DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES
REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS (SOQ)
As a Civil Engineer, you are invited to submit an SOQ to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Florida Forest Service, hereinafter referred to as Owner.
The Department is seeking the services of a civil engineering firm for the design of civil drawings and specifications for the proposed replacement facilities at the existing Homestead Forestry Station. The Forestry Station is located at 13120 SW 238th Street, Homestead, Florida 33032. The total project budget is estimated at $450,000.
PROJECT NAME & LOCATION: Homestead Forestry Station, 13120 SW 238th Street, Homestead, Florida 33032.
SOLICITATION DOCUMENT: The entire solicitation document, which includes specifications, 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 SOQ/FFS-13/14-09, or by calling the Purchasing Office at (850)617-7181.
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, 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.
Statements of Qualifications will be received and publicly opened:
DATE AND TIME: September 26, 2013, 2:00 p.m.
PLACE: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, 407 S. Calhoun Street, SB-8 Mayo Building, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, (850)617-7181.
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. If no protest is filed, the contract will be awarded to the qualified bidder in accordance with Chapter 60D-5, F.A.C., by the Owner.
