Contracts Administration

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is hosting an Industry Forum on the Downtown Tampa Interchange (I-275/I-4) Safety and Operational Improvements project and the SR 60 Westbound Improvement project from north of Spruce Street/Tampa International Airport Interchange to north of Memorial Highway in Hillsborough County, FL.

Please see the Flyer for more information.

The Department requires contractors who are interested in assisting with removal of debris resulting from hurricane events to be prequalified in the Work Class of Debris Removal (Emergency).  Information on how to become prequalified is provided on the Contracts Office website.  Contractors not prequalified with the Department can perform work as a subcontractor.

To facilitate the statewide response to hurricane events, Click Here for List of Contractors Qualified for Debris Removal as of 10/4/2021.

The Florida Department of Transportation FTP site has changed. On November 5th, 2016, our FTP site began requiring a guest login. When prompted, simply type "guest" as the username. NO PASSWORD IS NEEDED. For more information, please see the FTP Guide.

Effective with the September 2017 Lettings, FDOT began using the AASHTOWare Project Bids™ software instead of Expedite®. Bidders will need to contact Bid Express and obtain a new Digital ID to use the new software. Bidders who already have a digital ID for Expedite, will not be charged a fee for a new Digital ID . Please see the link above for further information about the steps needed to convert to the new software.
Posted: May 23, 2018

FDOT is initiating the use of a program which will use the DocuSign® application, as a part of the Department's electronic contracting and paperless initiatives. The DocuSign® application will be used as the mechanism to transmit and execute contract documents for Road and Bridge Construction and Maintenance contracts. Beginning with the August 2016 lettings, the Department's staff and the contractors will transmit and execute contract documents using the DocuSign® application products purchased by the Department. Contractors will not incur any additional costs related to the implementation of this initiative.

For more information please see the overview documents and this instructional video from DocuSign®. Additional information can be accessed at: https://www.docusign.com/

Please direct all questions related to this notice to the Contracts Administration Office at 850-414-4000 or email us at contracts.admin@dot.state.fl.us
Posted: July 19, 2016

Please make special note of changes in the following sections: Division I, Section 2 (Proposal Requirements and Conditions) and Division I, Section 3 (Award and Execution of Contract).
These changes will become effective starting with July 2016 Lettings.
Posted: April 8, 2016

Effective July 1, 2012, applicants seeking prequalification to bid on road and bridge construction projects up to $1,000,000 can apply by submitting financial statements "Reviewed" by a Certified Public Accountant. All other requirements of Rule 14-22, F.A.C. still apply. Therefore, the application and financial statements must be submitted within 4 months of the applicant's fiscal year end. Applications must be submitted online using the Prequalification Application.

Please have a look at the Federal-aid Essentials for Local Public Agencies site.  Published by the Federal Highway Administration.