Renovation of a military facility in Jacksonville, Florida. Completed plans call for the renovation of a military facility.

Last Day for Questions March 22, 2022 (12:00 PM) General Project Description (See Bid Documents for complete details): Replace existing 15 ton HVAC System (condenser unit, air handler unit, line sets), repair specified existing above ceiling damper, install new thermostats to communicate with existing system controller, install existing owner supplied AC unit for storage vault. ESTIMATED COST OF CONSTRUCTION: $140,000 - $160,000 Project must meet Florida Building Code, State Fire Marshall, local Authorities Having Jurisdiction and Area Water Management requirements, and any other permits and fees required by other county, local or state authorities. Regulatory permitting to include the preparation, submittal, payment and review coordination of the Water Management District, Environmental Resource Permit (including permit fees), Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Notice of Intent (including filing fees), and any other permits and fees required by other county, local or state authorities. QUALIFICATION: Each bidder whose field is governed by Chapter 399, 455, 489, and 633 of the Florida Statutes for licensure or certification must submit their license(s) / certification(s) with their bid. Contractors are subject to the non-procurement debarment and suspension regulations implementing Executive Orders 12549 and 12689, 2 CFR part 180. These regulations restrict awards, sub-awards, and contracts with certain parties that are debarred, suspended, or otherwise excluded from or ineligible for participation in Federal assistance programs or activities. The Department of Military Affairs (DMA) shall comply with the DOD implementation of 2 CFR Part 180 (at 2 CFR Part 1125) by checking the Excluded Parties List System (EPLS) through the System for Award Management By submitting a bid in response to this solicitation, the contractor covenants and agrees that it will comply with Office of Management and Budget guidance on nonprocurement suspension and debarment in 2 CFR Part 180, Subpart C, as implemented by Department of Defense (DOD) at 2 CFR Part 1125 by checking the EPLS at https://www.sam.gov to verify eligibility of subcontractors." After the bid opening, the low bidder must qualify in accordance with Chapter 60D-5.004. A copy of the requirements is included in the Non-Technical Specifications Level 3, Instructions To Bidders under Section B-2 "Bidder Qualification Requirements and Procedures." Prior to contract award, the Department reserves the right to perform or have performed, an on-site review of the proposers facilities and qualifications. This review will serve to verify data and representations submitted by the proposer and may be used to determine whether the proposer has an adequate, qualified, and experienced staff, and can provide overall management facilities. The review may also serve to verify whether the proposer has a financial capability adequate to meet the contract requirements. Should the Department determine that the bid/proposal has material misrepresentations or that the size or nature of the proposers facilities or the number of experienced personnel (including technical staff) are not adequate to ensure satisfactory contract performance, the Department has the right to reject the bid/proposal. "By submitting a bid in response to this solicitation, the contractor covenants and agrees that it will comply with Office of Management and Budget guidance on nonprocurement suspension and debarment in 2 CFR Part 180, Subpart C, as implemented by Department of Defense (DOD) at 2 CFR Part 1125 by checking the EPLS at https://www.sam.gov to verify eligibility of subcontractors." After the bid opening, the low bidder must qualify in accordance with Chapter 60D-5.004. A copy of the requirements is included in the Non-Technical Specifications Level 3, Instructions To Bidders under Section B-2 "Bidder Qualification Requirements and Procedures." Prior to contract award, the Department reserves the right to perform or have performed, an on-site review of the proposers facilities and qualifications. This review will serve to verify data and representations submitted by the proposer and may be used to determine whether the proposer has an adequate, qualified, and experienced staff, and can provide overall management facilities. The review may also serve to verify whether the proposer has a financial capability adequate to meet the contract requirements. Should the Department determine that the bid/proposal has material misrepresentations or that the size or nature of the proposers facilities or the number of experienced personnel (including technical staff) are not adequate to ensure satisfactory contract performance, the Department has the right to reject the bid/proposal. The bidder shall warrant that it has not employed or retained any company or person, other than a bona fide employee working solely for the respondent to solicit or secure the award for this project and that it has not paid or agreed to pay any person, company corporation, individual or firm other than a bona fide employee working solely for the respondent any fee, commission, percentage, gift or other consideration contingent upon or resulting from the award. The bidder shall warrant that it presently has no interest and shall not acquire any interest which would conflict in any manner or degree with the performance of services required. The bidder will comply with all applicable federal, state and local rules and regulations in providing services to the Department under this solicitation if awarded. By entering into a contract, the contractor agrees it understands and shall comply with subsection 20.055(5), Florida Statutes, and shall include the substance of this provision in all subcontracts. In accordance with subsection 20.055(5), Florida Statutes, "It is the duty of every state officer, employee, agency, special district, board, commission, contractor, and subcontractor to cooperate with the inspector general in any investigation, audit, inspection, review, or hearing pursuant to this section. Beginning July 1, 2015, each contract, bid, proposal, and application or solicitation for a contract shall contain a statement that the corporation, partnership, or person understands and will comply with this subsection." The STATE OF FLORIDA requires all Contractors to implement a drug free workplace program as defined in 287.087, Florida Statutes. BID SECURITY: Bids/Proposals in total excess of $100,000.00, the bidder must provide with bid, a good faith deposit in the amount of 5% of the bid by way of a bid bond from a surety insurer authorized to do business in the STATE OF FLORIDA as surety or a certified check or cashier's check accompanying the bid. PERFORMANCE BOND AND LABOR AND MATERIAL PAYMENT BOND'S are required from any persons or parties entering into a formal contract with the STATE OF FLORIDA for contracts in total excess of $100,000.00 for construction, additions, renovations, repairs, or demolition of any public building pursuant to Florida Statute 255.05(1)(a), to include registration of the Bonds with the county in which the project is located. The contractor must provide the owner with proof of Bonds within 10 days of contract award and Bond must be recorded with the County in which the project is located. CONTRACTOR INSURANCE: The contractor must provide the owner with proof of insurance within 10 days of contract award. NO work may commence in connection with the contract until he has obtained all insurance as specified in the Non-Technical Specifications Level 3, Section C-4 and such insurance has been approved by the Owner, nor shall the contractor allow any subcontractor to commence work on his subcontract until all similar insurance required of the subcontractor has been so obtained and approved by owner. All insurance policies shall be with insurers qualified and doing business in Florida through an authorized licensed Florida Resident Agent. The insurance requirements shall be completed in a timely manner in order not to delay the construction schedule. All questions regarding this procurement will be accepted in writing via email to Department of Military Affairs - CFMO Contract Management Branch: Email Address: ng.fl.flarng.list.cfmo-contracting@army.mil Any questions from proposers concerning this solicitation shall be submitted in writing, identifying the submitter, to the Contract Management Branch listed above at the address specified above by email. INFORMATION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE BY TELEPHONE. All information received through any oral communication shall not be binding on the Department of Military Affairs and shall not be relied upon by a Bidder. All questions and answers/changes to the solicitation will be provided in Addenda Form and posted on the DMS Vendor Bid System (VBS) at http://myflorida.com. It is the prospective contractor's responsibility to check periodically for any information updates, to the solicitation, which is posted to the VBS. The Department of Military Affairs bears no responsibility for any delays, or resulting impacts, associated with a prospective contractor's failure to obtain information made available through the DMS Vendor Bid System. CONFLICT OF INTEREST: This solicitation is subject to chapter 112 of the Florida Statutes. Respondents shall disclose with their response the name of any officer, director, employee or other agent who is also an employee of the State. Respondents shall also disclose the name of any State employee who owns, directly or indirectly an interest of five percent (5%) or more in the respondent or its affiliates. Bids submitted via courier or mail must be delivered to the above address, please do not send Sealed Bids to the project location or any other Department of Military Affairs location. The Department of Military Affairs will not assume receipt of any sealed bid unless delivered to the address and room listed in this solicitation. CONTRACT AWARD: Contract award will be given to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. The lowest bid will be the bid from the responsive bidder that has submitted the lowest price for the base bid or the base bid plus the additive alternates or less the deductive alternates chosen by the Agency to be included in or excluded from the proposed contract, taken in numerical order listed in the bid documents. The order of the alternates may be selected by the Agency in any sequence so long as such acceptance out of order does not alter the designation of the low bidder. Failure to file a protest within the time prescribed in Section 120.57(3), Florida Statutes, shall constitute a waiver of proceedings under Chapter 120, Florida Statutes. If no protest is filed, the contract will be awarded to the qualified, responsible and responsive low bidder in accordance with Chapter 60D-5 by the Owner. The Department reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals received and reserves the right to make an award with or without further discussion of the proposals submitted or accept minor informalities or irregularities in the best interest of the State of Florida, which are considered a matter of form and not substance, and the correction or waiver of which is not prejudicial to other proposers. Minor irregularities are defined as those that will not have an adverse effect on the Department's interest and will not affect the price of the proposal by giving a proposer an advantage or benefit not enjoyed by all other proposers. It is understood the proposal will become a part of the Department's official file, without obligation to the Department. Proposals may be rejected if found to be irregular or not in conformance with the requirements and instructions contained herein. A proposal may be found to be irregular or non-responsive by reasons that include, but are not limited to failure to utilize or complete in their entirety prescribed forms, conditional proposals, incomplete proposals, ambiguous proposals, and improper, missing and/or undated signatures. *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document.