Tequesta Drive Bridge Restoration Project

Sealed bids will only be accepted via DemandStar for the Tequesta Drive Bridge Restoration Construction Project until 2:00pm, local time, February 4, 2026, at which time all bids received will be publicly opened virtually on DemandStar and read. Bids received after the time and date specified will not be considered.  

The project scope 

This project consists of restoration of the Tequesta Drive bridge.   The Scope of Work below gives a summary of the work to be performed. The Contractor shall refer to the drawings and specifications for additional requirements and details not stated herein.  

• Provide submittals as required on drawing specifications.
• Obtain permit documents and issue bridge notice.
• Perform mobilization/demobilization. 
• Set up staging areas, including: fencing and vegetation protection barriers.
• Provide Maintenance of Traffic in accordance with drawing specifications.
• Install environmental signage, erosion control devices and turbidity barriers. 
• Perform water quality monitoring.
• Perform video documentation of the existing steel sheet piles before and after coating activities.
• Perform utility locates to ensure no utility conflicts.
• Maintain a set of as-built drawings to be delivered to the Village upon completion of the Project.
• Perform demolition activities and dispose of removed material in accordance with all applicable laws.
• Within the limits of work- clean and coat exposed surfaces that have an existing coating on the following: retaining walls and wing walls, pile caps, slope protection, outside face of spandrel panels, all faces of railing curbs and vehicular barriers, and outer surface of steel sheet piles. 
• Remove existing sidewalk concrete header and re-cast at locations shown on plan.
• Remove the existing damaged section of spandrel. Install new concrete spandrel section and bracing hardware and cast concrete closure pour.
• Remove veneer on spandrel section adjacent to the replaced spandrel section and replace with new veneer. 
• Install veneer onto new spandrel section.
• Patch steel sheet pile perforations as necessary using chemical compound and/or FRP patch.
• At longitudinal bridge joints - temporarily remove pavers, replace expansion joint and install new aluminum plate along entire length and re-install pavers to a level surface.
• Install new vinyl sheet pile wall with grout socks and closure pours between east edge of existing SSP wall and existing RCP at northeast quadrant. 
• Remove vegetation from concrete slope protection weep drains and replace mesh.
• Repair spalled pile cap on corner edge of southeast wing wall.
• Remove cracked cladding from rail curb in southeast quadrant.
• Restore vegetation/sod that has been disturbed in the staging areas.

Bidding documents may be viewed and downloaded online at or on the Village of Tequesta’s website  

A pre-bid meeting will be held on Friday, January 9, 2026, at 10:00 am local time at the Village of Tequesta Council Chambers, located at 345 Tequesta Dr., Tequesta, FL 33469. Attendance at the pre-bid meeting is not required for bid qualification; however, bidders are encouraged to attend. 

Bid security shall be furnished in accordance with the “Instructions to Bidders” section of the bid documents. 

Any questions regarding the specifications and solicitation process must be submitted in writing via email to Jeff Snyder, Director, Finance Department at, copying Doug Chambers, Public Works Director, at dchambers@tequesta.org. The Village will contact the design engineer for technical questions if applicable. Questions and requests for clarification and additional information must be received before the deadline for submission of questions on Friday, January 23, 2026, at 3:00pm local time. 

Pursuant to Section 2-355 of Palm Beach County Ordinance No. 2011-039, and the purchasing policies of the Village of Tequesta, all solicitations, once advertised, are under the “Cone of Silence” until the appropriate authority has approved an award recommendation, rejected all responses or some other action by the Village to end the selection process. This limits and requires documentation of communication between potential bidders and/or bidders on Village solicitations, the Village’s professional staff, and the Village Council members.

Owner: Village of Tequesta

By: Doug Chambers

Title: Director, Public Works Department 

Publication: DemandStar and Village of Tequesta website