NOTICE TO RECEIVE SEALED BIDS The Franklin County Board of County Commissioners will receive sealed bids from any qualified person, company or corporation interested in constructing: SHULER AND STATE STREETS RESURFACING The project involves reclaiming and resurfacing approximately 0.263 miles of Shuler Street and State Street located in Eastpoint, Florida. Plans and specifications can be obtained by contacting Shannon Renfro with Dewberry at srenfro@dewberry.com. The bid must conform to Section 287.133(3) Florida Statutes, on public entity crimes. Completion date for this project will be 60 calendar days from the date of the Notice to Proceed presented to the successful bidder. Liquidated damages for failure to complete the project on the specified date will be set at $750.00 per day. Please indicate on the envelope that this is a sealed bid, for “SHULER AND STATE STREETS RESURFACING”. Bids will be received until 4:30 p.m. eastern time, on Tuesday, September 30th, 2025, at the Franklin County Clerk’s Office, Franklin County Courthouse, 33 Market Street, Suite 203, Apalachicola, Florida 32320-2317, and will be opened and read aloud on Wednesday, October 1st, 2025, at the County Commission meeting at 34 Forbes Street, Apalachicola, Florida, which begins at 9:00 a.m. eastern time. The Board of County Commissioners reserves the right to waive informalities in any bid, to accept and/or reject any or all bids, and to accept the bid that in their judgement will be in the best interest of Franklin County. All bids shall remain firm for a period of sixty days after the opening. All bidders shall comply with all applicable State and local laws concerning licensing, registration and regulation of contractors doing business in the State of Florida. All technical questions must be addressed in writing and emailed to Josh Stephens at Jstephens@dewberry.com no later than Friday, September 19th, 2025. #11625092; 09/03, 09/10/2025