Site work and renovation of a water / sewer project in Boynton Beach, Florida. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project; and for the renovation of a water / sewer project.

**As of June 24, 2019, the project has not yet been awarded. ** The bids will be for furnishing all materials, labor, supervision, equipment, supplies, fees, expertise, and services necessary for improvements at the Southern Region Water Reclamation Facility. The Major components of the project include: (i) replacement of eight (8) secondary clarifier mechanisms, (ii) four (4) new scum manholes, (iii) two (2) new cloth disk filters, (iv) replacement of filtered effluent transfer pumps, (v) decommissioning of two (2) existing sand filters, (vi) replacement of for four (4) existing digester boilers, (vii) replacement of electrical, instrumentation and controls for the existing cloth disk filters, (viii) replacement of four (4) sodium hypochlorite bulk storage tanks, (ix) connection of emergency eyewash/showers to the plant SCADA and (x) associated electrical and instrumentation improvements to support the above work. In addition, there may be certain documents necessary for submittal of a bid which are exempt from public disclosure. Bidders shall download and submit a Plan Holder Registration form (Bid Document attachment) to access these exempt documents. Registered Plan Holders will automatically receive notification of addenda and project updates. When Bid Documents are obtained through a plan house, Bidders must notify the Palm Beach County Water Utilities Department's Project Manager via e-mail in order to be registered to receive project addendums and communications. Questions may be addressed in writing to Craig Irwin, P.E. at cirwin@pbcwater.com or Palm Beach County Water Utilities Department, 8100 Forest Hill Blvd., West Palm Beach, FL 33413. Pursuant to the Palm Beach County Code Section 2-80.20 2-80.40, the Equal Business Opportunity (EBO) Ordinance, the County will provide contracting and subcontracting opportunities for S/M/WBEs. The following Affirmative Procurement Initiatives (APIs) apply to this project: The SBE subcontracting goal for this project is a mandatory minimum of 10.0% participation. The M/WBE subcontracting goal for this project is a mandatory minimum of 3.0% participation. Explanation of Goal Setting Committee's reason for applying these APIs: The most recent data on M/WBE utilization indicates that contracts of this type have exhibited significant disparities in the utilization of available M/WBEs. When a mandatory SBE or M/WBE goal applies to this solicitation, then any bid that fails to comply with the required goal shall be deemed non-responsive after the period allowed for waiver requests has lapsed. If a bidder is unable to comply with a required goal, such bidder shall submit a request for a waiver or partial waiver at least 7 days prior to the bid due date. If a bidder requests a waiver from a goal from the Office of EBO at least 7 days prior to the bid due date, then the bid due date will be extended pending the outcome of a waiver request. Additionally, if the waiver is granted the solicitation will be amended accordingly and the due date extended again. Also, see the EBO Ordinance and Countywide PPM CW-O-043 for further information on the County's EBO Program. At the time of bid submission each bidder, and all identified subcontractors, must possess all professional licenses or certifications required by the State of Florida and/or Palm Beach County, as applicable, for the purpose of performing the specified work. Bid proposals must be submitted on the forms provided by Palm Beach County and accompanied by a bid bond security in favor of Palm Beach County in the amount of not less than five percent (5%) of the bid price. A public construction bond (100%) will be required of the successful bidder within fourteen calendar days of notification from County. In accordance with F.S. 287.133(2)(a), persons and affiliates who have been placed on the convicted vendor list may not submit bids, contract with, or perform work (as a contractor, supplier, subcontractor or consultant) with any public entity (i.e. Palm Beach County) in excess of Ten Thousand dollars (or such other amount as may be hereafter established by the Florida Division of Purchasing in accordance with F.S. 287.017) for a period of 36 months from the date of being placed on the convicted vendor list. Bidders requiring Bid Documents mailed must provide an express mail account number to the PBCWUD Engineering Division. The bill will be charged to the recipients account. If you have not registered with Palm Beach County's Vendor Self-Service, please register and select the appropriate commodity code(s). This will allow the County to notify you of upcoming solicitations. The Board of County Commissioners reserves the right to waive any bid irregularities, informalities, or technical deficiencies and to reject any and all bids.