The Owner encourages the recruitment and utilization of certified and non-certified minority businesses. The Owner, its contractors, suppliers, and consultants should take all necessary and reasonable steps to ensure that minority businesses have an opportunity to compete for and perform contract work for the Owner in a nondiscriminatory environment. The Vendor is required to have a Certified Florida HVAC/Air Conditioning Contractor license and have three (3) years' experience in Commercial Projects of similar scope and complexity prior to award of contract. The Vendor is responsible for maintaining all applicable licensure, meeting the requirements of the current Florida Building Code (FBC) and obtain any necessary permitting to perform the requirements of the Contract. After the bid opening, the lowest responsive bidder shall qualify in accordance with this contract document. BID BOND: If the bid amount exceeds $100,000, the bidder must provide with the bid, a Bid Guaranty of five percent (5%) of the actual total bid in the form of a certified check, cashier's check, treasurer's check, bank draft of any national or state bank, or a surety Bid Bond made payable to the Department of Transportation. A Bid Guaranty in an amount less than five percent (5%) of the actual bid will invalidate the bid. Bid Bonds shall conform to the Departments Bid/Proposal Bond Form furnished with the proposal package. PERFORMANCE BOND and LABOR AND MATERIALS PAYMENT BOND: If the contract award amount exceeds $100,000, both a Performance Bond and a Labor and Material Payment Bond of 100% each of the contract sum are required at the time of award. The Bid Tabulation and Notice of Award Recommendation will be posted at the following location, date and local time: June 26, 2023 or July 3, 2023 at 5:00 P.M. The awarded Bidder is responsible for maintaining the insurance coverage specified in the Non-Technical
Specifications for the duration of this project.
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