Invitation to Bid

COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION NO: ITB90-009

TITLE: Football Stadium Press Boxes/Addition of East & West Suites, FM 090407

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

DATE AND TIME: April 1, 2010, 2:00 p.m. (EST)

PLACE:         Florida International University

                       Modesto A. Maidique Campus

                       Purchasing Services

                       11200 S. W. 8 Street, CSC #410

                       Miami, Florida 33199

MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING: A MANDATORY pre-bid conference will be held at 1:00 p.m., Monday, March 15, 2010, in Room CSC 1123, Campus Support Complex, Modesto A. Maidique Campus, 11200 S. W. 8th Street, Miami, FL 33199. The purpose of this conference is to hear any and all questions arising from this bid request. Answers to any questions that might arise will be in the form of an addendum. Bidders are required to attend in order to be eligible to submit a bid. A walk through of the site will be conducted after the pre-bid meeting.

To obtain a copy of this Competitive Solicitation Document, Addendums or future public meetings visit the Purchasing Services website at http://finance.fiu.edu/purchasing/ to download.

It is FIU policy to remove vendors from the Competitive Solicitation List after failing to respond to three (3) consecutive Competitive Solicitations. If you do not wish to respond on a project, kindly return the Competitive Solicitation Document with a notation of “No Response,” and company name.

SCOPE OF WORK: The project consists of the furnishing of all labor, material and equipment required for the enclosing of two covered suite level areas at the Florida International University Football Stadium. Work includes new floor plan layout, new finishes, cabinetry, lighting, plumbing, power and HVAC distribution, building envelope, and relocation/addition of sprinkler heads.

Alternate 1 – This alternate consists of the furnishing of all labor, material and equipment required to provide cold water and sanitary piping to a convenience sink in each proposed suite.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY ACT OF 1990 – If special accommodations are needed in order to attend the pre-bid meeting or bid opening, contact Procurement Services at (305)348-2161.