Notice of Request for Proposals

Imperial Polk County B.O.C.C.

Phase 2 South County Jail Expansion

Frostproof, Florida

Peter R. Brown Construction, Inc. (CGC-061419), the Construction Manager for the Imperial Polk County B.O.C.C., Phase 2 South County Jail Expansion (Site Development, Housing Buildings and Kitchen Building) hereby solicits sealed proposals for the following trades for the referenced project in accordance with the proposal documents to include but not limited to the following:

01B	Final Cleaning	08C	Overhead Coiling Doors	11C	Food Service Equipment
02A	Site Work	09A	Security Plaster	13A	Pre-Engineered Metal Building
02C	Fencing	09D	Acoustical Treatment
02C	Landscaping	09E	VCT Flooring	14A	Elevators
03A	Cast-in-place & Tilt-wall Panels	09F	Resinous Flooring	14B	Material Hoisting Equipment
03C	Hollow Core Slabs	09G	Painting	15A	Fire Sprinkler System
04A	Masonry	10A	Miscellaneous Accessories	15B	Plumbing
05A	Structural & Miscellaneous Steel	10B	Architectural & Security Louvers	15C	HVAC
06A	Cabinets	10C	Interior Signs	16A	Electrical &Low Voltage Systems
07A	Roofing	11A	Projection Screens
07B	Waterproofing & Joint Sealants	11B	Detention Equipment & Systems

A pre-proposal meeting for this project will be held Thursday September 13, 2007, the time and location of this meeting will be included in the Proposal Packages.

Deadline for receipt of All Proposal Packages has been set for 2:00 P.M. on Thursday September 27, 2007. Only proposals received on or before the time and date listed will be considered. All proposals received after 2:00 p.m., of the day specified above, will be returned unopened.

All interested subcontractors must be pre-qualified or have completed the pre-qualification process within the last year. Please contact the following person to obtain information or documents about the pre-qualification requirements for this project:

Jenny Sanchez, Estimator

Phone: (727)535-6407 – Fax: (727)539-8485

This project will be performed inside the existing perimeter fencing. All personnel will require approval by the Polk County Sherriff’s Office prior to entry including but not limited to background checks.

Imperial Polk County B.O.C.C. and Peter R. Brown Construction, Inc. are committed to provide equal opportunity and strongly encourage all interested M/WBE and SBE firms to submit proposals.

One set of plans and specifications will be supplied to all pre-qualified trade contractors at no cost. Drawings will be available on or about August 30, 2007. Trade contractors are responsible for the cost of shipping. Additional sets may be purchased directly from the copy center. Copy center information will be distributed with the Proposal Packages.

Imperial Polk County B.O.C.C and Peter R. Brown Construction, Inc. reserve the right to accept or reject any and all proposals in whole or part and to waive informalities and irregularities.

No verbal instruction or directives will be accepted regarding this project during the proposal period. All instructions or directives must be clarified through written Addenda or Supplements. All questions regarding the work should be directed to the Construction Manager, in writing by September 19, 2007. The Owner and Architect will not accept calls regarding this project.