The Town of Miami Lakes will be accepting sealed Bids from qualified firms for the NW 159th Terrace Drainage Improvement Project. The Town is seeking an experienced contractor with the right combination of price, qualifications, and experience to help ensure that the Town will have a contractor who can bring this Project in on time, within budget and according to the plans and specifications, with a minimum of issues and change orders. Bidders must carefully review all the materials contained herein and prepare their Bids accordingly. The detailed requirements set forth below will be used to evaluate the Bids and failure of a Bidder to provide the information requested for a specific requirement may render their Bid non-responsive and will result in rejection. Minimum Requirements to Submit a Response: To be eligible for award of this project, bidders must: 1. Possess a minimum of five (5) years of experience performing work of a similar size, scope, and complexity; 2. Must have completed at least five (5) drainage improvement projects in the past three (3) years demonstrated through five (5) Form CRL - Client Reference Letters; 3. Possess a valid State of Florida Certified General Contractor license or a Certificate of Competency from the Miami-Dade County's Construction Trades Qualifying Board as a General Engineering Contractor or as a Specialty Engineering Contractor; and 4. Self-perform at least thirty percent (30%) of multiple trade work. The Town will consider a Bid as responsive where a Bidder has less than the stipulated minimum number of years of experience solely where the Bidder has undergone a name change and such change of name has been filed with the State of Florida. Pursuant to subsection (t) "Cone of Silence" of Section 2-11.1 "Conflict of Interest and Code of Ethics Ordinance" of Miami Dade County, public notice is hereby given that a "Cone of Silence" is imposed concerning this solicitation. The "Cone of Silence" prohibits certain communications concerning the substance of RFP's, RFQ's or Bids, until such time as the Town Manager makes a written recommendation to the Town Council concerning the solicitation. Any questions concerning the substance of this, or any other solicitation advertised by the Town must be submitted in writing to procurement@miamilakes-fl.gov while the Cone of Silence is in effect. No other communications, oral or otherwise, will be accepted. Failure to comply with the Cone of Silence may result in the rejection of a Submittal. For additional information concerning the Cone of Silence please refer to Section 2-11.1 of Miami-Dade County Code.
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