Okeechobee County Sealed Solicitation
Title: Okeechobee County (91550) County Road No. 68 County Road No. 68 (Micco Bluff Road)
Deadline: 8/14/2019 3:00 PM (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Status: In Review
Solicitation Number: 2019-09
Description:
OKEECHOBEE COUNTY PROJECT NO. 2019- 09
Bids and
Proposals. All materials furnished and all work performed shall be in
accordance with the Drawings, Specifications and Contract Documents pertaining
thereto.
A MANDATORY pre-bid conference will be held at the Okeechobee County Historic Courthouse, Room 201 located at 304 NW 2nd Street, Okeechobee, FL 34972 on July 31, 2019 at 10:00 am. Bidder’s attendance is Mandatory.
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) days after written notice of the award of contract. No bidder
may withdraw their bid for a period of
ninety (90)
days after the date set for opening of bids.
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 formality in the Bids if
they deem it in their best
interest to
do so. The General Contractor will provide additional information including,
but not limited to, a list of similar
projects
constructed within the past five (5) years, client references, or other
financial references deemed appropriate
to Contract
Award.
[1056‐00022379.1ADMIN]
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.
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 Owner, John E. Howle, County Engineer, as shown above.
Additionally, it is incumbent upon
all bidders
to conduct a personal investigation as to requirements of the County.
Discriminatory Vendor List: In accordance
with Section 287.134, Florida Statutes, respondents cannot be an entity
or
affiliate who has been placed on the Discriminatory Vendor List, kept by the
Florida Department of Management
Services.
E-Verification: Contractor shall utilize
the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s E-Verify system to verify the
employment
eligibility of all new employees hired by the Recipient during the term of the
contract. Contractor shall
expressly
require any subcontractors performing work or providing services pursuant to
the contract to likewise utilize
the U.S. Department
of Homeland Security’s E-Verify system to verify the employment eligibility of
all new employees
hired by
the subcontractor during the contract term.
Indemnification: To the fullest extent
permitted by law, the contractor shall indemnify and hold harmless the
Okeechobee
County and the State of Florida, Department of Transportation, including the
County and Department’s
officers
and employees, from liabilities, damages, losses and costs, including, but not
limited to, responsible attorney’s
fees, to
the extent caused by the negligence, recklessness or intentional wrongful
misconduct of the contractor and
persons
employed or utilized by the contractor in the performance of this Agreement.
Inspector General Cooperation: The
contractor agrees to comply with Section 20.055(5), Florida Statutes, and to
incorporate
in all subcontracts the obligation to comply with s.20.055.55(5), Florida
Statutes.
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 (91550) COUNTY ROAD NO. 68
(MICCO BLUFF ROAD) PROJECT NO. 2019-09”.
BIDDER MUST SUBMIT (1) ORIGINAL AND (2) COPIES OF THE BID.
Terry W.
Burroughs, Chairman
Board of
County Commissioners Okeechobee County, FL
Sharon
Robertson,
Clerk of
the Circuit Court and Comptroller
Okeechobee
County, FL
Publish:
Okeechobee
News
Okeechobee County Website
Pre-Bid Meeting Date: 7/31/2019 10:00 AM
Pre-Bid Meeting Details: A MANDATORY pre-bid conference will be held at the Okeechobee County Historic Courthouse, Room 201 located at 304 NW 2nd Street, Okeechobee, FL 34972 on July 31, 2019 at 10:00 am. Bidder’s attendance is Mandatory
Documents:
Addition 1
Posted: 8/20/2019
Type of Addition: In Review
Posted: 8/20/2019
Type of Addition: In Review