NOTICE OF INVITATION TO BID

BID NO. 2007049C Earthmoving Services

The Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Water Resource Management, Bureau of Mine Reclamation is soliciting formal competitive bids for the project listed below:

PROJECT NAME: Parcel BDN-T-C Wetlands at Tenoroc – Earthmoving

SCOPE OF WORK: The contractor shall provide the necessary labor, supervision, equipment and materials required for earthmoving and wetland restoration.

LOCATION: Approximately 1-mile southwest of the Tenoroc Fish Management Area (TFMA) office, in Townships 27 and 28 South, Range 24 East, and Sections 34, 35, 2 and 3. The project site is within the retired and minimally-reclaimed BDN-T-C clay settling area (CSA) which is under State ownership and is managed by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FFWCC).

PURCHASING AGENT: Diane Harper, DEP, Purchasing Section, 3800 Commonwealth Blvd., MS 93, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000, (850)245-2355 Fax (850)245-2412, e-mail address diane.d.harper@dep.state.fl.us.

MINORITY BUSINESS REQUIREMENT: The Department of Environmental Protection supports diversity in its Procurement Program and requests that all sub-contracting opportunities afforded by this bid embrace diversity enthusiastically. The award of sub-contracts should reflect the full diversity of the citizens of the State of Florida. The Department will be glad to furnish a list of Minority Owned Firms that could be offered sub-contracting opportunities.

MANDATORY SITE INSPECTION: Tuesday, March 20, 2007, 10:00 a.m., Tenoroc Fish Management Area Office, 3829 Tenoroc Mine Road, Lakeland, Florida 33805. Directions may be obtained by calling (863)534-7077 or (863)499-2421.

PREQUALIFICATION: When the total bid price including alternates exceeds $200,000.00, each bidder whose field is governed by Chapters 399, 489 and 633 of the Florida Statutes for licensure or certification must submit prequalification data of their eligibility five (5) days prior to the bid opening date.

INSTRUCTIONS: Any firm desiring plans and bid specifications for this project may obtain a copy by: Specifications will be available for download on Friday, March 9, 2007 from the Vendor Bid System (VBS) http://fcn.state.fl.us/owa_vbs/owa/vbs_www.search_form. Plans will be available for download on Friday, March 9, 2007 from http://ftp.dep.state.fl.us/pub/minerec/BDNTC/.

ADA REQUIREMENTS: Any person with a qualified disability shall not be denied equal access and effective communication regarding any bid/proposal documents or the attendance at any related meeting or bid/proposal opening. If accommodations are needed because of disability, please contact Diane Harper, (850)245-2355, at least five (5) workdays prior to openings. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Services by calling 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).

BID SUBMITTAL DUE DATE: No later than 2:30 p.m. (EDST), Tuesday, April 10, 2007, to the below address: Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Procurement Section MS 93, 3800 Commonwealth Blvd., Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000. The Department reserves the right to reject any or all bids.