ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

The School Board of Pinellas County, Florida will receive sealed bids in the Purchasing Department of the School Board of Pinellas County, Florida 301 – Fourth Street S. W., Largo, Florida 33770-3536 until 3:00 p.m. (Local Time), August 31, 2010, for the purpose of selecting a Contractor for supplying all labor, material, and ancillary services required for the scope listed below.

Garbage & Trash Collection for

Unincorporated Areas

Bid #11-962-024

County Wide

SCOPE OF PROJECT: The purpose and intent of this invitation to bid are to select contractors to provide and deliver garbage and trash collection service to the unincorporated areas of Pinellas County and to secure firm, net pricing for the contract period as specified herein.

LICENSING REQUIREMENTS: The Contractor shall provide legible photocopies of all applicable licenses and permits (Federal, State, County and local) authorizing the Contractor to operate in Pinellas County, Florida and the unincorporated areas therein. The Contractor shall provide legible photocopies of all applicable permits and licenses authorizing the Contractor to dispose of garbage and trash at the Pinellas County Solid Waste Management facility. Permits shall include the categories of garbage and trash of which the company is permitted to dispose.

PRE-BID CONFERENCE: A pre-bid conference will be held at: Walter Pownall Service Center, 11111 S. Belcher Road, Largo, Florida 33773 in the Royal Palm Room on August 20, 2010, 10:30 a.m. (Sign-in at the front desk, and you will escorted to the prebid room for the “official sign-in). Attendance at this pre-bid conference is MANDATORY in order for all potential bidders to receive the benefit of answers to theirs and other’s technical questions first hand. If you are not the prime bidder but are attending on behalf of someone else, please make note of this when signing the attendance roster where indicated. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you, but it is imperative that all information be disseminated in a public forum with all potential bidders present to minimize confusion or misunderstandings. Additions or changes to the original bid documents resulting from this conference of a material nature, will be documented in the form of written addenda and distributed to all attendees. Please note that if you are late to this mandatory pre-bid conference you will not be eligible to sign the attendance roster and therefore may not submit a bid. You may still, however, attend the conference if you wish.

Purchasing Department

301 Fourth Street, S. W.

Largo, Florida 33770

(727)588-6149

(727)588-6129 (Fax)

The Owner reserves the right to reject all bids.

BY ORDER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA

DR. Julie M. Janssen, Ed. D                                                      janet r. clark

SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS                                               CHAIRMAN

AND EX-OFFICIO SECRETARY

TO THE SCHOOL BOARD                                                              MARK C. LINDEMANN

                                                                                                              DIRECTOR, PURCHASING