The City Procurement Division on Thursday awarded the design-build services for the Cecil Commerce Center Mega-Site Entrance Road project to Jacksonville-based J.B. Coxwell Contracting Inc. for about $5.55 million.
Jacksonville-based Petticoat-Schmitt Civil Contractors Inc. and R.B. Baker Construction Inc., with offices in Georgia and St. Augustine, also bid on the project.
The work requires the entrance road design, permitting and construction of a 1.2-mile, two-lane curb and gutter asphalt road with drainage infrastructure.
The design includes space for two additional lanes on the west side of the right-of-way to support growth.
The road will extend from POW-MIA Memorial Parkway north to the 600-acre mega-site.
The mega-site is property designated for large industrial development. While the property is 600 acres, the city says the “prime 400-acre tract of land” is valued at $40 million, about $100,000 an acre, and is not accessible by vehicle.