Renovation of a conference / convention center in Orlando, Florida. Working plans call for the renovation of a conference / convention center.

Bid is cancelled. The Estimated Cost for this project is $236,534.00 It is the respondent's responsibility to ensure they commence their upload efforts timely to meet the submission deadline. The County shall not be responsible for delays caused by any occurrence, including the respondent's network delays, bandwidth issues, internet outages, or technical difficulties. Timely questions concerning this solicitation shall be submitted in accordance with the deadline for questions: Wednesday, January 3, 2024 at 5:00 pm EST. Respondents are instructed not to contact the initiating division directly. Consideration for modification or alteration of the documents contained in this solicitation shall be requested during the specified question period, before the applicable deadline. No oral interpretation of the meaning of the plans, specifications, or other Contract documents shall be considered binding. The County shall be bound by information and statements only when such statements are written and executed under the authority of the Manager, Procurement Division. Beyond questions and answers, any and all modifications, clarifications, interpretations and supplemental instructions will be in the form of a written addendum which, if issued, will be available for download. All addenda and questions/answers so issued shall become part of the Contract Documents and receipt shall be acknowledged as specified herein. This provision exists solely for the convenience and administrative efficiency of Orange County. No respondent or other third party gains any rights by virtue of this provision or the application thereof, nor shall any respondent or third party have any standing to sue or cause of action arising there from. Untimely questions are unable to be submitted in the question and answer module, thereafter respondents raising critical concerns must email corie.cummings@ocfl.net. Critical clarifications may be made via addenda, however, untimely questions may not be considered. Orange County exercises the rights and privileges conveyed to it by the State of Florida, and the Orange County Charter. It presently operates with an elected chief executive officer, Orange County Mayor, and six elected district commissioners, who together comprise the Board of County Commissioners. Procurement is an essential function of the County, affecting all operational departments, ongoing projects and future initiatives. The Procurement Division is divided into three (3) Sections, the "Buying Section", the "Purchasing Section" and the "Contracts Section". The Orange County Procurement Division operates under the leadership of Carrie Mathes, MPA, NIGP-CPP, CFCM, CPPO, CPPB as Procurement Division Manager and Chief Procurement Official in accordance with the Orange County Ordinance. Unless the Bid Item Schedule specifies otherwise, unit prices shall include all incidental Project costs, including but not limited to, mobilization, maintenance of traffic, insurance, bonds, overhead and profit. The County reserves the right to itemize these expenses in the fee schedule. A bid shall constitute an irrevocable offer for a period of one hundred twenty (120) days from the public opening date or until the date of award. In the event that an award is not made by the County within one hundred twenty (120) days from the public opening date, the respondent may withdraw their offer or provide a written extension without modification. A Bid, Payment and Performance Bond are a requirement when the offer/contract amount exceeds $100,000. Respondents shall attach an electronic copy of their bid bond for responsiveness. Submission of the bid bond, along with a certified and effectively dated copy of the power of attorney, shall be completed and signed by all required parties and submitted on the form provided in the solicitation. Submittal of a bid bond less than 10% of the total estimated contract amount for base period, shall result in the bid being deemed non-responsive. In order to be acceptable to the County, the Surety company issuing the Bid Bond shall meet and comply with the minimum standards described in #Bond Requirements, "Qualifications of Surety Companies". Failure to submit a Bid Bond from a Surety Company meeting these minimum standards shall result in rejection of the offer. ALTERNATIVE SURETY In the alternative, a Certified Check, or a Cashier's Check shall be required to accompany each electronic offer in a stated dollar amount of not less than ten (10%) percent of the sum of the total estimated contract amount for the base period. Orange County reserves the right, and the Manager of the Procurement Division, has the absolute and sole discretion to cancel a solicitation at any time prior to approval of the award by the Board of County Commissioners when such approval is required. The decision to cancel a solicitation cannot be the basis for a protest pursuant to the Orange County Code. The Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) is upgrading the central lobby exterior lighting fixtures for the West Building. There are nine (9) existing Polaris LED Floodlights that are to be removed due to poor performance, condition, and lack of features. The new lighting design incorporates pole-mounted lighting for column and banner illumination and column-mounted lighting to provide up lighting on the columns and downlighting for walking paths. The lighting shall be controlled by ETC software and integrate into the existing OCCC control system. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, without assuming any obligation to do so, the County reserves the right to follow up with - at minimum - the three (3) lowest Bidders for supplemental submission of good faith effort information and/or to provide such bidders with the opportunity to correct any forms submitted for the purpose of evaluating compliance with this IFB's M/WBE requirement. Any such opportunity to supplement or correct granted to a bidder by the County under this provision shall expire at 11:59pm county local time on the second full county business day after the day on which such bidder received the County's request for supplementation or correction. There will be no additional time or consideration granted by the County thereafter.