This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Cloud Lake, Florida. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

The purpose and intent of this Invitation to Bid is to secure prices and establish a Term Contract for Boilers and Water Heaters - Repair Services and Preventive Maintenance, as specified herein. The term of this contract shall be for three (3) years from the date of award and may, by mutual agreement between the School District and the awardee(s), be renewable for one additional two-year period(s). If considering renewing the Contract, the Board, through the Purchasing Department, will provide a letter of intent to renew the Contract to the awardee(s) 120 days prior to the end of the initial term of the Contract period or any subsequent renewal term. If needed, the Contract may be extended 120 days beyond the Contract expiration date or any subsequent renewal periods. The awardee(s) will be notified when the Board has acted upon the recommendation. All prices shall be firm for the entire length of the Contract and all subsequent renewal periods however, nothing prohibits the District from accepting lower pricing during the term of this contract. From the time this solicitation is posted until the time a Decision or Intended Decision is posted, potential Proposers and employees, representatives, partners, director, officers, or other individuals acting on behalf of the Proposer, shall be prohibited from lobbying any School District employee, Member of the School Board, Member of a School District Advisory Committee that may evaluate the awarded contract, or person selected to evaluate or recommend selection of the awarded Proposer. Violation of the Cone of Silence shall result in rejection/disqualification of the Proposer from award of a contract arising out of this solicitation. Further, in order to protect the integrity of the award process, all questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted via online no later than 2:00 p.m. ET, on September 12, 2019. A copy of the first invoice for this contract shall be sent to the Purchasing Agent for review at dennis.messerli@palmbeachschools.org. Dennis Messerli is authorized only to direct the attention of prospective proposers to various portions of the Bid so that they may read and interpret such for themselves. Neither Dennis Messerli nor any employee of the District is authorized to interpret any portion of this Bid or give information as to the requirements of the Bid in addition to that contained in the written documents. All questions submitted (along with their source) are subject to Public Records Laws and as such will be available for inspection upon receipt of a Public Records Request. The School District reserves the right to add these services as required. The Board reserves the right to undertake inquiries into proposer's financial and/or litigation history, and by submitting a proposal, the proposer expressly consents to these inquiries. The Purchasing Department reserves the right to reject a subcontractor who previously failed in the proper performance of an award or failed to deliver on-time contracts of a similar nature, or who is not in the position to perform this award. The School District Representative reserves the right to inspect all facilities of any subcontractor in order to make determination as to the foregoing. The subcontractor will be equally responsible for meeting all requirements specified in this Invitation to Bid. Vendors are encouraged to seek SBE business enterprises for participation in sub-contracting opportunities. The sub-contractor shall be equally responsible for meeting all requirements specified in this Invitation to Bid. SDPBC defines a Small Business Enterprise (SBE) as having average annual gross sales that are less than fifty (50%) of the small business size standard as defined by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for a firm's relevant industry. The average number of full- time employees over the last three years that is less than fifty percent (50%) of small business size standard as defined by SBA for the business firm's relevant industry. An SBE business must have received less than one million dollars ($1 million) in contract payments from the School District of Palm Beach County projects or contracts in the fiscal year preceding the bid. An SBE business shall be independent (a free-standing business) and recognized as a separate entity for tax purposes. Businesses that share common ownership, space, employees, or other facilities, may be considered as a single business for this program without reference to tax status. Construction Not to exceed $13,000,000. Professional Services Not to exceed $6,000,000. General Procurement Not to exceed $7,000.000. The Goal established for this industry classification is an SBE Bid Preference of 5% for the participation of Small Business Enterprises. Q & A deadline: Sep 12, 2019 2:00:00 PM EDT