Notice of Bid/Request for Proposal

As a General Licensed Contractor, you are invited to submit a sealed bid to be received and publicly opened and read aloud by the Florida Department of Transportation (hereinafter referred to as the Owner) at the following date, location, and local time, April 26, 2007, 10:00 a.m. (EDST) at the Florida Department of Transportation, District One Contracts Office, 801 North Broadway, MS 1-18, Bartow, Florida 33830.

FINANCIAL PROJECT NO.: 418077-2-52-01

CONTRACT NO.: E1G12

PROJECT NAME: Roof repairs/replacement and siding installation

PROJECT LOCATION: 2981 N. E. Pine Island Road Cape Coral, Lee County, FL

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This project consists of roof repairs and replacement as well as siding installation to buildings #1129, 1100, 1025, 1428 and 1413 at the Florida Department of Transportation, Ft. Myers Operation Center.

PRE-BID MEETING: April 16, 2007 at 10:30 a.m. located at the Ft. Myers Operation Center, 2981 N. E. Pine Island Road, Cape Coral, FL

PROJECT MANAGER: The Owner’s Project Manager is Dennis Hall who may be reached at (863)519-2501.

PLANS And Specifications: Plans and Specifications may be obtained for review (free of charge) from Dathne Garris, Florida Department of Transportation, District One Contracts Office, 801 North Broadway, MS 1-18, Bartow, Florida, (863)519-2302, beginning March 28, 2007 through 10:00 a.m. (EDST) April 25, 2007. Bid documents will be issued only to the prospective bidders who attend the Mandatory Pre-Bid meeting. Bidder’s are encourage to pre-order bid documents by faxing a completed and signed Fax Order Form to (863)534-7172, and have met the Florida Department of Transportation qualification for this project.

MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISES (MBE) UTILIZATION: The owner encourages the recruitment and utilization of certified and non-certified minority business. The owner, its contractors, suppliers, and consultants should take all necessary and reasonable steps to ensure that minority businesses have an opportunity to compete for and perform contract work for the Owner in a nondiscriminatory environment.

BID PROPOSAL: Bids must be submitted in full accordance with the requirements of the Drawings, Specifications, Bidding Conditions, and Contractual Conditions as specified in the Non-Technical Specifications.

INSURANCE: The awarded Bidder is responsible for maintaining the insurance coverage specified in the Non-Technical Specifications for the duration of this project.

PREQUALIFICATION: Each bidder shall submit a current Building or General Contractor license issued by the State of Florida and, if a Florida Corporation, a copy of the Corporate Charter as prequalification of their eligibility with the bid document to the: Department of Transportation, District One Contracts Office, 801 North Broadway Avenue, MS 1-18, Bartow, Florida 33830.

The bid will be rejected if a copy of the Contractor’s License is not included either with the bid or provided to the Owner prior to the Letting. After the bid opening, the lowest responsive bidder shall qualify in accordance with this contract document.

BID BOND: If the bid amount exceeds $100,000, the bidder must provide with the bid, a Bid Guaranty of five percent of the actual total bid in the form of a certified check, cashiers check, treasurer’s check, bank draft of any national or state bank, or a Surety Bid Bond made payable to the Department of Transportation. A Bid Guaranty in an amount less than five percent of the actual bid will invalidate the bid. Bid Bonds shall conform to the Departments Bid/Proposal Bond Form furnished with the proposal package.

PERFORMANCE BOND and LABOR AND MATERIALS PAYMENT BOND: If the contract award amount exceeds $100,000, both a Performance Bond and a Labor and Material Payment Bond of 100 percent each of the contract sum are required at the time of award.

BID POSTING/CONTRACT AWARD: The Bid Tabulation and Notice of Award Recommendation will be posted on May 29, 2007, 5:00 p.m. until May 31, 2007, 5:00 p.m., at the Florida Department of Transportation, District One Lobby, 801 North Broadway, Bartow, Florida 33830. If no protest is filed, the Owner will award the contract to the qualified, responsive low bidder. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

BID SOLICITATION/AWARD/NON-AWARD PROTEST RIGHTS: Any person adversely affected by this Bid Solicitation shall file a notice of protest within 72 hours of receipt of the bid documents in accordance with Section 120.57(3), Florida Statutes, and Rule Chapter 28-110, Florida Administrative Code. Any person adversely affected by the intended decision of the Owner to award a contract or to reject all bids shall file a notice of protest within 72 hours after the posting of the Summary of Bids (bid tabulation). If notice of intended decision is given by certified mail, express or Fax delivery, the adversely affected person must file the notice of protest within 72 hours after receipt of the notice of intent.

A formal written protest must be filed within 10 days after filing the notice of protest. The formal written protest shall state with particularity the facts and law upon which the protest is based. All protests must be submitted in accordance with Section 120.569 and 120.57, Florida Statutes. The required notice of protest and formal protest must each be timely filed with the Clerk of Agency Proceedings, Florida Department of Transportation, 605 Suwannee Street, MS 58, Room 550, General Counsel’s Office, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0458. Failure to file a protest within the time prescribed in Section 120.57(3), Florida Statutes, shall constitute a waiver of proceedings under Chapter 120, Florida Statutes.

DISCRIMINATION CLAUSE: Any entity or affiliate who has been placed on the discriminatory vendor list may not submit a bid on a contract to provide any goods or services to a public entity, may not submit a bid on a contract with a public entity of the construction or repair or a public building or public work, may not submit bids on leases of real property to a public entity, may not be awarded or perform work as a contractor, supplier, subcontractor, or consultant under a contract with any public entity, and may not transact business with any public entity, per Section 287.134(3)(a), Florida Statutes.

PUBLIC ENTITY CRIME INFORMATION STATEMENT: A person or affiliate who has been placed on the convicted vendor list following a conviction for a public entity crime may not submit a bid on a contract to provide any goods or services to a public entity, may not submit a bid on a contract with a public entity for the construction or repair of a public building or public work, may not submit bids on leases of real property to a public entity, may not be awarded or perform work as a contractor, supplier, subcontractor, or consultant under a contract with any public entity, and may not transact business with any public entity in excess of the threshold amount provided in Section 287.017, Florida Statutes, for Category Two for a period of 36 months for the date of being placed on the convicted vendor list.