Department of Education, University of North Florida

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
University of North Florida

UNF Compactor Stations, ITB No. 08-02

INVITATION TO BID

Made by the University of North Florida, Board of Trustees, a public body corporate.

PROJECT:              UNF Compactor Stations, ITB No. 08-02

FOR:                       University of North Florida

                                1 UNF Drive

                                Jacksonville, Florida 32224

PROJECT SCOPE: The work consists of constructing refuse compactor stations at three locations on the UNF campus: adjacent to Parking Lot 14, adjacent to Building 12 and adjacent to Building 14. The work at Building 12 includes constructing a parking area with fourteen handicap parking stalls. The work at Building 14 includes re-striping an existing parking area with six conventional parking stalls and a motorcycle stall. The work includes clearing, earthwork, concrete slabs for the compactors (compactors will be installed by others), asphalt pavement, concrete pavement, pavement marking, signing, concrete curb and gutter, storm drain pipe and structures, chain link fencing, swing gates with mechanical locks, sliding gates with electronic keypad actuated locks, landscaping, electrical work, area lighting, installing the Owner furnished refuse compactors, erosion control measures and incidental work.

QUALIFICATIONS: All bidders must be qualified at the time of bid opening in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders, Article B-2.

SEALED BIDS ARE TO INCLUDE BID NUMBER, DATE AND TIME OF BID OPENING, COMPANY NAME AND ADDRESS. SEALED BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED:

DATE AND TIME: September 5, 2007, until 2:00 p.m. (Local Time)

PLACE: University of North Florida, Building 6, Room #1301, 1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville, Florida 32224, at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read aloud.

PROPOSAL: Bids must be submitted in full and in accordance with the requirements of the drawings and Project Manual which may be examined at the office of the Architect/Engineer:

                ARCADIS U.S., Inc.

                1650 Prudential Drive, Suite 400

                Jacksonville, Florida 32207

                Ph: [phone], Fax: [phone]

MINORITY PROGRAM: UNF is committed to encouraging and promoting the utilization of minority business enterprises in our local market area. It is the policy of UNF to provide minority business enterprises with identical information and an equitable opportunity to compete for business from UNF.

PRE-SOLICITATION/PRE-BID MEETING: Bidders are required to attend the pre-solicitation/pre-bid meeting. Minority business enterprise firms are invited to attend to become familiar with the project specifications and to become acquainted with contractors interested in bidding the project. The meeting has been scheduled for:

DATE AND TIME: August 29, 2007, at 2:00 p.m. (Local Time)

PLACE: University of North Florida, Building 6, Room #1225, 1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville, Florida 32224

BIDDING DOCUMENTS: Full sets of Bidding Documents may be examined at the Engineer’s office and local plan rooms. Full sets may be obtained from Florida Blueprint Services, 542 South Edgewood Avenue, Jacksonville, Florida, telephone [phone]. Copies may be purchased for the printing and handling cost. NO REFUND WILL BE MADE FOR THESE DOCUMENTS.

PUBLIC ENTITY CRIMES: As required by Section 287.133, Florida Statutes, a contractor may not submit a bid for this project if it is on the convicted vendor list for a public entity crime committed within the past 36 months. The successful contractor must warrant that it will neither utilize the services of, nor contract with, any supplier, subcontractor, or consultant in excess of $15,000.00 in connection with this project for a period of 36 months from the date of their being placed on the convicted vendor list.