Renovation of a municipal facility in Deland, Florida. Completed plans call for the renovation of a municipal facility.

The County of Volusia, Facilities is seeking a single, responsive and responsible bidder for the construction of Agriculture Center EXHIBITION HALL Restroom ADA Upgrade located at 3100 E. New York Ave., DeLand, FL 32724. The lowest responsive and responsible bidder shall be responsible for all applicable permitting, labor, materials, equipment, tools, transportation, services, and incidentals necessary to complete all Work required by the specifications and as shown on the drawings. The project entails the renovation of two restrooms (1 men's and 1 women's). In order to provide handicap accessibility in compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Term: Total contract time: 120 Days ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST: $140,000.00 Question Submission Deadline: January 4, 2024, 11:59pm = E-mail: LLassiter@volusia.org BID A Bid shall accompany each Bid in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the Bid amount and shall be valid for a period not less than one hundred twenty (120) days. If a Bid is used, the Bidder shall complete and submit the Bid form provided in this solicitation. After the County and the successful Bidder have executed a written Contract and the successful Bidder has recorded an acceptable performance and payment bonds or if one hundred twenty (120) days have passed after the date of the formal opening of the Bids and no Contract has been awarded, the Bid security of any Bidder will be returned upon written demand. BID BOND FORFEITED - LIQUIDATED DAMAGES Failure of the Bidder to execute a Contract and record the required bonds as provided herein within ten (10) days after a written Notice of Award has been given shall be just cause for the annulment of the award and the forfeiture of the Bid security to the County, which forfeiture shall be considered not as a penalty, but in liquidation of damages sustained. Award may then be made to the next lowest responsive and responsible Bidder or all Bids may be rejected. PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS Florida State Statute 255.05 permits the County to waive the requirement for performance and payment bonds, if required, in any Contract which is awarded for $200,000.00 or less. The County has determined that it may wish to exercise this authority if the County deems such waiver to be solely in its best interest. WITHDRAWAL OF BID A Bid may be withdrawn i) prior to Bid opening via the County's eProcurement Portal or ii) after one hundred twenty (120) days from Bid opening. In the second instance ('ii'), this only applies to Bidders notified by the County in letter form that their Bid will not be accepted. RIGHT TO ACCEPT OR REJECT BIDS Bids which contain modifications, incomplete, unbalanced, conditional, obscure, or which contain additions not requested, or irregularities of any kind, or which do not comply in every respect with the instructions to Bidders and the Contract documents may be rejected at the option of the County. The County does not bind itself to accept the minimum Bid stated herein, but reserves the right to accept any Bid, the County deems to be the lowest Responsive and Responsible Bidder, and which in the judgment of the County will best serve the needs and interests of the County. AWARD OF CONTRACT The County reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, or any part of any Bid, to waive any informality in any Bid, or to re-advertise for all or part of the work contemplated. The County reserves the right, prior to award of Contract, to delete from the scope of the project any item or any combination of items the aggregate Bid prices for which do not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the total Bid price for the project. If Bids are found to be acceptable by the County, written notice will be given to the lowest responsive and responsible Bidder of the acceptance of his/her Bid and the award of a Contract. INSURANCE All respondents shall submit evidence of insurance coverage or proof of insurability with their submittal. Upon the approval of an award, the firm shall furnish to the County a certificate of insurance attesting that the firm has coverage in accordance with the requirements herein set forth (see Exhibit "C"). The firm shall also provide and maintain at all times during the term of any agreement resulting from this solicitation or for such longer periods as may be required, without cost or expense to the County of Volusia, policies of insurance insuring the firm against any and all claims, demands, or causes of action whatsoever, for injuries received or damage to property relating to the performance of duties, services and/or obligations of the firm under the terms and provisions of this agreement. The firm shall secure and maintain, at its sole cost and expense during the Contract term, the requirements set forth (see Exhibit "C"). The County reserves the right to request a copy of the complete insurance policy(ies) and any endorsements for the above-mentioned insurance. A certificate of insurance and copies of all applicable endorsements indicating that the firm has coverage in accordance with the requirements herein set forth shall be furnished by the firm to the Purchasing Office prior to the execution of the Contract and annually upon renewal thereafter. The firm agrees that County will make no payments pursuant to the terms of the Contract until all required proof or evidence of insurance has been provided to the County.