DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Division of Building Construction
MSFM-18004210-Replace Signage
ADVERTISEMENT TO BID CONSTRUCTION
September 11, 2018
PROPOSALS ARE REQUESTED FROM QUALIFIED SIGNAGE FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION CONTRACTORS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS OWNER, FOR THE PROJECT REFERENCED BELOW:
ADVERTISEMENT NUMBER: LB-REDM18/19-09
PROJECT NO: MSFM-18004210
PROJECT NAME & LOCATION: Downtown Buildings, Replace Signage, Tallahassee, Florida
ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST: $200,000.00
MANDATORY DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT(DMS) SERVICES PREQUALIFICATION: Each bidder whose field is governed by Chapter 399, 455, 489, and 633 of the Florida Statutes for licensure or certification must submit pre-qualification data of their eligibility to submit bid proposals five (5) calendar days prior to the bid opening date. If bidder has been previously prequalified by the Department of Management Services for the current biennium (September 1 through August 31) of even numbered years, please verify pre-qualification is still valid. Prequalification requirements are outlined in the Non-Technical Specification Instruction to Bidders under Article B-1 "Bidder Qualification Requirements and Procedures".
For information on requirements for pre-qualification with the DMS. Please email requested information to christene.prather@dms.myflorida.com (a) Submit on your company letterhead, a request for prequalification, (b) Copy of the Company’s Corporate Registration from the Florida Department of State, (c) Email address for company’s contact person.
After the bid opening, the low bidder may be required to provide additional financial and bidding qualifications in accordance with Florida Administrative Rule 60D-5.004. These requirements are outlined in the Non-Technical Specifications Instruction to Bidders under Article B-22 "Qualifications for Award of Contract".
PUBLIC ENTITY CRIME INFORMATION STATEMENT: Under Section 287.017 Florida Statutes, 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 and/or construction or repair of a public building or public work and may not be awarded or perform work as a contractor, supplier, subcontractor, or consultant under a contract with any public entity 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: Under subsection 287.134(2) Florida Statutes, entities or affiliates who have been placed on the State of Florida’s discriminatory vendor list may not submit a bid or proposal on this contract.
COOPERATION WITH THE INSPECTOR GENERAL: Pursuant to subsection 20.055(5), Florida Statutes, the bidder who is awarded the contract and its subcontractors understand and will comply with their duty to cooperate with the inspector general in any investigation, audit, inspection, review, or hearing
BID BOND: If the Base Bid or the Base Bid plus the sum of any alternates exceed $100,000, the bidder shall enclose a certified check, cashier's check, treasurer's check, bank draft or Bid Bond in the amount of not less than five percent (5%) of the Bid, payable to the Owner as a guarantee for the purpose set out in Instructions to Bidders. (Failure to submit a bid bond will result in disqualification).
PERFORMANCE BOND AND LABOR AND MATERIAL PAYMENT BOND: If the construction contract award amount exceeds $100,000.00, a Performance Bond and a Labor and Material Payment Bond will be required and will be issued with the award of contract.
QUESTIONS: Any questions from prospective firms concerning the Advertisement to Bid shall be submitted in writing, identifying the submitter, to Ryan Meikenhous by email at Ryan.Meikenhous@dms.myflorida.com no later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 18, 2018. All questions and answers/changes to the solicitation will be provided in writing and posted on the VBS website no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, September 21, 2018. It is the prospective firm’s responsibility to check periodically for any information updates to the solicitation which are posted to the Vendor Bid System (VBS) website. The Department bears no responsibility for any delays, or resulting impacts, associated with a prospective firm’s failure to obtain the information made available through the VBS website.
SEALED BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED, PUBLICLY OPENED AND READ ALOUD ON:
DATE AND TIME: October 4, 2018, 2:00 p.m.
PLACE: Department of Management Services, Real Estate Development and Management, 4050 Esplanade Way, Conference Room 109, Tallahassee, Florida 32399.
PROPOSAL: Bids must be submitted in full in accordance with the requirements of the Specifications, Bidding Conditions and Contractual Conditions. (You must use these documents which may be obtained from the VBS website, (a) Non-Technical Specification, (b) Request for Proposals for Miscellaneous Signage Fabrication and Installation, (c) Downtown Signs, Building Assessment) http://www.myflorida.com/apps/vbs/vbs_www.main_menu.
DISABILITY ACCESS: Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act according to Section 286.26 Florida Statues, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this meeting/bid opening is asked to advise the agency at least 48 hours before the meeting by contacting Trent Janasiewicz at (850)487-0336. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
CONTRACT AWARD: The Notice of Award Recommendation will be posted on the VBS website at http://www.myflorida.com/apps/vbs/vbs_www.main_menu within 72 hours (business day) after the bids are opened. In the event that the Bid Tabulation and Notice of Award Recommendation cannot be posted within this time frame, then all bidders will be notified by e-mail or fax when the award is posted. If no protest is filed per Section B-19 of the Instructions to Bidders, "Notice and Protests Procedures", the contract will be awarded to the qualified, responsive low bidder in accordance with Rule 60D-5 by the Owner.
