INVITATION TO BID

Proposals are requested from qualified General Contractors by the Department of Children and Family Services, hereinafter referred to as Owner, for the construction of:

PROJECT NUMBER:         DCF 09240200

PROJECT:                            INTERIOR RENOVATIONS

                                              LISENBY BUILDING

                                              PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA

PREQUALIFICATION: The Owner accepts bids from those firms which demonstrate current relevant licensure with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Registration by submittal of a copy of that license or certificate with their bid and compliance with the pre-qualification requirements as stated hereinbefore and in the project specifications. In the General and Technical Specifications, Exhibit 9, Owner’s Experience Questionnaire and Contractor’s Financial Statement shall be submitted with bid.

The work includes but is not limited to the demolition of office wall partitions, ceiling tile and grid system, installation of new frames walls, installation of new ceiling system, removal of all carpet, base and associate mastic, demolition of sections of the air distribution system, removal of obsolete chilled water piping from above, installation of new HVAC equipment and air distribution system, demolition of interior lighting, demolition of above ceiling electrical circuitry, installation of new lighting and controls, installation of new circuitry to receptacles, new voice/data provisions and all other items necessary to complete the interior renovation of the Lisenby Building.

BID GUARANTEE: On projects where the base bid and sum of all additives exceeds $100,000.00, bids shall be accompanied by a bid guarantee of not less than five (5) percent of the amount of the bid.

PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION BOND: If the construction award is $100,000.00 or more, a Public Construction Bond, Exhibit 4, is required.

BID DATE AND TIME: Sealed bids will be received at: Architect’s office, 1958-B Commonwealth Lane, Tallahassee, Florida 32303, on Thursday, November 20, 2008 until 2:00 p.m. (EST, Local Time), at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud.

PRE-BID INSPECTION: A very informative and important pre-bid inspection will be held at the Lisenby Building, 3127 North Lisenby Avenue, Panama City, Florida 32405, on Thursday, November 6, 2008, 10:00 a.m. (CST, Local Time). All questions pertaining to this project must be addressed to the architect.

PROPOSAL: Bids must be submitted in full accordance with the requirements of the drawings, specifications, bidding conditions and contractual conditions, which may be examined and obtained for $75.00 non-refundable from the architect:

TOMLINSON PETERSON ASSOCIATES, INC.

1958-B COMMONWEALTH LANE

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA 32303

TELEPHONE: (850)576-5899

ATTN: TERRY PETERSON

CONTRACT AWARD: The bid tabulation and Notice of Award Recommendation will be posted by 2:00 p.m. Local Time), November 21, 2008, at the Architects Office. In the event that the bid tabulation and Notice of Award Recommendation cannot be posted in this manner, then all bidders will be otherwise notified. Any protests of the bid must be made within 72 hours of posting of the results. “Failure to file a protest within the time prescribed in Section120.53(5), Florida Statutes, shall constitute a waiver of proceedings under Chapter 120, Florida Statutes.” If no protest is filed per Section B-21 of the Instructions to Bidders, “Notice and Protest Procedures: the Owner will award the contract to the qualified, responsive low bidder in accordance with Rule 60D-5, F.A.C.