The purpose of this bid is to solicit pricing from interested and qualified vendors for providing all labor, materials, equipment, and any other items necessary to complete the landscape installation in the West King Street right-of-way between Homles Boulevard and Rodriguez Street as shown on the plans. Plant material must be purchased from nurseries that are under regulatory inspection by the Florida State Department of Agriculture and/or the Florida State Plant Board or equivalent agency, if derived from outside the State of Florida. The County will require a six month warranty from initial acceptance. The bid documents include the plans, project specifications and any forthcoming bid addenda. Any and all questions related to this project shall be directed, in writing, to the Designated Point of Contact for this project, Leigh A. Daniels, CPPB, Assistant Purchasing Manager, SJC Purchasing Department, via email to ldaniels@sjcfl.us or fax to (904) 209-0155. Questions must be submitted, in writing, no later than four o'clock (4:00PM) on Monday, December 2, 2019, so that any necessary addenda may be issued in a timely manner. Any questions received after the deadline will not be answered unless previously approved by the SJC Purchasing Manager or other designated County Representative. Any bidder, proposer or person substantially and adversely affected by an intended decision or by an term, condition, procedure or specification with respect to any bid, invitation, solicitation of proposals or requests for qualifications, shall file with the Purchasing Department for St. Johns County, a written notice of intent to protest no later than 72 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays for employees of St. Johns County) after the posting either electronically or by other means of the notice of intended action, notice of intended award, bid tabulation, publication by posting electronically or by other means of a procedure, specification, term or condition which the person intends to protest, or the right to protest such matter shall be waived. The protest procedures may be obtained from the Purchasing Department and are included in the County's Purchasing Manual. All of the terms and conditions of the County Purchasing Manual are incorporated by reference and are fully binding. St. Johns County reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids/proposals, waive minor formalities, and to award the bid/proposal that best serves the interests of St. Johns County. St. Johns County also reserves the right to award the base bid and any alternate bids in any combination that best suits the needs of the County.
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