Renovation of an educational facility in Saint Augustine Beach, Florida. Completed plans call for the renovation of a educational facility.

Please accept this letter as your invitation to bid on the Chiller Replacement Project located at St. Johns River State College, 2990 College Drive, St. Augustine, FL 32084. Description of Scope of Work: The scope of this project includes the removal and replacement of the existing 110-ton water cooled chillers (2), associated cooling tower and chilled/condenser water pumps. A new 340-ton chiller and matching cooling tower will be provided. The condenser and chilled water pumps will be replaced and increased in size to accommodate the increase in required GPM (gallons per minute) and head pressure. Both the chilled water and condenser water piping are to be replaced and manifolded to permit interchangeability of the equipment. Hydronic components including isolation valves, strainers, suction diffuser, and check valves are to be replaced. Bids must be received by the deadline in order to be considered. It is the responsibility of the bidder to ensure delivery to the correct location (Palatka Campus-Business Office). Failure of a delivery service or US mail to deliver bid responses by the due date and time shall not constitute an extension to the deadline. Faxed, e-mailed, conditional, improperly identified submissions, and bids received after the deadline will not be considered. The College is not responsible for any expense, including expedited delivery, incurred by the bidder in responding to this bid. Basis of Award: SJR State anticipates awarding the bid to a single bidder submitting the lowest bid meeting specifications and within budget. SJR State reserves the right to reject any or all bids submitted, to waive any informalities in regards thereto, to waive any minor deviations in an otherwise valid bid proposal, to rebid or not, and to accept the bid which will be in the best interest of the College. The College is not necessarily bound to accept the lowest bid if that bid is contrary to its best interest. Bid Award: Bid award is anticipated on March 27, 2024. The successful bidder will enter into a contract with the College immediately after bid award with notice to proceed to follow thereafter. No bidder may withdraw its bid for 60 days after bid opening. We look forward to seeing you or your representative at the upcoming pre-bid meeting. Notice of intent concerning bid award will be posted on the web page on or about February 29, 2024.