INVITATION TO BID
Proposals are requested from qualified General or Building Contractors by the Department of Children and Families, hereinafter referred to as Owner, for the construction of:
PROJECT NUMBER: DCF 10245300
PROJECT: SHOWER STALL RENOVATIONS
BUILDING 1012
FLORIDA STATE HOSPITAL
CHATTAHOOCHEE, 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 replacing 67 ceramic tile shower stalls with new gel-coated fiberglass units. The contractor will be responsible for the remove of existing thick set and thin set ceramic tile showers, removal of existing sheetrock walls down to studs and the replacement of rotten wood studs. Contractor shall replace sheetrock and thin coated ceramic tile walls where necessary and install new gel-coated fiberglass shower units. All new and existing walls within the bathroom shall receive paint.
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 Operations and Facilities Directors Main Conference Room, Florida State Hospital, Operations and Facilities Building, Chattahoochee, Florida 32324, on Thursday, September 3, 2009, until 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time), at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud.
NON-MANDATORY PRE-BID INSPECTION: The pre-bid inspection will be meeting at the Operations and Facilities Building, Florida State Hospital, Chattahoochee, on Tuesday, August 25, 2009, 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time). An informative meeting will take place @ this location followed by a visit to the project location, Building 1012. All other visits after this time shall be by Florida State Hospital appointed set time only. Qualified Bidders setting up an appointment after August 25, 2009 must contact: Mr. Rob Elliott, Operations and Facilities at (850)663-7152, Florida State Hospital to be informed of set date and time of the scheduled site visit. 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 $25.00 non-refundable from the Architect:
Florida Department of Children and Families
Office of General Services, Design and Construction
1317 Winewood Boulevard, Building 3, Room 205-G
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-700
Telephone: (850)413-6776
Attn.: Bill Bridges, Architect
CONTRACT AWARD: The bid tabulation and Notice of Award Recommendation will be posted by 2:00 p.m. (Local Time), September 7, 2009, at the Operations and Facilities 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 Section 120.53(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 Chapter 60D-5, F.A.C.