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

This annual contract is for the purchase and installation of fencing or gates around the City. The Bidder is required to be a certified licensed fence contractor as it is enforced by Florida Law. The Bidder is required to furnish and provide all labor, materials, equipment and supervision necessary to install fencing, gates and accesories as requested by the City and listed in accordance with specifications provided in this solicitation This contract is for a non-exclusive Annual Contract for fencing installation and repairs for a one (1) year period with an option to renew for two (2) additional one (1) year periods. More than one vendor may be chosen. All questions related to this ITB shall be submitted in writing through via the City e-Procurement portal, on or before, Question & Answer Submission Date by Question & Answer Submission Time. Please include the section title for each question, if applicable, in order to ensure that questions asked are responded to correctly. Any deviation from the specifications must be explained in detail under Clarifications and Exceptions, as part of the Bidders Response, and each deviation must be itemized by number and must specifically refer to the applicable specification paragraph and page. Otherwise it will be considered that items offered are in strict compliance with these specifications and the successful Bidder will be held responsible for meeting the specification. Any uncertainty regarding the time a bid is received will be resolved against the Bidder. There will be no pre-bid meeting associated with this project. Question Submission Deadline:January 31, 2024, 4:00 pm Question Response Deadline:February 7, 2024, 4:00 pm Bidder may not withdraw his/her bid for a period of ninety (90) days following the opening of the responses. The City of Lake City is exempt from State Use Tax, State Retail Tax and Federal Excise Tax. The bid price must be net, exclusive of taxes. Bidders proposal must be dated, signed by authorized representative, title, firm name, address, and telephone number. Local Vendor Preference: City of Lake City Administrative Policy #18 states that the bid of a resident of Columbia County, Florida will have a 5% preference over the bid submitted by any non-resident of Columbia County. A resident is defined as an individual whose primary residence is within Columbia County, Florida, a partnership whose principals are all residents of Columbia County, Florida, partnership or other business entity whose principal place of business is within Columbia County, Florida, or which maintains a full time business office open to the public within Columbia County, Florida. With these and other contributing factors the City Council reserves the right to award a bid or contract in the best interest of the City. Respondents to this solicitation or persons acting on their behalf may not contact, between the release of the solicitation and the end of the 72-hour period following the agency posting the notice of intended award, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and city holidays, any employee or officer of the executive or legislative branch concerning any aspect of this solicitation, except in writing to the Procurement Department or as provided in the solicitation documents. Violation of this provision may be grounds for rejecting a response. Any Bidder desirous of protesting a bid for any reason must file a written notice of bid protest with the City Managers office within 72 hours following posting of notice of intended award. All protest will be in writing stating the bid being protested and the specific reason of the protest. All protest will be signed by the Protestor and include all detail for a complete and thorough review. The decision of the City Manager, after consultation with the City Attorney will be issued within five (5) working days of the receipt of the protest, unless additional time is agreed upon by all parties involved should circumstance warrant such a delay. By submission of his/her bid, the Bidder certifies that: The bid has been arrived at by the Bidder independently and has been submitted without collusion with any other vendor of materials, supplies, or equipment described in the Invitation to Bid. The contents of the bid have not been communicated by the Bidder, his/her employees or agents, to his/her best knowledge and belief, to any person not an employee or agent of the Bidder or his surety in any bond furnished herewith and will not be communicated to any such person prior to the official opening of the bids.