Notice of Bid/Request for Proposal

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
School Districts
Re-Roofing

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 4:00 p.m. local time, on April 13, 2011 for the purpose of selecting a Contractor for supplying all labor, material, and ancillary services required for the scope listed below.

SEALED BID NO.: 11-968-222

BID TITLE: Re-Roofing and Coating, Various Buildings

DUE DATE/TIME: April 13, 2011 @ 4:00 p.m. E.T.

SCOPE OF PROJECT: This bid will select a “Roofing Contractor”. The work shall consist of furnishing all materials, labor, tools, equipment and supervision required for the Reroofing of Buildings 1A, 2A, 2B, 3, 4, 5, 8A, 8B, 8C, 10, 11, CW1, CW2 and CW6, Coating of Buildings 1B, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F, 6 and CW7. Project includes installation of multiple ply modified bitumen roofing, roof insulation, shingles, sheet metal, roof drains and accessories, in accordance with the attached School Board’s General Conditions and the Technical Specifications. The approximate roof area of buildings to be reroofed or coated is approximately 60,300 square feet.

Specifications are “free of charge” see information in these bid documents

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

PRE-BID CONFERENCE: A pre-bid conference will be held at the Main Office of Bear Creek Elementary School located at 350 – 61st Street South, St. Pete, FL 33707 on March 25, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. (Sign-in at the front desk, and you will be 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                                                                         Carol J. Cook

SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS                                                                   CHAIRMAN

AND EX-OFFICIO SECRETARY

TO THE SCHOOL BOARD                                                                                 LINDA BALCOMBE

                                                                                                                                DIRECTOR, PURCHASING