Notice of Bid/Request for Proposal

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
School Districts
BID TITLE: Drainage Improvements BID NO. 11-968-270

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 5/18/2011 for the purpose of selecting a Contractor for supplying all labor, material, and ancillary services required for the scope listed below.

SEALED BID NO.: 11-968-270

BID TITLE: Drainage Improvements

DUE DATE/TIME: May 18, 2011 @ 4:00 p.m E.T.

SCOPE OF PROJECT: This bid will select a “General Contractor or Building Contractor”. The work shall consist of furnishing all materials, labor, tools, equipment and supervision required to provide the detailed the abstract scope below for each of the schools.

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

SCHOOLS LOCATION SCOPE

Countryside High School

(Only this one is Bonded) *

3000 State Rd 580

Clearwater, FL 33761

Contractor shall perform stormwater improvements which includes, but not limited to the installation of HDPE pipe, yard drains, concrete endwall, mitered end section, fencing, earthwork, grading and sodding. The scope of work shall also include other work not implied but are necessary to accomplish the work effectively and properly.

Frontier Elementary School, 6995 Hopedale Lane, Clearwater, FL 33764

Contractor shall perform renovations to the retention pond, swale, and control structures, but not limited to the installation of HDPE pipe, yard drains, concrete endwall, mitered end section, earthwork, grading and sodding

BID & PERFORMANCE SECURITY: Bid and Performance Security is required with this bid (Countryside)

PRE-BID CONFERENCE: A pre-bid conference will be held at the Main Office at the prescribed location, date and time shown in the table 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.

(Sign-in at the front desk, and you will escorted to the pre-bid room for the “official” sign-in).

SCHOOLS LOCATION DATE AND TIME

Countryside High School 3000 State Rd 580

Clearwater, FL 33761 May 2, 2011 @ 10:30 a.m.

Frontier Elementary School 6995 Hopedale Lane

Clearwater, FL 33764 May 2, 2011 @ 1:30 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                                                                         CAROL J. COOK

SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS                                                                   CHAIRMAN

AND EX-OFFICIO SECRETARY

TO THE SCHOOL BOARD                                                                                 LINDA BALCOMBE

                                                                                                                                DIRECTOR, PURCHASING