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

The County reserves the right to reject any and all Responses. The attached invitation shall become part of any purchase order and/or contract resulting from this Request for Qualification. The firm or individual, by any other name, responding to this RFQ may be referred to as the proposer, respondent, by actual name or other unambiguous term. The burden of clarity in any response is on the proposer. Further, the terms firm and individual are used interchangeably. Columbia County is seeking qualificationsfrom qualified licensed contractors to provide an annual contract for the trapping and removing of live nuisance wildlife throughout Columbia County. Work locations are for County facilities and County properties only (to include public Right of Way). The nuisance wildlife animals will be alive at the time of trapping. This RFQ is NOT for general pest control services. During the Request for Qualification Period, from publication of the Notice of a Request for Qualifications to the making of a Bid Decision, and during any related Protest Period, 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 any member of the designated Evaluation Committee or any agent of the County regarding the Request for Qualifications in any respect, with the exception of (i) inquiries may be submitted to the Purchasing Department or other County Employees or agents if specifically provided in the Request for Qualifications (ii) pre-Bid conferences provided for in the request package; and (iii) formal presentations by Bidders to the designated Evaluation Committee or to the Board or any committee thereof specifically contemplated in the Request for Qualifications. The Board reserves the right to award Bids, Proposals or Qualifications which would be in the best interest of the County SCOPE OF WORK 1. The Contractor shall coordinate with the County's Project Manager, who will perform inspections for the County and verify that the work has been completed in accordance with specifications as scheduled and handle problems that may arise. 2. The Assistant County Manager will be entitled at all times to be advised, at his/her request, as to the status and details of work being completed by the contractor in the format he/she requires. The contractor shall maintain coordination with the Assistant County Manager at all times. Either party shall be granted a conference upon request in a timely manner. 3. The County reserves the right to inspect, at any time, the contractors (or their subcontractors) procedures or equipment. Inspection, however, shall not relieve the contractor of any obligations or responsibilities nor shall it transfer any liability to the County. 4. The Contractor shall be responsible for any lost or damaged materials and equipment staged or used on site. The Contractor shall be responsible for damages to existing property fencing or to adjacent properties. Any damaged or lost materials or any damage to existing fencing shall be repaired or replaced at no additional cost to the County. 5. It shall be the responsibility of the Contractor to keep gates closed and locked at all times, including while working on site and upon leaving the project site. 6. Soil disturbance within County property during equipment loading and unloading or by vehicles that become immobilized due to wet/mucky soils shall be avoided. If soil rutting does occur, the Contractor, to the County's satisfaction, shall level and grade these disturbances at no additional cost to the County. 7. The Contractor shall be responsible for identifying and locating all utilities within the project boundaries and access routes. Utilities damaged by the Contractor shall be the responsibility of the Contractor at no additional cost to the County. 8. The Contractor shall avoid disturbance to wetlands, cultural or historical sites, and protected species. 9. All equipment shall be cleaned prior to entering County lands and prior to commencement of work and shall be free of potential exotic species to avoid transference to the project site. County staff reserves the right to inspect the equipment prior to commencement of the project and during project activities. 10. Any trash brought onto County property shall be removed at the completion of daily activities. All spills of oil, fuel, or grease from machinery or during refueling and maintenance of equipment will immediately be contained and cleaned up by the Contractor at no additional cost to the County. 11. All staging and storage areas must be agreed to and must be acceptable to the Assistant County Manager. Areas used for staging or storage areas will be restored to original or better condition at the end of the project at no additional cost to the County. The Contractor shall stage their equipment at their own risk. Orange County is not responsible for damaged or stolen equipment.