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Monroe County Board of County Commissioners
NOTICE OF RECEIPT OF UNSOLICITED PROPOSAL AND INVITATION TO SUBMIT PROPOSAL
The Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida has received an unsolicited proposal submitted under the provisions of Section 287.05712, Florida Statutes, Public-Private Partnerships, for the construction and operation of a new animal shelter to be used exclusively for animal care and control services.
The proposal was submitted by The Florida Keys Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Inc. to build a new animal shelter facility on a 1.02 acre parcel of land leased by the County from the City of Key West and to provide long-term (20 year term with 10 year renewal option) animal control and enforcement services from Key West through Mile Marker 16.7 of the Lower Keys. The proposal consists of $575,000 per year of funding for operating expenses relating to animal control and enforcement services and additional funding for expenses directly related to the operation of the new facility, i.e. increased utilities and insurance.
A copy of the unsolicited proposal received by the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners may be requested from DemandStar by Onvia at www.demandstar.com or www.monroecountybids.com or call toll-free at 1(800)711-1712. A copy of the unsolicited proposal is also available at the Monroe County Purchasing Office located at The Gato Building, 1100 Simonton Street, Room 2-213, Key West, Florida.
The Board has determined this unsolicited proposal is sufficient for consideration on a preliminary basis and will accept other proposals for the same project purpose during this notification period. No final decision has been made relative to accepting this or any proposal for this project.
Anyone that has an interest in submitting a competing proposal under the provisions of Section 287.05712, Florida Statutes, is hereby invited to submit a proposal in compliance with the provisions of F.S. 287.05712(5), to the Monroe County Purchasing Office, in triplicate, no later than 3:00 p.m. on April 11, 2014, to: Monroe County Purchasing Office, The Gato Building, 1100 Simonton Street, Room 2-213, Key West, Florida 33040. Proposals received after 3:00 p.m. on April 11, 2014 will be rejected.
