INVITATION TO BID NO. 09-005 – DANIA
BEACH PARK-N-RIDE WEST LOT PARKING GARAGE
The South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA), an agency of the State of Florida, operates Tri-Rail, a seventy-two (72) mile commuter railroad with eighteen (18) stations in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties.
THE PURPOSE of this Invitation to Bid (ITB) is to obtain the Design-Build services of a Contractor for a new 3-level precast parking garage with approximately 430 spaces located at the South East corner of Griffin Road and Ravenswood Road in Dania Beach, Florida. The project will include demolition, paving, drainage, lighting, and scaping, specific bus, taxi and vehicular circulation on the ground level, and architectural compatibility with the surrounding complex as the primary components of the project. Conceptual site development plans including geotechnical data, and a boundary and topographic survey have been completed and will be included in the ITB documents to provide more information as the project scope.
A REQUEST FOR DOCUMENTS should be directed to Mr. Bryan Kohlberg at SFRTA, 800 N. W. 33 Street, Suite 100, Pompano Beach, Florida 33064, (954)788-7910. The cost of the solicitation document is Fifty Dollars ($50.00) non-refundable. Checks or money orders made payable to SFRTA should be forwarded to Mr. Kohlberg at the address above. Solicitation documents will be available on or about March 30, 2009.
A PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held in the SFRTA Board Room at the address above on April 8, 2009, 10:00 a.m. The purpose of the meeting will be for SFRTA to respond to questions from document holders and clarify requirements in an open forum. Attendance is not mandatory but is recommended.
RECEIPT OF SEALED BIDS: All Bids must be received in a sealed envelope no later than 4:00 p.m., April 30, 2009 at the SFRTA office in Pompano Beach.
SFRTA reserves the right to postpone, accept, or reject any and all Bids in whole or in part. All Bidders must certify that they are not on the State of Florida Comptroller General’s List of Ineligible Bidders. All Bids must remain in effect for One Hundred Eighty (180) days from the Bid opening date.
DBE PARTICIPATION: It is the policy of the SFRTA that Disadvantaged Business Enterprises, as defined in 49 CFR Part 26, shall have the maximum opportunity to participate in the performance of contracts. SFRTA will never exclude any person from participation in, deny any person the benefits of, or otherwise discriminate against anyone in connection with the award and performance of any contract covered by 49 CFR Part 26 on the basis of race, color, sex, or national origin.
Contractors are encouraged to take all necessary and reasonable steps to ensure that DBE’s have the maximum opportunity to compete for and perform services on contracts, including participation in any subsequent supplemental contracts. If the Contractors intend to subcontract a portion of the services on the project, Contractor are encouraged to seek out and consider DBE’s as potential subcontractors, by soliciting their interest, capability, and qualifications.
CONE OF SILENCE: Any verbal or written communications between any Bidder (potential or actual), or its representatives and any SFRTA Board Member, staff member, committee member, or consultant regarding this procurement are strictly prohibited from the date of the ITB advertisement through the date of execution of the contract. The only exceptions to this are: (1) written requests regarding information or clarification made to SFRTA’s designated contract specialist during the allowable time period under the solicitation; (2) any communications at a publicly noticed meeting of SFRTA; and (3) any communications with the SFRTA Director of Procurement. Any violation of the requirements set forth in this section shall constitute grounds for immediate and permanent disqualification of the Bidder/violator from participation in this procurement.
Christopher C. Bross, CPPO, FCPM
Director, Procurement