Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Administration

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES
Division of Administration

Invitation to Bid - Construction of an Office/Head House for the Chiefland Budwood Foundation Greenhouse

As a Contractor, you are invited to submit a bid to the FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES, DIVISION OF PLANT INDUSTRY, hereinafter referred to as the Department.

The Department is seeking a Contractor for the construction of an office/head house for the Chiefland Budwood Foundation Greenhouse, 9850 N.W. 42nd Court, Chiefland, Florida 32626. The contractor shall provide all materials, labor, equipment and inspection fees necessary for the construction of the office/head house in accordance with the plans and specification prepared by Architecture Studio, and the terms and conditions of the Invitation to Bid. The estimated budget for this project is $700,000.00.

PROJECT LOCATION:  9850 N. W. 42nd Court, Chiefland, Florida.

MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE/SITE VISIT:  Each bidder must, before submitting a bid, attend the mandatory pre-bid conference/site visit. The pre-bid conference/site visit will be held on March 18, 2008, 1:30 p.m., at the Greenhouse, 9850 N.W. 42nd Court, Chiefland, Florida 32626. During the pre-bid conference a site visit will be held for prospective bidders. It is the bidders' responsibility to consider any and all site conditions or requirements for the project. One set of plans, specifications and documents will be made available to each interested General Contracting Company. Plans are not available to subcontractors, and subcontractors will need to obtain plans from their bidding Contractor or a Plans Room Service. Plan Room Services and/or Bid Assistance Companies will need to obtain plan sets directly from Architecture Studio, 114 South Magnolia Avenue, Ocala, Florida 34474, [phone], which shall be made available at a cost of $125/initial set of drawings and $40 for each additional set.

SOLICITATION DOCUMENT: The entire solicitation document, which includes specifications and the additional information, may be viewed and downloaded from the Vendor Bid System at http://myflorida.com, click on Business, Doing Business with the State of Florida, Everything for Vendors and Customers, Vendor Bid System, Search Advertisements, Bid Number ITB/PI-07/08-57, or by calling the Purchasing Office at [phone].

PUBLIC ENTITY CRIME INFORMATION STATEMENT: A person or affiliate who has been placed on the convicted vendor list following a conviction for a public entity crime may not submit a bid on a contract to provide any goods or services to a public entity, may not submit a bid on a contract with a public entity for the construction or repair of a public building or public work, may not submit bids on leases of real property to a public entity, may not be awarded or perform work as a contractor, supplier, subcontractor, or consultant under a contract with any public entity, and may not transact business with any public entity in excess of the threshold amount provided in Section 287.017, F.S., for Category Two for a period of 36 months from the date of being placed on the convicted vendor list.

DISCRIMINATION; DENIAL OR REVOCATION FOR THE RIGHT TO TRANSACT BUSINESS WITH PUBLIC ENTITIES: An entity or affiliate who had been placed on the discriminatory vendor list may not submit a bid on a contract to provide any goods or services to a public entity, may not submit a bid on a contract with a public entity for the construction or repair of a public building or public work, may not submit bids on leases of real property to a public entity, may not be awarded or perform work as a contractor, supplier, subcontractor, or consultant under a contract with any public entity, and may not transact business with any public entity.

PERFORMANCE BOND AND LABOR AND MATERIAL PAYMENT BOND: If the construction contract award amount is $100,000.00 or less, a Performance Bond and a Labor and Material Payment Bond are not required.

BID BOND GUARANTEE: Each bid shall be accompanied by a Bid Bond Guarantee payable to the Department in the amount of five percent (5%) of the Base Bid Price.

Sealed bids will be received, publicly opened and read aloud on:

DATE AND TIME: April 4, 2008, 2:00 p.m.

PLACE: Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, 407 S. Calhoun Street, SB8 Mayo Building, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, [phone].

CONTRACT AWARD: The official Notice of Award recommendation will be by electronic posting at http://fcn.state.fl.us/owa_vbs/owa/vbs_www.main_menu. Failure to file a protest within the time prescribed in Section 120.57(3), Florida Statutes, shall constitute a waiver of proceedings under Chapter 120, Florida Statutes.