This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Green Cove Springs, Florida. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

Bidders are prohibited from contacting, by any means, whether orally, telephonically, electronically or in writing, any member of the Board, any County employee, including the County Manager, the County Attorney or the Commission Auditor, any member of the designated Evaluation Committee or any agent of the County regarding the Request for Bids in any respect during the Request for Bid Period. The Request for Bid Period during which no contact may occur commences from the date of publication of the notice of a Request for Bids and ends upon a Bid Decision becoming final, i.e. after the notice of bid protest period of 72 hours has expired. However, in the event of a notice of protest, the no contact rule continues in place during the Protest Period and does not end until a resolution of the protest has occurred and become final. The following exceptions exist to the no-contact rule: Last Date of Inquiries:December 27, 2023, 4:30pm Inquiries may be submitted to the Purchasing Department if specifically provided in the Request for Bids; Pre-bid conferences provided for in the Request for Bids; and Formal presentations by Bidders to the designated Evaluation Committee or to the Board or any committee thereof specifically contemplated in the Request for Bids. The Board reserves the right and power to reject any and all Bids without cause and to waive technical and non-technical or non-material defects in the Request for Bids or submittal of any Bid, and in its discretion to re-advertise the Request for Bids. The Board reserves the right to award Request for Bids which would be in the Best Interest of the County. The Clay County Board of County Commissioners (County) is requesting Statements of Qualifications from one or more interested and qualified Firm(s) who will offer professional architectural continuing services on an ongoing basis. The selected Firm(s) shall provide and perform the following professional services which shall constitute the general scope under the covenants, terms, and provisions of this request for qualifications. The continuing contract(s) will be used for general architectural design services for the County and will cover all aspects of project design including but not limited to: future County facilities, renovations to existing facilities, necessary planning and/or studies, chiller replacement projects, HVAC replacement projects, roof replacement/repairs, and other various facility repairs. Anticipated services required but not limited to: projects, studies and master planning, design services, plan updates, and preparation and distribution of bid/contract documents. The Firm(s) will also be required to provide an engineer's estimate (construction cost) during each design phase. Individual projects assigned by work order will be miscellaneous in scope, of varied size and complexity as required by Clay County. The successful Firm(s) will be required to have the ability to take these projects from initial identification through the completion of construction. There is no guaranteed amount of work for this solicitation. Contract(s) can be utilized by any and all County Departments. The Contract term shall be for a period of twenty-four (24) months, with the County reserving the right and option to extend the Contract for an additional two (2) periods of twelve (12) months each if such is agreeable with the successful Firm. Bid Bond: Bids require a five (5%) percent bid bond and may not be withdrawn after the scheduled opening time for a period of thirty (30) days. The term bid bond shall include bonds or cashier or certified checks payable to the County. Any Cashier or Certified Check must be uploaded with the Bid and the original Cashier or Certified Check must be received by the Purchasing Department no later than two (2) business days after the RFB due date. Performance and Payment Bonds are not required for projects of $200,000.00 or less. Prior to commencement of a project exceeding $200,000.00, in accordance with F.S. 255.05, the awarded Bidder shall file a 100% Performance Bond and Payment Bond (using Clay County's Standard Form) in the Public Record of Clay County, Florida, Recording Dept./Room 130, 825 North Orange Avenue, Green Cove Springs, Florida 32043. The recorded Performance and Payment Bonds shall be provided prior to the commencement of construction to Clay County Purchasing Department, PO Box 1366, Green Cove Springs, Florida 32043. Performance and Payment Bonds must be increased in accordance with any change order increases on the project. The following licensing requirements shall apply when the applicable Florida statute mandates specific licensing for Contractors engaged in the type of work covered by this solicitation. State of Florida, Department of Professional Regulation, Construction Industries Licensing Board and licensed by other federal, state, regional, county or municipal agencies having jurisdiction over the specified construction work. Said licenses shall be in the Bidder's name as it appears on their Bid. Bidders shall supply a copy of each applicable license showing the appropriate license numbers, with expiration dates as required by the County. Failure to hold and provide proof of proper licensing, certification and registration may be grounds for rejection of the Bid and/or termination of the Contract. Sub-Contractors Contracted by the Prime Contractor shall be licensed in their respective fields to obtain construction permits from the County. Said license must be in the name of the Sub-Contractor. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.