INVITATION TO BID

PROPOSALS ARE REQUESTED FROM QUALIFIED GENERAL CONTRACTORS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS OWNER, FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF:

PROJECT NO.: DOH # 70703200

SAMAS CODES: 64-30-03-91-400

PROJECT NAME Bay County Health Department

AND LOCATION: Security Shutter Project

597 West 11th Street

Panama City, Florida 32401-2330

FOR: State of Florida, Department of Health – Bay County Health Department

PRE-QUALIFICATION: Each bidder whose field is governed by Chapters 399, 455, 489, and 633, Florida Statutes, for licensure or certification must submit pre-qualification data of their eligibility to submit proposals five (5) calendar days prior to the bid opening date if not previously qualified by the Department of Management Services for the current biennium (July 1 through June 30) of odd numbered years. Call (850)488-6233, for information on pre-qualification with the Department of Management Services. After the bid opening, the low bidder must qualify in accordance with Rule 60D-5.004, F.A.C. A copy of rule requirements is included in the Instructions To Bidders under Article B-2 “Bidders Qualification Requirements and Procedures.”

REFERENCES: Each bidder shall include with his bid, a list of five (5) successfully completed projects similar in scope to this project. The bidder shall include the name of the contact person for each project listed along with their address, telephone number and email address, if available.

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, F.S., for Category Two, for a period of 36 months from the date of being placed on the convicted vendor list.

DISCRIMINATION; DENIAL OR REVOCATION FOR THE RIGHT TO TRANSACT BUSINESS WITH PUBLIC ENTITIES: An entity or affiliate who has been placed on the discriminatory vendor list may not submit a bid on a contract to provide 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.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The project is to install manually operated accordion and roll-up metal storm shutters on exterior openings.

PERFORMANCE BOND AND LABOR MATERIAL PAYMENT BOND: If the construction contract award amount is $100,000 or less, a Performance Bond and a Labor Material Payment Bond are not required. If the construction contract award amount is more than $100,000, a Performance and a Labor and Material Payment Bond SHALL be required.

MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISES: The Department of Health encourages minority businesses to participate in the bidding process including any bidder’s conferences, pre-solicitation or pre-bid meetings that are scheduled. The Department of Health further encourages contractors to utilize certified minority enterprises as subcontractors or sub-vendors whenever possible. Certified vendors are those firms certified by the State of Florida Minority Business Advocacy and Assistance Office, 2012 Capital Circle, S. E., Hartman Building, Suite 100, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2152, (850)487-0915.

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

DATE AND TIME: May 20, 2008, 2:00 p.m. (CST)

PLACE: Bay County Health Department, Administration Building, Conference Room, 597 West 11th Street, Panama City, Florida 32401-2330

PROPOSAL: Bids must be submitted in full in accordance with the requirements of the Drawings, Specifications, Addenda, Bidding Conditions, and Contractual Conditions, which may be examined and obtained from the following: Bay Design Associates Architects, 720 Bayfront Parkway, Suite 200, Pensacola, FL, (850)432-0706, ext. 101, e-mail: Attention: Walter Smith, walter@baydesign.com or at the Bay County Health Department, Attention Mr. Bill McWilliams.

ARCHITECT-ENGINEER: Bay Design Associates Architects, 720 Bayfront Parkway, Suite 200, Pensacola, FL 32502.

DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS: All contractors, sub-contractors, venders, manufacturers, etc. can obtain the required documents. There is no charge for the first set of Plans and Specifications; each additional set at $25.00, non-refundable.

CONTRACT AWARD: The Bid Tabulation and Notice of Award Recommendation will be posted no later than 4:00 p.m. (CST), May 20, 2008, at the Bay County Health Department, Administration Building, Conference Room, 597 West 11th Street, Panama City, Florida. In the event that the Bid Tabulation and Notice of Award Recommendation cannot be posted in this manner, then all bidders will be notified by certified United States Mail, return receipt requested. If no protest is filed per Section B-21 of the Instructions To Bidders, “Notice and Protests Procedures,” the contract will be awarded to the qualified, responsive low bidder in accordance with Chapter 60D-5, F.A.C. by the Owner. The qualified, responsive low bidder will be required to be registered with MyFloridaMarketPlace before a contract can be executed. However, they will be exempt from the one per cent “fee”.