Title: Okeechobee County Facility Building A Site 35 Window Replacement

Deadline: 7/31/2019 3:00 PM   (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Status: Awarded

Solicitation Number: 2019-02

Description:

OKEECHOBEE COUNTY

 OKEECHOBEE COUNTY FACILITY

BUILDING A SITE 35

WINDOW REPLACEMENT

PROJECT NO. 2019-02

INVITATION TO BID

Sealed BIDS will be received by Okeechobee County Board of County Commissioners at the Okeechobee County Historic Courthouse, 304 NW 2nd Street, Room 123, Okeechobee, FL 34972 until 3:00 pm on

July 31, 2019.  Bids will be publicly opened in room 201 and read aloud.  Any BIDS received after the time specified will not be accepted.

The BIDS shall be based on the following:

Scope of work includes, but is not limited to, furnishing all materials, equipment, and labor for the removal and replacement of the Windows for the Okeechobee County Facility Building A Site 35 as shown in and described in the Bid Documents.  For complete requirements, please see Bid Documents.

Bid Documents may be downloaded from the Okeechobee County website at: http://www.co.okeechobee.fl.us/ under Bids and Proposals tab.

All materials furnished and all work performed shall be in accordance with the Drawings, Specifications and Contract Documents pertaining thereto, which may be examined at or obtained from the County Website.

If it becomes necessary to revise or amend any part of this bid, an addendum will be issued and will be posted on the Okeechobee County website at:  http://www.co.okeechobee.fl.us/ under Bids and Proposals tab.

It is the sole responsibility of the bidders to check the website to ensure that all available information has been received prior to submitting a bid.

A MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING shall be held at 9:00 am. on July 10, 2019 at the Historic Courthouse, 2^nd Floor, Room 201, 304 NW 2^nd Street, Okeechobee, FL  34972.  Bidder’s attendance is mandatory.  BIDS RECEIVED FROM CONTRACTORS WHO DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE PRE-BID MEETING WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. The purpose of the mandatory pre-bid meeting is to provide site conditions and to receive questions from respondents on any issues considered relevant to the requirements of the project.

There will only be one (1) site visit allowed and it will be immediately following the Pre-Bid Meeting.

Any questions pertaining to the project specifications or scope of work will be addressed to the Okeechobee County Facilities Maintenance, Kenny Murphy in writing only via email at KMURPHY@ CO.OKEECHOBEE.FL.US or fax at (863) 357-7007 no later than July 17, 2019 at 5:00 pm.

Only Bid documents obtained from Okeechobee County are acceptable for bidding.

Each bid must be accompanied by an acceptable Bid Security in the form of a Bid Bond, or Certified Check, made payable to “Okeechobee County Board of County Commissioners”, in the amount of not less than five percent (5%) of the total Bid Amount. 

The Bidder, if awarded the Contract and the bid amount is $100,000 or more, will execute and file acceptable performance and payment bonds equal to 100% of the contract price within ten (10) calendar days after written notice of the award of contract. No bidder may withdraw their bid for a period of ninety (90) calendar days after the date set for opening of bids.  The Payment and Performance Bonds must show the Owner’s name, Project Name and Project Number.

Okeechobee County accepts no responsibility for any expense related to preparation or delivery of proposals. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, accept Bids in any order or combination, accept or reject portions of Bids, make modifications to the work after bidding, and waive any informality/inconsistency in the Bids if they deem it in their best interest to do so.

Unless specifically prohibited by law or regulation, said bid includes an assignability clause that allows for the assignment of all or part of the specified deliverable items.

Okeechobee County has a local vendor preference which is contained within the County's current procurement policy.  Definitions, allowances and exemptions can be found in this policy. You are encouraged to review the latest version to ensure compliance with and exceptions to the local vendor preference policy. The County's vendor preference policy can be found on the County's website at http://www.co.okeechobee.fl.us/government/county-procurement-policy.

Bidders will confine their bids to the project in its entirety.  Partial bids will not be accepted.

Each bidder will submit with this bid, evidence that the bidder complies with all state and local requirements, to perform the work described in said Bid and provide a Schedule of Values in said Bid.

If in the opinion of the bidder, inconsistencies appear to exist in the specifications, it is the bidder's responsibility to seek clarification from the Okeechobee County Facilities Maintenance.  Additionally, it is incumbent upon all bidders to conduct a personal investigation as to requirements of the County.

The Board of County Commissioners has the right to accept or reject any or all bids. Bids must be sealed and the outside of the envelope MUST be marked: “BID – OKEECHOBEE COUNTY FACILITY BUILDING A SITE 35, WINDOW REPLACEMENT, PROJECT NO. 2019-02”.

BIDDER MUST SUBMIT (1) ORIGINAL AND (2) COPIES OF THE BID; AND (1) ELECTRONIC COPY OF BID PACKAGE ON THUMB DRIVE.

Sharon Robertson, Clerk of Court                                                      Terry W. Burroughs, Chairman

Okeechobee County, FL                                                                     Board of County Commissioners Okeechobee County, FL

Publish:

Okeechobee News

Okeechobee County Website

Pre-Bid Meeting Date: 7/10/2019 9:00 AM

Pre-Bid Meeting Details: A MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING shall be held at 9:00 am. on July 10, 2019 at the Historic Courthouse, 2nd Floor, Room 201, 304 NW 2nd Street, Okeechobee, FL 34972. Bidder’s attendance is mandatory. BIDS RECEIVED FROM CONTRACTORS WHO DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE PRE-BID MEETING WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. The purpose of the mandatory pre-bid meeting is to provide site conditions and to receive questions from respondents on any issues considered relevant to the requirements of the project

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