REQUEST FOR BID

The University of Florida, Purchasing & Disbursement Services will receive sealed bids for the following: ITB07SV-127, W/O 862008, Union North Lawn Lighting, estimated budget: $500,000, to be opened November 7, 2006, at 2:00 p.m. (Local Time). Scope of work: New exterior site lighting for the Union North Lawn from the north side of the J. Wayne Reitz Union to the southwest side of the Computer Science and Engineering Library. Include exterior luminaries, aluminum light poles, concrete pole bases, underground wiring and conduit, in-grade junction boxes, outdoor lighting controls, electricity metering, and connections to existing electrical service at nearby pad-mounted transformers. Installation of owner furnished poles salvaged from Union Drive within the south traffic circle area. Connections will be made to existing lighting circuits. Non-Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting will be held October 24, 2006, at 10:00 a.m., in the Physical Plant Division, Architecture/ Engineering Conference Room, Bldg. 700, Radio Road, Gainesville, FL. Specifications and Plans are available in Purchasing and Disbursement Services, Elmore Hall, Radio Road, Gainesville, FL 32611. All questions and bid document requests should be directed to Karen Olitsky, Purchasing and Disbursement Services, kolitsk@ufl.edu or (352)392-1331, ext. 224, www.purchasing.ufl.edu. AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY ACT OF 1991 – If special accommodations are needed in order to attend the Pre-Bid Meeting or the Bid opening, contact Purchasing, (352)392-1331 within three (3) days of the event.