The South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA), an agency of the State of
THE PURPOSE of this Invitation to Bid (ITB) is to obtain the services of a Contractor to procure and deliver an estimated 3,000,000 gallons of fuel annually for SFRTA’s Tri-Rail commuter rail service. The majority of fuel shall be delivered to a fuel storage tank located at SFRTA’s Hialeah Maintenance Facility,
A REQUEST FOR DOCUMENTS should be directed to Mr. Robert Becker at SFRTA, 800 N. W. 33 Street,
A PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held in the SFRTA Board Room at the address above on October 23, 2007, 10:00 a.m. The purpose of the meeting will be for SFRTA to respond to questions from document holders and clarify requirements in an open forum. Attendance is not mandatory but is recommended.
RECEIPT OF SEALED BIDS: All Bids must be received in a sealed envelope no later than 4:00 p.m., November 13, 2007 at the SFRTA office in
SFRTA reserves the right to postpone, accept, or reject any and all Bids in whole or in part. All Bidders must certify that they are not on the State of Florida Comptroller General’s List of Ineligible Bidders. All Bids must remain in effect for One Hundred Eighty (180) days from the Bid opening date.
DBE PARTICIPATION: SFRTA solicits and encourages Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) participation. DBEs will be afforded full consideration of their responses and will not be subject to discrimination. SFRTA’s DBE program goal is 10% of total contract expenditures.
CONE OF SILENCE: Any verbal or written communications between any Bidder (potential or actual), or its representatives and any SFRTA Board Member, staff member, committee member, or consultant regarding this procurement are strictly prohibited from the date of the ITB advertisement through the date of execution of the contract. The only exceptions to this are: (1) written requests regarding information or clarification made to SFRTA’s designated contract specialist during the allowable time period under the solicitation; (2) any communications at a publicly noticed meeting of SFRTA; and (3) any communications with the SFRTA Director of Procurement. Any violation of the requirements set forth in this section shall constitute grounds for immediate and permanent disqualification of the Bidder/violator from participation in this procurement.