NOTICE OF BID/PROPOSAL
The Florida Department of Transportation District 6 announces the following project:
BID/PROPOSAL NUMBER: E-6D70
FINANCIAL PROJECT NUMBERS: 418059-1-52-01 / 418060-1-52-01 / 420554-1-52-01 / 420554-2-52-01
MBE/DBE RESERVATION OR PREFERENCE: None
DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTAL OF PRE-QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: October 20, 2006, 5:00 p.m.
BID/PROPOSAL DUE DATE AND TIME: November 9, 2006, 2:00 p.m.
SCOPE OF SERVICES: Sealed written bids are requested from qualified, experienced, and licensed General Contractors for the repair of the
MANDATORY PRE-BID/PROPOSAL MEETING: October 19, 2006, 10:00 a.m. in the Florida Department of Transportation District Six “Auditorium”, 1000 Northwest 111th Avenue, Miami, Florida 33172. Bidders are encouraged to have their Roofing, Mechanical, Control Systems, Caulking, Water-Proofing, and Glazing sub-contractors attend the mandatory pre-bid meeting.
MANDATORY SITE INSPECTION MEETING: The Mandatory Site Inspection will be immediately following the Mandatory Pre-Bid/Proposal Meeting on October 19, 2006.
Bid/Proposal documents will only be issued to Bidders/Proposers who have been pre-qualified by the District Six Contracts and Procurement Office and who have attended the Mandatory Pre-Bid/Proposal Meeting and the Mandatory Site Inspection Meeting.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Bidders/Proposers must submit their qualifications prior to the deadline of October 20, 2006, at 5:00 p.m. However Bidders/Proposers are urged to submit qualifications prior to the Mandatory Pre-Bid/Proposal Meeting so that Letters of Pre-Qualification shall be available for pick up at the Mandatory Pre-Bid/Proposal Meeting. Letters of Pre-qualification will only be issued to qualified Bidders/Proposers. Each Bidder/Proposer 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 to submit Bids/Proposals prior to the Bid/Proposal Opening Date. After the Bid/Proposal Opening, the low Bidder/Proposer must qualify in accordance with Rule 60D-5.004, Florida Administrative Code. A copy of the rule requirements is included in the Bid/Proposal Package. Each Bidder/Proposer must be pre-qualified by the District Six Contracts and Procurement Office prior to the issuance of Bid/Proposal forms.
To pre-qualify each Bidder/Proposer shall be required to submit the following along with their prequalification letter:
1. Provide proof that their firm is licensed with the State of
2. Provide a copy of the state corporate charter issued by the Department of State, Division of Corporations, if its firm is a corporation.
3. Provide proof that the General Contractor has ten years of experience in renovations of at least $500,000 in value.
4. Provide proof that the Roofing Installer has a minimum of five years of experience in successfully installing the same or similar roofing materials and is certified in writing by the roofing materials manufacturer to install the roofing products.
5. Provide proof that the caulking and sealant company is approved as a certified applicator by the manufacturer of all materials specified for this project.
6. Provide proof that the caulking and sealant company has a minimum of ten years of experience installing sealant and undertaking work similar to that which is specified in the contract documents.
7. Provide proof that the glazing (window) company has a Miami-Dade Product Approval and Notice of Acceptance.
8. Provide proof that Coating Applicator’s primary business is a Waterproofing Contractor with a minimum of ten years of experience in the successful application of waterproofing systems including silicone elastomeric coating systems.
9. Provide proof of the Coating Applicator’s successful completion of a minimum of ten projects of similar size and complexity to the specified work.
10. Provide proof that the Coating Applicator manufacturer has a minimum of ten years of experience in the manufacturing of cementitious products and silicone emulsion, elastomeric coating technology.
In the addition to the above the bidder shall be required to submit the following along with their sealed bid:
1. Provide a letter from a surety company to document your firm’s ability to obtain the required performance bond and labor and materials bond.
2. Provide a list of any, and all of sub-contractors, licensure and insurance.
3. Bidders will be required to submit a mock-up of a proposed window with respective notice of approvals if proposing to use an alternate product for windows aside from the minimum represented standard from Continental Glass Systems, Inc.
BID/PROPOSAL GUARANTY BOND: If the bid amount is less than $100,000.00 no bid guaranty is required, however, if the bid amount exceeds $100,000.00, a five percent bid guaranty of the bid amount must accompany the Bid/Proposal, or the bid shall be deemed non-responsive and rejected. The bid guaranty shall be in the form of a certified check, cashier’s check, treasurer’s check, bank draft, or bid bond made payable to the Florida Department of Transportation. Bidders/Proposers shall refer to section A-24 of the Fixed Capital Outlay specifications for clarification of the bid guaranty amount.
PERFORMANCE BOND AND LABOR AND MATERIALS BOND: If the construction contract award amount is $100,000.00 or less, a Performance Bond or a Labor and Material Payment Bond are not required. If the contract sum exceeds $100,000.00 a Performance Bond of 100 per cent and Labor and Materials Bond of 100 shall be required. If increases are made to the original contract sum, the contractor shall also furnish the Florida Department of Transportation with additional bonding equivalent to the increases Bidders/Proposers shall refer to section A-25 of the Fixed Capital Outlay Specifications for clarification of the Performance Bond and Labor and Materials Bond amount and the provisions surety companies are required to comply with. If a Performance Bond and Labor and Materials Bond is required the Bidder/Proposer must submit along with their sealed Bid a letter from a surety company (who meets the requirements stated above) stating their intent to provide a 100 percent Performance Bond and a 100 percent Labor and Materials Bond.
REQUESTING BID/PROPOSAL DOCUMENTS: Requests for Plans, Specifications and/or Bid/Proposal Documents should be directed to: Nancy Kay Lyons, District Contracts and Procurement Manager, Florida Department of Transportation, District Six Contracts and Procurement Office,
BID/PROPOSAL OPENING AND POSTING OF BID TABULATIONS: Sealed bids will be received until 2:00 p.m. on November 9, 2006, at the
To receive a listing of firms who submitted bids/proposals please visit the District Six website at www.dot.state.fl.us/ contractsadministrationdistrict6, click on “Bid Tabulations”, and then click on November 9, 2006. You may also contact the Department’s Infofax System and order catalog number 4 at (305)470-5871 after 5:00 p.m. on November 9, 2006.
POSTING
The notice of intent to award will also be posted at the Florida Department of Transportation, District Six Contracts and Procurement Office,
BID SOLICITATION/AWARD/NON-AWARD PROTEST RIGHTS: Any person adversely affected by this Bid Solicitation shall file a notice of protest within 72 hours of receipt of the bid documents. Any person adversely affected by the intended decision of the Department to award a contract or to reject all bids shall file a notice of protest within 72 hours after the posting. If notice of intended decision is given by certified mail or express delivery, the adversely affected person must file the notice of protest within 72 hours after receipt of the notice of intent.
A formal written protest must be filed within ten days after filing the notice of protest. The formal written protest shall state with particularity the facts and law upon which the protest is based. All protests must be submitted in accordance with Sections 120.569 and 120.57, Florida Statutes. The required notice of protest and formal protest must each be timely filed with the Clerk of Agency Proceedings, Florida Department of Transportation,
In accordance with Section 120.57(3), Florida Statutes, failure to file a protest within the time prescribed in Section 120.57(3), Florida Statutes, or failure to post the bond or other security required by law within the time allowed for filing a bond shall constitute a waiver of proceedings under chapter 120, Florida Statutes.
THE DEPARTMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY OR ALL BIDS/PROPOSALS RECEIVED.