DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Invitation To Bid for an Electrical Contractor Published date is August 12, 2011. Sealed bids will be received by Duval County Public Schools, Division of Facilities, Room 535, 1701 Prudential Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32207 until the time and date(s) recorded below and immediately thereafter publicly opened and recorded in the Duval County Public Schools, School Board Building, 1701 Prudential Drive, 5th Floor, Room 513D, Jacksonville, Florida. BIDS ARE DUE ON OR BEFORE September 13, 2011, AND WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL 2:00 p.m. OFFICIAL PROJECT TITLE: Lighting Retrofits at Various Schools Group 3B /DCSB Project No.: M-84430 and F-48518/OFDC-ITB-002-12. SCOPE OF WORK: The project consists of construction of a replacement/retrofit of lighting ballast and lamps. Estimated construction cost is not to exceed $320,000. This project is funded using American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Funds and is subject to availability of funds. The selected contractor(s) shall be required to execute the Duval County School Board standard form of agreement and all contractor(s) and subcontractors shall be required to comply with all required Federal provisions related to ARRA funding, including Davis Bacon Act wages. The District reserves the right to reject any and all bids. All bidders and subcontractors shall be licensed Contractors and registered corporations as required by the laws of the State of Florida. Contract documents for bidding may be obtained at the office of: LDI Repro Printing Centers, 806 Rosselle Street, Jacksonville, FL 32204, (904)381-0777. Name of A/E Firm: Haddad Engineering, 2955 Hartley Road, Suite 205, Jacksonville, FL 32257, (904)262-5066. DCSB Point of Contact: Alonza Anderson, (904)390-2504. Contract documents for bidding may be examined at the: Duval County Public Schools Administration Building, 1701 Prudential Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32207. MBE Participation Goal: 10% Overall. All contractors that are interested in bidding are required to attend a mandatory pre-bid conference to be held on August 19, 2011, 3:00 p.m., 1701 Prudential Drive, Room 541, Jacksonville, FL. Failure to attend the pre-bid conference shall result in disqualification of that firm’s proposal. Attendees will be required to sign an attendance register. All contractors submitting proposals and bids must be pre-qualified with Duval County Public Schools at the time of the ITB Response Due Date. No proposals or bids will be accepted from Contractors who are not pre-qualified at that time. Prequalification forms and information may be obtained at: wwww.duvalschools.org under http://wwww.duvalschools. org/static/aboutdcps/departments/facilities/general_documents .asp. The Bid Award Recommendation will be posted on the First Floor, Bulletin Board, Duval County School Board Building, 1701 Prudential Drive, Jacksonville, Florida 32207-8182.