Notice of Bid/Request for Proposal

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

PROJECT NO:                       FWC 06/07-60

PROJECT NAME:                LAKE KISSIMMEE WETLAND RESTORATION PROJECT

PROJECT LOCATION:       OSCEOLA AND POLK COUNTIES, FLORIDA

FOR: Work on this proposed Contract comprises wire fence replacement, earthwork (excavating, filling, grading and hauling) and seeding, as shown on the Drawings and specified in the specifications.

PRE-BID CONFERENCE: A non-mandatory pre-bid conference has been scheduled for 10:00 a.m. (EST), on April 5, 2007 at Overstreet Landing, 4500 Joe Overstreet Road, off Canoe Drive (CR 523), Kenansville, FL 34739.

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 17, 2007, 3:00 p.m. (EST)

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

BID DOCUMENTS: One set of Bid Documents can be obtained by Bidders upon payment of $50.00, non-refundable, by contacting:

Triangle Reprographics, Inc.

850 South Hughey Avenue

Orlando, FL 32801

Tel. (407)843-1492

Or by downloading at no cost from http://fcn.state.fl.us/owa_vbs/owa/vbs_www.main_menu and search for Bid Number FWC 06/07-60.

CONTACT PERSON: Direct questions to the On-Site Fisheries Biologist:

Tim Coughlin

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

1601 Scotty’s Road

Kissimmee, FL 34744

Tel.: (407)846-5300

Fax: (407)846-5310

e-mail: tim.coughlin@myfwc.com