Renovation of a water / sewer project in West Palm Beach, Florida. Completed plans call for the renovation of a water / sewer project.

The Bid Documents received by this time will be opened the same day, August 24th, 2022, in accordance with the Invitation to Bid and Instructions to Bidders, at or after 2:00 PM in the Administration Building, Conference Room (Room 158). The bids will be for furnishing all materials, labor, supervision, equipment, supplies, fees, expertise, and services necessary to convert Lift Station (LS) 5133 to a repump station. Work includes civil, mechanical, electrical, and structural rehabilitation including new stabilized road, pumps, piping, valves, metal building canopy with hoist, variable frequency drives, lighting, instrumentation, control panel, site regrading, temporary bypass pumping, appurtenances, and all work indicated in the Drawing and Technical Specifications. All conditions and requirements for bid submission, consideration, and award are contained in the Bid Documents. In order to do business with Palm Beach County, vendors are required to create a Vendor Registration Account OR activate an existing Vendor Registration Account through the Purchasing Department s Vendor Self Service (VSS) System, which can be accessed at website. If bidder intends to use subcontractors, bidder must also ensure that all subcontractors are registered as vendors in vss. all subcontractor agreements must include a contractual provision requiring that the subcontractor register in vss. county will not finalize a contract award until the county has verified that the bidder and all of its subcontractors are registered in vss. This will allow the County to notify you of upcoming solicitations. In addition, there may be certain documents necessary for submittal of a bid which are exempt from public disclosure. Bidders shall download and submit a Plan Holder Registration form (Bid Document attachment) to access these exempt documents. Registered Plan Holders will automatically receive notification of addenda and project updates. Partial sets will not be available. Bidders requiring Bid Documents mailed must provide an express mail account number to the PBCWUD Engineering Division. The Palm Beach County Water Utilities Department s Project Manager via e-mail in order to be registered to receive project addendums and communications. Questions may be addressed in writing to Gabe Maul at gmaul@pbcwater.com or Palm Beach County Water Utilities, 8100 Forest Hill Blvd., West Palm Beach, FL 33413. Pursuant to the Palm Beach County Code Section 2-80.20 2-80.40, the Equal Business Opportunity (EBO) Ordinance, the County will provide contracting and subcontracting opportunities for S/M/WBEs. The following Affirmative Procurement Initiatives (APIs) apply to this project: See EBO Ordinance Section 2-80.27(1)(c), of which 5% shall be among certified African American and/or Hispanic American owned firms, See EBO Ordinance Section 2-80.27(2)(b). Explanation of goal setting committee s reasons for applying this API: The goal setting committee s reason for applying this particular API to this project was that the most recent data on the utilization of the foregoing MBEs indicates that contracts of this type have exhibited significant disparities in the utilization of these MBEs. When a mandatory SBE or M/WBE goal applies to this solicitation, then any bid that fails to comply with the required goal shall be deemed non-responsive after the period allowed for waiver requests has lapsed. If a bidder is unable to comply with a required goal, such bidder shall submit a request for a waiver or partial waiver at least 7 days prior to the bid due date. If a bidder requests a waiver from a goal from the Office of EBO at least 7 days prior to the bid due date, then the bid due date will be extended pending the outcome of a waiver request. Additionally, if the waiver is granted the solicitation will be amended accordingly and the due date extended again. Fillable pdfs of all EBO forms can be found on the OEBO website. Also, see the EBO Ordinance and Countywide PPM CW-O-043 for further information on the County s EBO Program. At the time of bid submission each bidder, and all identified subcontractors, must possess all professional licenses or certifications required by the State of Florida and/or Palm Beach County, as applicable, for the purpose of performing the specified work. Bid proposals must be submitted on the forms provided by Palm Beach County and accompanied by a bid bond security in favor of Palm Beach County in the amount of not less than of the bid price. A public construction bond (100%) will be required of the successful bidder within fourteen calendar days of notification from County. Palm Beach County Water Utilities Department Central Region Operations Center (CROC) Administration Building Conference Room 158 8100 Forest Hill Blvd., West Palm Beach, FL 33413 In accordance with F.S. 287.133(2)(a), persons and affiliates who have been placed on the convicted vendor list may not submit bids, contract with, or perform work (as a contractor, supplier, subcontractor or consultant) with any public entity (i.e. Palm Beach County) in excess of Ten Thousand dollars (or such other amount as may be hereafter established by the Florida Division of Purchasing in accordance with F.S. 287.017) for a period of 36 months from the date of being placed on the convicted vendor list. The Board of County Commissioners reserves the right to waive any bid irregularities, informalities, or technical deficiencies and to reject any and all bids. Tentative project schedule is as follows: o Award Contract : November 7, 2022 o Contract Time Starts: March 1, 2023 o Substantial Completion: January 25, 2024 o Contract Time Ends: February 24, 2024 Bid plans are protected from public view. For access, please email completed registration form to bids@pbcwater.com. The deadline for Contractor questions changed from August 14, 2022 to August 28, 2022 at 11:59 pm. The deadline for addenda changed from August 17, 2022 to August 31, 2022.