DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES
BRONSON ANIMAL DIAGNOSTIC DISEASE LABORATORY EXPANSION
REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS (SOQ) (UPDATED)
As a Contractor or Construction Management Firm, you are invited to submit an SOQ to the FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES, DIVISION OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY, hereinafter referred to as the Department.
The project consists of the construction of an 18,768 sf. new office/laboratory facility to be built on the forested site adjacent to the Bronson Animal Diagnostic Disease Laboratory complex. The project will also include new utilities and parking, new storm water provisions, new covered walkways, possible phased design for future expansion to the west, emergency vehicle storage, laboratory designs compatible with BSL-2 guidelines. The laboratory includes Virology, Bacteriology, Serology, Histology, IHC, Clinical Pathology and lab equipment. The project is located at 2700 North John Young Parkway, Kissimmee, Florida. The construction budget for this project is approximately $7,350,000.
PROJECT LOCATION: Bronson Animal Diagnostic Disease Laboratory, 2700 North John Young Parkway, Kissimmee, Florida.
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/AI-16/17-27, or call 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, Florida Statutes, 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 has been placed on the discriminatory vendor list, may not submit a bid on a contract to provide 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 award or perform work as a contractor, supplier, subcontractor or consultant under contract with any public entity and may not transact any business with any public entity.
Statements of Qualifications will be received and publicly opened on:
DATE AND TIME: OCTOBER 13, 2016, 2:00 P.M.
PLACE: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, 407 S. Calhoun Street, SB-8, Mayo Building, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0800, (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, responsive low bidder in accordance with Chapter 60D-5, F.A.C. by the owner.
