any proposal not completed as specified or missing the required proposal documents as provided in the Project Manual may be disqualified.

All questions regarding the Project Manual or the Project shall be directed in writing only to the District Engineer, Carlos J. Ballbe, P.E. at BALLBE & ASSOCIATES, INC., 3564 N. Ocean Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33308, or at carlos@baeng.us. No phone inquiries, please.
District Manager
AVENIR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
www.avenircdd.org
12175276 3/19/26