ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

The School Board of Pinellas County, Florida will receive sealed bids in the Purchasing Department of the Walter Pownall Service Center, 11111 South Belcher Road, Largo, Florida until 1:30 p.m., local time, on June 29, 2006 for the purpose of selecting a supplier to provide per the bid specifications for:

Laundry Service for School Cafeterias

Bid 06-954-683

Provide for: pick-up, cleaning, linen repair services and re-delivery of District owned linens to approximately fifty (50) school cafeterias county wide. Pricing shall also be established for the purchase and delivery of new linens to our warehouse facility.

Public opening of the Bids will occur in the Purchasing Conference Room at the above address and all interested parties are invited to be present.

Specifications are available at the office of:

Purchasing Department

Walter Pownall Service Center

11111 So. Belcher Road

Largo, FL 33773

BY ORDER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA

CLAYTON M. WILCOX                         CAROL J. COOK

SUPERINTENDENT                                CHAIRMAN

OF SCHOOLS

AND EX-OFFICIO SECRETARY

TO THE SCHOOL BOARD                    MARK C. LINDEMANN

                                                                    DIRECTOR,

                                                                    PURCHASING