Notice of Bid/Request for Proposal

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
Departmental

NOTICE TO ROOFING CONTRACTORS

INVITATION TO BID

Proposals are requested from qualified roofing contractors by the Department of Children and Family Services, hereinafter referred to as Owner, for the construction of:

PROJECT NUMBER:           DCF 07245310

PROJECT:                              Retrofit Metal Standing Seam Roof

                                                Building’s 1028, 1153, and 1247

                                                Florida State Hospital

                                                Chattahoochee, Florida

PREQUALIFICATION: The Owner accepts bids from those contractors who demonstrate current licensed status with the Department of Business and Professional Regulations. The Instructions to Bidders “Bidder Qualification Requirements and Procedures“ are included in the specifications under Article B-2.

PERFORMANCE BOND AND LABOR AND MATERIAL BOND: A performance bond and labor and material payment bond are required.

DATE AND TIME: Sealed bids will be received at the architect’s office on December 7, 2006, until 3:00 p.m. (local time), at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud.

MANDATORY PRE-BID INSPECTION: We will conduct a mandatory prebid inspection with the architect at the project site on Tuesday, November 15, 2006, at 2:00 p.m. (EST) for all interested contractors.

PROPOSAL: Bids must be submitted in full accordance with the requirements of the drawings, specifications, bidding conditions and contractual conditions, and with a copy of the contractor’s license. The contract documents may be examined and obtained from the Architect/Engineer:

                Hicks Nation Architects, Inc.

                1382 Timberlane Road, Suite C

                Tallahassee, Florida 32312

                Telephone: (850)893-1130

CONTRACT AWARD: The bid tabulation and Notice of Award Recommendation will be posted at 3:00 p.m. (local time), on December 8, 2006, at the architect’s office. 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. Any protests of the bid must be made within 72 hours of posting of the results. “Failure to file a protest within the time prescribed in Section 120.53(5), Florida Statutes, shall constitute a waiver of proceedings under Chapter 120, Florida Statutes.” If no protest is filed per Section B-21 of the Instructions to Bidders, “Notice and Protest Procedures”, the contract will be awarded to the qualified, responsive low bidder by the Owner.