Renovation of a municipal facility in Orlando, Florida. Completed plans call for the renovation of a municipal facility.

Replace existing chiller pumps starters carriable frequency drivers and associated electrical components. Prospective bidders are encouraged to bring all equipment necessary to perform their inspection of the project site. Any equipment provided by Orange County should be thoroughly inspected by the bidder and is used at the bidder's sole cost and expense. All bidders using County-provided equipment will be required to sign the pre-bid release. No one under eighteen years of age will be permitted to participate in the prebid inspection. A Bid, Payment and Performance Bond are a requirement of the IFB when the bid/contract amount exceeds $100,000. Firms utilizing electronic submission shall attach an electronic copy of their bid bond for responsiveness. Submission of the bid bond, along with a certified and effectively dated copy of the power of attorney, shall be completed and signed by all required parties and submitted on the form provided in the solicitation. Submittal of a bid bond less than 10% of the total estimated Contract amount for the first Contract year, shall result in the bid being deemed non-responsive. If Bid security is required by Paragraph h. of this Section, submission of an electronic Bid Bond completed and signed by all required parties and submitted on the form provided in Exhibit 1 to the Bid Proposal (Part D), or in the alternative, a Certified Check, or a Cashier's Check shall be required to accompany each bid proposal in a stated dollar amount of not less than ten (10%) percent of the sum of the computed total amount of the Bidder's Base Bid proposal. Submittal of a Bid Bond less than 10% of the bid sum shall result in rejection of the bid. Failure to submit the Bid Bond on the form provided in Exhibit 1 to the Bid Proposal (Part D) shall result in rejection of the bid. When the contract amount exceeds $100,000 a Payment Bond and a Performance Bond issued in a sum equal to one hundred (100%) percent of the total awarded Contract amount by a Surety company considered satisfactory by the County according to the criteria in Section 19 will be required from the successful Bidder for purposes of protecting the County from lawsuits for non-payment of debts as might be incurred during the successful Bidder's performance under such Contract, and insuring the faithful performance of the obligations imposed by the resulting Contract. The Payment Bond and the Performance Bond forms are included in the Contract Documents and said forms must be properly executed by the Surety Company and successful Bidder within ten (10) days after receipt of notification from the County of its award of the Contract. Question Submission Deadline:February 14, 2022, 5:00pm The COUNTY reserves the right to reject at its discretion any VECP submitted. Substitution of another design alternate, which is detailed in the Plans, for the one on which the CONTRACTOR bid, will not be allowed under this Section. Pending execution of a formal supplemental Agreement, implementing an approved VECP, the CONTRACTOR shall remain obligated to perform in accordance with the terms of the existing Contract. No time extensions will be granted due to the time required to review a VECP.