Notice of Bid/Request for Proposal

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Board of Regents

REQUEST FOR BID

The University of Florida, Purchasing & Disbursement Services will receive sealed bids for the following: ITB06MW-65, W/O 817202, Astronomy Building Fire Sprinkler, Laboratory Exhaust and Air Conditioning System, estimated budget: $200,000, to be opened March 30, 2006, at 2:00 p.m., local time, in Purchasing and Disbursement Services, Elmore Hall, Radio Road, Gainesville, FL. Scope of work: Installation of wet pipe fire sprinkler system including fire water supply, lab ventilation systems serving wet benches and table top furnace, and chilled water duct mounted pre-cooling coil, mechanical piping, filter rack, electric reheating coil, and controls. Installation of gravity lab waste system and connection to site sewer system and domestic water Service with back-flow preventor, wet tap and meter. Miscellaneous demolition.  Demolition and installation of new electrical power system. Modification to fire alarm system. Specifications and Plans will be available in Purchasing and Disbursement Services, Elmore Hall, Radio Road, Gainesville, FL, Telephone (352)392-1331.

A Mandatory Pre-bid Meeting will be held March 16, 2006, at 10:00 a.m. in the Physical Plant Division Architecture/Engineering Conference Room, Building 700, Radio Road, Gainesville, FL.

All questions should be directed to Karen Olitsky, (352)392-1331 or kolitsk@ufl.edu.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY ACT OF 1991 – If special accommodations are needed in order to attend the Pre-bid or Bid opening, contact Purchasing, (352)392-1331 or purchasing@ufl.edu, within three (3) days of the event.