Notice of Bid/Request for Proposal

FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

BIDS ARE REQUESTED FROM QUALIFIED CERTIFIED/REGISTERED CONTRACTORS BY THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF:

PROJECT NO:       FWC 06/07-75

PROJECT NAME:             KELLEY BRANCH STREAM RESTORATION

PROJECT LOCATION:    LIBERTY COUNTY, FLORIDA FOR:

Work on this proposed Contract comprises stream restoration by removal of the dam and road culvert, Clearing, Grubbing, Seeding, Sprigging and Mulching, as shown on the Drawings and specified in the specifications.

PRE-BID CONFERENCE:

A mandatory pre-bid conference has been scheduled for 10:00 a.m. (EST), on Friday, March 16, 2007, at The Nature Conservancy Preserve Office which is located north of the town of Bristol in Liberty County, Florida. Directions from Highway 20: Turn onto State Road 12 north across from Liberty County High School at caution light. Proceed 3.8 miles on SR 12. At CR 270 (large TNC sign, AKA Martin Luther King Road) turn left. Continue for 2.8 miles to small TNC sign and turn left onto dirt road. Go about 1 mile to office.

REQUIRED BONDS:

Bids shall be accompanied by a bid guarantee of not less than five (5) percent of the amount of the bid.

After award of Contract, a 100% Performance Bond and a 100% Labor and Material Payment Bond Will be required.

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

DATE AND TIME: April 2, 2007, 2:00 p.m. (EST)

PLACE: Purchasing Office, Room 364, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, 620 South Meridian Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1600. Tel. (850)488-3428

BID DOCUMENTS:

Bid Documents can be obtained by Bidders upon payment of $25.00, non-refundable, by contacting the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Purchasing Office, Room 364, 620 South Meridian Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1600, (850)488-3428. The payment envelope MUST be plainly marked on the outside with the bid number. The bid package will be sent overnight upon receiving payment by the above-mentioned Purchasing Office. Provide contact information, phone and fax number, as well as complete return address. DO NOT PROVIDE POST OFFICE BOX FOR RETURN ADDRESS.

Bid Documents can also be obtained by downloading at no cost from http://fcn.state.fl.us/owa_vbs/owa/vbs_www.main_menu and search for Bid Number FWC 06/07-75.

CONTACT PERSON:

Direct questions to the Project Director:

Michael Hill

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Division of Habitat and Species Conservation

1338 Avondale Way

Tallahassee, Florida 32317

Phone: (850)251-8919

e-mail: michael.hill@myfwc.com