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), October 6, 2010, for the purpose of selecting a Contractor for supplying all labor, material, and ancillary services required for the scope listed below.

Cooling Tower Install

Bid# 11-968-044

(2) Two schools

SCOPE OF PROJECT: This bid will select a “Mechanical Contractor”. The work shall consist of furnishing all materials, labor, tools, equipment and supervision required to provide and install cooling towers and accessories; pump, piping, controls, electrical, and ancillary components. Work includes demolition and disposal of existing towers shall be included along with associated demolition of piping, pumps, controls, electrical, etc. All related electrical work shall be included. All remodeling shall be in accordance with plans and specifications which are provided at no charge.

BID AND PERFORMANCE SECURITY: Bid and Performance Security is required with this bid

PRE-BID CONFERENCE: A pre-bid conference will be held at the schools shown below. 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.

SCHOOLS LOCATIONS AND DATE AND TIME:

Tarpon Springs Middle School, 501 N. Florida Avenue, Tarpon Springs, FL 34689, September 22, 2010, 10:30 a.m.; Walsingham Elementary School, 9099 Walsingham Rd., Largo, FL 33773, September 22, 2010, 1:00 p.m.

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                                                                     MARK C. LINDEMANN

TO THE SCHOOL BOARD                                                                               DIRECTOR, PURCHASING