ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
PROPOSALS ARE REQUESTED FROM QUALIFIED LICENSED GENERAL CONTRACTORS BY THE State of Florida, Department of Military Affairs HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS OWNER, FOR CONSTRUCTION OF:
PROJECT NUMBER: 206036
ACCOUNTING CODE: FARP
PROJECT NAME AND LOCATION: Renovation of the Starke National Guard Armory, 720 Edwards Rd., Starke, Florida 32091.
TO VIEW THE ENTIRE SOLICITATION POTENTIAL RESPONDENTS MUST GO TO THE WWW.MYFLORIDA.COM VENDOR BID SYSTEM.
POTENTIAL RESPONDENTS TO THE SOLICITATION ARE ENCOURAGED TO CAREFULLY REVIEW ALL THE MATERIALS CONTAINED HEREIN AND PREPARE RESPONSES ACCORDINGLY.
FOR (PROJECT DESCRIPTION):
Work includes but is not necessarily limited to the following: the Existing Armory, the Class IX Storage Building, Metal Storage Building, Motor Pool and related Stewart. Portions of this work are included Additive Alternates. Construction trades and materials from most of the 16 CSI Divisions are involved.
PREQUALIFICATION: Each bidder whose field is governed by Chapters 399, 455, 489 and 633, Florida Statutes, for licensure or certification must submit prequalification data of their eligibility to submit proposals no later than August 27, 2008, before 4:30 p.m. (Local Time). After the bid opening, the low bidder must qualify in accordance with Rule 60D-5.004, F.A.C. A copy of the requirements is included in the Instruction To Bidders under Section B-2 “Bidder Qualification Requirements and Procedures”.
BID SECURITY: Bids/Proposals in total excess of $100,000.00, the bidder must provide with bid, a good faith deposit in the amount of 5% of the bid by way of a bid bond from a surety insurer authorized to do business in the STATE OF FLORIDA as surety or a certified check or cashier’s check accompanying the bid.
PERFORMANCE BOND AND LABOR AND MATERIAL PAYMENT BOND’S are required from any persons or parties entering into a formal contract with the STATE OF FLORIDA for contracts in total excess of $100,000.00 for construction, additions, renovations, repairs, or demolition of any public building pursuant to Section 255.05(1)(a), Florida Statutes.
PROCUREMENT RULES AND INFORMATION:
Technical questions addressed to: Bhide and Hall Architects, Attn.: Sandra Ciciora at Fax: (904)264-3100 or e-mail: sciciora@bhide-hall.com.
Any questions from proposers concerning this solicitation shall be submitted in writing, identifying the submitter, to the contact listed above at the address specified above by email no later than the date August 27, 2008, 4:00 p.m. (Local Time).
All questions and answers/changes to the solicitation will be provided in writing and posted on the DMS Vendor Bid System (VBS). It is the prospective contractor’s responsibility to check periodically for any information updates to the solicitations which are posted to the VBS. The Department of Military Affairs bears no responsibility for any delays, or resulting impacts, associated with a prospective contractor’s failure to obtain information made available through the DMS Vendor Bid System.
INFORMATION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE BY TELEPHONE. All information received through any oral communication shall not be binding on the Department of Military Affairs and shall not be relied upon by an offerer.
MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING:
DATE AND TIME: August 13, 2008, 10:00 a.m. (Local Time)
PLACE: Starke National Guard Armory, 720 Edwards Rd., Starke, Florida 32091
All Contractors interested in bidding on this project must attend.
All Subcontractors interested in bidding on this project are invited to attend.
Sealed bids will be received, publicly opened and read aloud on: BIDS / RESPONSES TRANSMITTED ELECTRONICALLY WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. BIDS / RESPONSES RECEIVED AT THE LOCATION DESIGNATED AFTER THE EXACT TIME SPECIFIED FOR RECEIPT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
DATE AND TIME: September 10, 2008, 10:00 a.m. (Local Time)
PLACE: Starke National Guard Armory, 720 Edwards Rd., Starke, Florida 32091
MARK ENVELOPES: DO NOT OPEN – SEALED BID for Project Number 206036 Renovation of the National Guard Armory, 720 Edwards Rd., Starke, Florida 32091, Attn.: SGM (Ret) K.C. “Butch” Hersey.
Bids submitted prior to the bid opening via courier or mail, are to be delivered in a SEALED package to: State of Florida, Department of Military Affairs-CFMO, Robert F. Ensslin, Jr. Armory, 2305 State Road 207, St. Augustine, Florida 32086, Attn.: SGM (Ret) K. C. “Butch” Hersey. Early Bid shall be received at this address NO LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 9, 2008, 3:00 p.m. (Local Time).
BID/PROPOSAL: All responses must be submitted in a sealed package and shall be clearly marked on the outside of package with the above information. Department of Military Affairs is not responsible for the opening of any solicitation package which is not properly marked. It is the respondent’s responsibility to assure its response is submitted in the place and time indicated in this solicitation. Also, all responses must be in full in accordance with the requirements of the Drawings, Specifications, Bidding Conditions and Contractual Conditions, and Non-Technical Specifications, which have been prepared by the Architect-Engineer as listed, and may be obtained as follows:
ARCHITECT‑ENGINEER: BHIDE & HALL
ARCHITECTS, P.A.
1329 KINGSLEY AVENUE
SUITE C
ORANGE PARK, FL 32073
Attn.: E. WENDELL HALL
AAC-000569
TELEPHONE: (904)264-1919
FAX: (904)264-3100
PROPOSAL: Bids must be submitted in full in accordance with the requirements of the Drawings, Specifications, Bidding Conditions and Contractual Conditions, and Non-Technical Specifications, which have been prepared by the Architect-Engineer as listed above, and may be obtained as follows:
Drawings and specifications may be purchased from Bhide & Hall Architects, (904)264-3100, at 1329 Kingsley Ave., Suite C, Orange Park, Florida 32073. Make checks or money orders payable to: Bhide & Hall Architects, P.A. No credit cards are accepted.
FULL SETS of drawings and specifications may be purchased by payment of the printing and handling cost at the rate of $300.00 per set, with a $50.00 refund if returned in usable condition.
CONTRACT AWARD: The lowest bid will be the bid from the responsive bidder that has submitted the lowest price for the base bid or base bid plus the additive alternates or less the deductive alternates chosen by the Agency to be included in or excluded from the proposed contract, taken in numerical order listed in the bid documents. The order of the alternates may be selected by the Agency in any sequence so long as such acceptance out of order does not alter the designation of the low bidder. The official Notice of Award Recommendation will be by electronic posting on the Department’s website at http://fcn.state.fl.us/owa_vbs/owa/vbs_www.main_menu.
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. If no protest is filed, the contract will be awarded to the qualified, responsible and responsive low bidder in accordance with Chapter 60D-5, F.A.C., by the Owner.
The Non-Technical Specifications Level IV and V are considered to be applicable to this solicitation and award of contract when made and are made a part hereof.
The State of Florida’s performance and obligation to pay under this contract is contingent upon availability of funding and an annual appropriation by the Legislature.
For the purposes of this solicitation, the terms proposer, respondent, offerer and contractor/vendor are used interchangeably and mean a person(s) or firm(s) submitting a response to this solicitation, including joint ventures.
NO VERBAL STATEMENTS MADE BY ANY STATE OF FLORIDA EMPLOYEE OR AGENCY REPRESENTATIVE WILL OPERATE TO SUPERSEDE INFORMATION PUBLISHED IN THIS SOLICITATION. ONLY WRITTEN PUBLISHED AGENDAS, MEETING MINUTES AND ADDENDUMS ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS CONSTRUCTION AND FACILITY MANAGEMENT OFFICE OR ITS REPRESENTATIVES WILL OPERATE TO ALTER OR OTHERWISE AMEND THIS SOLICITATION.