Department of Environmental Protection, Departmental

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

BDC 108-08/09 Mike Roess Gold Head Branch State Park-Road and Parking Repaving

NOTICE OF INVITATION TO BID

BID NO. BDC 108-08/09

The Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Recreation and Parks, Bureau of Design and Construction is soliciting formal competitive bids from Certified or Registered General Contractors or Florida Department of Transportation Paving Contractors licensed to work in the jurisdiction for the project listed below:

PROJECT NAME: Mike Roess Gold Head Branch State Park-Road and Parking Repaving

SCOPE OF WORK: The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment and supervision to repair and resurface, the day use parking lot and road side parking, and re-stripe using thermoplastic, to the original parking configurations. The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment and supervision to repair and resurface the camping area roadway and loop, and sanitary sewer dump station driveway. The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment and supervision to repair and resurface the maintenance area road and circular drive, and the park manager’s driveway, strip the centerline of all roadways within the park with a broken white stripe, using thermoplastic in accordance with FDOT specifications.

PROJECT BUDGET: $360,000.00

PARK LOCATION: Mike Roess Gold Head Branch State Park, on SR 21, 6 miles east of Keystone Heights.

PROJECT MANAGER: Tom Napier, Bureau of Design and Construction, Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park, 3540 Thomasville Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32309, [phone], Fax: [phone].

MINORITY BUSINESS REQUIREMENT: The Department of Environmental Protection supports diversity in its Procurement Program and requests that all sub-contracting opportunities afforded by this bid embrace diversity enthusiastically. The award of sub-contracts should reflect the full diversity of the citizens of the State of Florida. The Department will be glad to furnish a list of Minority Owned Firms that could be offered sub-contracting opportunities.

PREQUALIFICATION: When the total Bid including Alternates exceeds $200,000, each Bidder whose field is governed by Chapter 399, 455, 489 or 633, Florida Statutes, for licensure or certification, must submit the following prequalification data of their eligibility to submit bids 240 hours (10 days) PRIOR TO the Bid Opening date, unless the Bidder has been previously qualified by the Department of Environmental Protection for the current biennium (July 1-June 30) of odd numbered years in accordance with subsection 60D-5.004(2), F.A.C., as evidenced by a letter from DEP to the Bidder, which letter shall be presented to DEP upon request. If the Department requires clarification or additional information, Bidder shall submit such information by 120 hours (5 days) prior to Bid Opening. Material submitted after those deadlines shall disqualify the Bidder.

INSTRUCTIONS: Any firm desiring plans and bid specifications for this project may obtain a copy by writing the address or calling the telephone number below. Compact Disk (CD) containing the plans and specifications will be available on June 5, 2009 at: Mike Roess Gold Head Branch State Park, 6239 State Road 21, Keystone Heights, Florida 32656, Attention: Jason Cutshaw, Park Manager, Telephone: [phone], Fax: [phone].

ADA REQUIREMENTS: Any person with a qualified disability shall not be denied equal access and effective communication regarding any bid/proposal documents or the attendance at any related meeting or bid/proposal opening. If accommodations are needed because of disability, please contact: Michael Renard, Bureau of Design and Construction, [phone], at least five (5) workdays prior to openings. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Services by calling 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).

BID SUBMITTAL DUE DATE: No later than 4:00 p.m. (ET), Tuesday, June 30, 2009, to the below address: Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Design and Construction, 3540 Thomasville Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32309, Attention: Michael Renard, Construction Projects Administrator, Bureau of Design and Construction, [phone]. The Department reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

BID POSTING DATE: No later than 2:00 p.m. (ET), Tuesday, July 7, 2009 unless extended by the Department for good cause.

NOTICE OF RIGHTS: Notice of Intent to Protest the Bid Specifications must be filed with (received by) the Agency Clerk, Lea Crandall, Department of Environmental Protection, Office of General Counsel, MS 35, 3900 Commonwealth Blvd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-3000, [phone], Fax: [phone], [e-mail] during the 72-hour period after Bid Specifications are posted on the Vendor Bid System. Failure to file a Notice of Intent to Protest or a formal, written Protest in accordance with Chapter 28-110, F.A.C., within ten days after the 72-hour period ends, as prescribed in Section 120.57(3), Florida Statutes, shall constitute a waiver of your right to an administrative hearing on the Bid Specifications under Chapter 120, Florida Statutes. Rules for bid protests can be found in Sections 120.569 and 120.57, F.S., and Chapter 28-110, Florida Administrative Code. A bid protester shall comply with these statutes and rules.