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6D-17.002: Purchasing Department

The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (FSDB) will receive sealed bids until 3:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time on Friday April 22, 2011 at its office (address above) in St. Augustine, Florida for the

Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind

Causeway Bridge Access Road – Concrete Bulkhead Project

Bids received after this time will not be accepted. Bids must be clearly marked “Bid for FSDB Concrete Bulkhead Project”.

This project includes selective demolition of existing features along the east side of the causeway bridge entrance road which exits off A1A (Vilano Causeway), construction of two sections of concrete sheetpile bulkhead (approximately 465 linear feet total), installation of helical anchor tiebacks, installation of stone riprap, and planting of marsh grass. Bids shall be on a Lump Sum basis with unit prices listed for select bid item.

Heavy construction requiring complete road closure will take place between June 11 and August 20, 2011 to coincide with the school’s summer vacation schedule. All concrete sheetpile MUST be installed during this period. The Contractor must satisfactorily complete all other work by September 16, 2011.

The FSDB will hold a pre-bid meeting at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday April 6, 2011. Attendance is mandatory for all bidders. The FSDB will hold the mandatory pre-bid meeting at Hogel Building Conference Room in St. Augustine, Florida. Contractors are advised that FSDB has their own internal security police force and all contractors must enter the school property on the Genopoly Street entrance, where they will be requested to provide personal identification prior to be being allowed on the property. Contractor should plan for 15 to 30 minute delay to pass Campus Security.

Bids will be opened publicly and read aloud immediately after specified closing time. All interested parties are invited to attend. Any person with a qualified disability requiring special accommodations at the Pre-Bid meeting and/or Bid Opening shall contact the Purchasing Office at (904)827-2356 at least five working days prior to the event. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact this office by using the Florida Relay Services which can be reached at 1(800)955-8772 or TDD (904)827-2359.

Contract Documents and Drawings are available in electronic download and hard copy format from Taylor Engineering, Inc. Instructions for downloading electronic copies are available at: http://www.taylorengineering.com/bids/bidsform.html. With minimum 24 hours advanced notice, hard copy documents are available at: Offices of Taylor Engineering, Inc. (10151 Deerwood Park Blvd., Bldg. 300, Suite 300, Jacksonville, FL 32256) upon payment of a non-refundable fee of $150.00 per set.

Bidders may send questions to Hugh Verkerk, P.E. via email to: bids@taylorengineering.com. The subject line of the email shall read “FSDB Concrete Bulkhead Project Bid Questions.” All questions must be submitted in writing. Responses to questions will appear as an addendum to the bid documents and will be posted on Taylor Engineering’s ftp website. Questions received after 5:00 p.m., local time, Monday, April 18, 2011 will go unanswered.

Bidders are not required to be prequalified, however, each responsive bidder must submit a detailed description of at least three similar projects in size, scope, and complexity performed within the past ten years.

The project will not require a Bid Bond; however it will require a Performance Bond and Payment Bond, each in an amount not less than the total bid price of the Contract.

The bid will be awarded to the lowest responsive responsible bidder, but the FSDB reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to waive any informality in any bids if FSDB deems it to be in the owner’s best interest. Bids, which contain irregularities of any kind, may be rejected as informal.