Notice of Bid/Request for Proposal

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DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

PROPOSALS ARE REQUESTED FROM QUALIFIED   GENERAL CONTRACTORS BY THE State of Florida, Department of Military Affairs HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS OWNER, FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF:

PROJECT NO: CFMO NO. 205202 ACCOUNTING CODE: NA

PROJECT NAME

& LOCATION:     RENOVATIONS AND ADDITIONS TO THE FORT MYERS NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY

                                3405 MARION STREET FORT MYERS, FLORIDA

FOR: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION

PREQUALIFICATION: Each bidder whose field is governed by Chapter 399, 455, 489, and 633 of the Florida Statutes for licensure or certification must submit prequalification data of their eligibility to submit proposals five (5) calendar days prior to the bid opening. 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”.

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 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.

PERFORMANCE BOND AND LABOR AND MATERIAL PAYMENT BOND: If the construction contract award amount is less than $100,000.00, a Performance Bond and a Labor And Material Payment Bond are not required.

MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING

DATE AND TIME: September 6, 2006, 10:00 a.m. Local time

PLACE:          FORT MYERS NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY

                        3405 MARION STREET

                        FORT MYERS, FL

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

DATE AND TIME: September 27, 2006, Until 10:00 a.m. Local time

PLACE:          FORT MYERS NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY

                        3405 MARION STREET

                        FORT MYERS, FL

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 may be examined and obtained from the:

ARCHITECT‑

ENGINEER:                   Renker Eich Parks Architects

                                        1609 Dr. Martin Luther King Street North

                                        St. Petersburg, FL

                                        Attn: Terry T. Miller, RA

TELEPHONE:                (727)821-2986, x 209

DEPOSIT: $200.00 per set of Drawings and Specifications is required with a limit of two (2) sets per General Contractor or Prime Bidder and one set per mechanical subcontractor and/or electrical subcontractor. The deposit shall only be returned to those General Contractors, or Prime Bidders, mechanical subcontractors and/or electrical subcontractors, who, after having examined the Drawings and Specifications:

a.     Submit a request for pre‑qualification and fail to qualify, or

b.     Submit a bid (in the case of mechanical and/or electrical subcontractor's submission of a bid to a prime bidder), and return the Drawings and Specifications in good condition within fifteen (15) days of the date of receipt of bids.

-OR-

FULL SETS of drawings and specifications may be purchased by payment of the printing and handling cost at the rate of $150.00 per set.

CONTRACT AWARD: Contract Award will be on Base Bid items only. 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, responsive low bidder in accordance with Chapter 60D-5 by the Owner.

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.