Notice of Bid/Request for Proposal

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Division of Administration

STATE OF FLORIDA

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

INVITATION TO BID

February 16, 2006

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PROPOSALS ARE REQUESTED FROM QUALIFIED GENERAL CONTRACTORS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS OWNER, FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF:

PROJECT NO.: DOH #70402100

SAMAS CODE: BCHD - TF

PROJECT NAME AND LOCATION: Baker County Health Department, New Storage Facility, 480 West Lowder Street, MacClenny, Florida, 32063-2698

FOR: State of Florida, Department of Health-Baker County Health Department

PRE-QUALIFICATION: Each bidder whose field is governed by Chapters 399, 455, 489, and 633, Florida Statutes, for licensure or certification must submit pre-qualification data of their eligibility. Submit proposals five (5) calendar days prior to the bid opening date if not previously qualified by the Department of Management Services for the current biennium (July 1 through June 30) of odd numbered years. Call (850)488-6233 for information on pre-qualification with the Department of Management Services. After the bid opening, the low bidder must qualify in accordance with Rule 60D-5.004, F.A.C.

A copy of rule requirements is included in the Instruction To Bidders under Article B-2 “Bidders Qualification Requirements and Procedures”.

PUBLIC ENTITY CRIME INFORMATION STATEMENT: A person or affiliate who has been placed on the convicted vendor list following a conviction for a public entity crime may not do the following:

1.        May not submit a bid on a contract to provide any goods or services to a public entity.

2.        May not submit a bid on a contract with a public entity for the construction or repair of a public building

        or public work.

3.        May not submit bids on leases of real property to a public entity.

4.        May not be awarded or perform work as a contractor, supplier, subcontractor, or consultant under a

        contract with any public entity.

5.        May not transact business with any public entity in excess of the threshold amount provided in Section

        287.017, F.S., for Category Two, for a period of 36 months from the date of being placed on the convicted

        vendor list.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The project is to construct a new Records Storage Building located at the Baker County Health Department, 480 West Lowder Street, MacClenny, Florida 32063-2698. The facility contains approximately 2,000 square feet and is designed to match the existing health department building comprised of masonry, stucco and wood roof trusses. The facility is to be environmentally controlled.

PERFORMANCE BOND AND LABOR MATERIAL PAYMENT BOND: If the construction contract award amount is $100,000 or less, a Performance Bond and a Labor Material Payment Bond are not required. If the construction contract award amount is more than $100,000, a Performance and a Labor and Material Payment Bond SHALL be required.

MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISES: The Department of Health encourages minority businesses to participate in the bidding process including any bidders conferences, pre-solicitation or pre-bid meetings which are scheduled. The Department of Health further encourages contractors to utilize certified minority enterprises as subcontractors or sub-vendors whenever possible. Certified vendors are those firms certified by the State of Florida Minority Business Advocacy & Assistance Office, 2012 Capital Circle SE, Hartman Building, Suite 100, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2152, Telephone: (850)487-0915.

Sealed bids will be received, publicly opened and read aloud on:

DATE AND TIME: Thursday, March 30, 2006, 2:00 p.m. local time

PLACE: Baker County Health Department, 480 West Lowder Street, MacClenny Florida 32063-2698

PROPOSAL: Bids must be submitted in full in accordance with the requirements of the Drawings, Specifications, Addenda, Bidding Conditions, and Contractual Conditions, which may be examined and obtained from the following: Junck & Walker Architects/Planners, Inc., Attention Jeni Lassley; E-mail: jlassley@jandwarchitects.com for  purchase of documents. Address: 8111 Old Kings Road South, Jacksonville, FL 32217, (904)731-4033, Fax (904)737-3429.

The above bidding documents are currently available.

ARCHITECT-ENGINEER: Junck & Walker Architects/Planner, Inc., 8111 Old Kings Road, S., Suite 2A, Jacksonville.

DEPOSITS: All contractors, sub-contractors, venders, manufacturers, etc. can purchase required documents. Full set of Plans and Specifications $60.00; or Plans Only $20.00; or Specifications Only $40.00.

CONTRACT AWARD: The Bid Tabulation and Notice of Award Recommendation will be posted no later than 4:00 P.M. local time, on Thursday, March 30, 2006 at the bid opening location. In the event that the Bid Tabulation and Notice of Award Recommendation cannot be posted in this manner, then all bidders will be notified by certified United States Mail, return receipt requested.  If no protest is filed per Section B-21 of the Instructions To Bidders, “Notice and Protests Procedures”, the contract will be awarded to the qualified, responsive low bidder in accordance with Rule 60D-5 by the Owner. The qualified, responsive low bidder will be required to be registered with MyFloridaMarketPlace before a contract can be executed. However, they will be exempt from the one per cent “fee”.