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

Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) requests your company (contractor) to submit a firm proposal for the supply of goods and services, as outlined in this document for the project known as: Project Name: Deerhaven Unit 2 Transformer Maintenance Detailed technical requirements can be found in the "Scope of Work" section of this document. There are three (3) Deerhaven Unit 2 transformers (T-67, T-68 & T-69) associated with this specification. Gainesville Regional Utilities, known as GRU, is a multi-service utility owned by the City of Gainesville. We are the 5th largest municipal electric utility in Florida. Our combined services make us the most comprehensive utility service provider in the state. We serve approximately 93,000 retail and wholesale customers in Gainesville and surrounding areas, offering: Electric Natural gas Water Wastewater Telecommunications services Question Submission Deadline:January 15, 2024, 5:00pm Contact Robbin Odowski Procurement Specialist III PO Box 147117 Station A-105 Gainesville, FL 32614 Email: odowskirr@gru.com Phone: (352) 393-1209 Prior to responding to the Solicitation, Respondents are responsible for the following: (a) examining the Solicitation thoroughly, (b) if applicable, visiting the work site to become familiar with local conditions that may affect the cost, progress, performance of furnishing the Work, (c) considering federal, state and local laws and regulations that may impact or affect cost, progress, performance or furnishing of the Work, (d) studying and carefully correlating Respondent's observations with the Solicitation, and (e) notifying the Purchasing Representative of all conflicts, errors or discrepancies in the Solicitation. Respondents are expected to become fully informed as to the requirements of the Specifications and failure to do so will be at their own risk. Respondents cannot expect to secure relief on the plea of error. A Respondent who is aggrieved in connection with the specifications of this Solicitation may protest in writing to Utilities Purchasing at least seven (7) business days prior to the Response due date. All questions about the meaning or intent of the Solicitation are to be directed to the Purchasing Representative, unless stated otherwise in the Solicitation. Interpretations or clarifications considered necessary in response to such questions will be issued by Addenda sent to all parties recorded as having received the Solicitation. Questions received less than seven (7) business days prior to the Response due date/time may not be answered by the Purchasing Representative. Only questions answered by formal written Addenda will be binding. Addenda may also be issued to modify the Solicitation as deemed advisable by the Purchasing Representative. Addenda issued by GRU prior to the Solicitation due date/time are considered binding as if written into the original Solicitation. Respondents are responsible for ensuring that all addenda have been received prior to submitting their Response. Award will be made to the lowest, responsive, responsible Respondent. GRU reserves the right to reject any and all Responses, or any part thereof, to waive any and all informalities or irregularities, and the right to disregard all nonconforming, nonresponsive, unbalanced or conditional Responses. A responsible Respondent and any selected subcontractors, suppliers, other persons, and/or organizations proposed to perform or furnish the Work have the capacity in all respects to fully perform the Contract requirements and the experience, integrity, reliability, capacity, facilities, equipment, and credit to ensure good faith performance, such capacity and responsibility to be determined solely by GRU. GRU may conduct such investigation as GRU deems necessary to establish the responsibility, qualifications and financial ability of Respondent(s), proposed subcontractors, material suppliers, individuals, or entities to perform the Work in accordance with the Contract. Such information may include, but shall not be limited to, current financial statements, bank records, verifications of availability of equipment and personnel and past performance records. Discrepancies in the multiplication of units of Work and unit prices will be resolved in favor of the unit prices. Discrepancies between the indicated sum of any column of figures and the correct sum thereof will be resolved in favor of the correct sum. If the Contract is awarded, GRU will give the successful Respondent a Notice of Intent to Award within sixty (60) calendar days after the Solicitation due date. All Responses must remain valid for sixty (60) calendar days from the Solicitation due date. When GRU gives a Notice of Award to the successful Respondent, it will be accompanied by the required number of unsigned counterparts of the Contract (or Purchase Order, as applicable) with all attachments. Within fifteen (15) calendar days thereafter, Respondent must sign and deliver the required number of counterparts of the Contract, attachments, and required Bonds, if applicable. GRU will ultimately provide a fully signed counterpart to the Respondent. Failure on the part of the successful Respondent to execute a Contract within fifteen (15) calendar days after the notice of acceptance may be just cause for annulment of award. GRU may then accept the Response of the next lowest, responsive, responsible Respondent or re-advertise the Solicitation. If the next lowest, responsive, responsible Response is accepted, this acceptance will bind such Respondent as though it was the original successful Respondent. Protests in respect to the intended award must be filed within three (3) calendar days of notice for purchases that do not require prior approval of the Gainesville Regional Utility Authority (GRUA), and within seven (7) calendar days for purchases that require prior approval of the Gainesville Regional Utility Authority (GRUA). It is the Respondent's duty to be informed of the intended award and GRU's protest procedures.