ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

PROPOSALS ARE REQUESTED FROM QUALIFIED CONTRACTORS BY THE STATE OF FLORIDA, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF:

PROJECT NO: EK-09(STC)

PROJECT NAME & LOCATION: Rehabilitation of 200,000-gallon elevated water storage tank at Reception and Medical Center (RMC) in Lake Butler, located at 7765 S CR 231, Lake Butler, FL 32054

FOR: Reception and Medical Center (RMC) at Lake Butler, Florida

PERFORMANCE BOND AND LABOR AND MATERIAL PAYMENT BOND: If the construction contract award amount is $100,000.00 or less, a Performance Bond and a Labor and Material Payment Bond are not required.

PUBLIC ENTITY CRIME INFORMATION STATEMENT: A person or affiliate who has been placed on the convicted vendor list following a conviction for a public entity crime may not submit a bid on a contract to provide any goods or services to a public entity, may not submit a bid on a contract with a public entity for the construction or repair of a public building or public work, may not submit bids on leases of real property to a public entity, may not be awarded or perform work as a contractor, supplier, subcontractor, or consultant under a contract with any public entity, and may not transact business with any public entity in excess of the threshold amount provided in Section 287.017, F.S., for Category Two for a period of 36 months from the date of being placed on the convicted vendor list.

PREQUALIFICATION: Each bidder whose field is governed by Chapters 399, 489 and 633, Florida Statutes, for licensure or certification must be prequalified in order to bid. Prequalification data must be received as soon as possible. Prequalification must be in effect five (5) calendar days prior to the bid opening date. If your firm has not previously been prequalified by the Department for the current biennium (July 1 through June 30) of odd numbered years, IMMEDIATELY contact: Ms. Sandy Rogers at (850)922-8855 for prequalification requirements. After the bid opening the low bidder must qualify in accordance with Rule 60D-5.004, F.A.C. A copy of the rule requirements is included in the Instruction to Bidders under Article B-2 “Bidder Qualification Requirements and Procedures”.

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

DATE AND TIME: September 28, 2010, 3:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST)

PLACE: Tank Engineering and Management (TEAM) Consultants, Inc., 4000 SR 60 East, Mulberry, FL 33860

PROPOSAL: Bids must be submitted in full in accordance with the requirements of the Drawings, Specifications, Bidding Conditions and Contractual Conditions, which may be examined and obtained from the:

ARCHITECT-ENGINEER:

Tank Engineering And Management (TEAM) Consultants, Inc. TELEPHONE: (863)354-9010

A non-mandatory pre-bid conference will be held on September 10, 2010, 11:00 a.m. at the Reception & Medical Center’s (RMC’s) Administration Building Conference Room. Contractors are STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND.

Drawings and specifications may be purchased for $50.00 per set from the Architect/Engineer.

CONTRACT AWARD: Bid Tabulation and Notice of Award Recommendation will be sent to all bidders by Facsimile, Return Receipt Required. If no protest is filed per Article B-20 of the Instructions to Bidders, “Bid Protests, Points of Entry”, the contract will be awarded by the Secretary, Department of Corrections. Right is reserved to reject any or all bids.