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

UNF is seeking a Florida Certified General Contractor or Mechanical Contractor to remove, and replace multiple Air Handler Units in the Building 50 at 1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville, FL The University of North Florida Board of Trustees (UNF or University) is issuing a competitive solicitation for the services of a qualified Florida General Contractor or Mechanical Contractor. The purpose of this ITB is to enable UNF to enter into an agreement with a Contractor or Contractors to complete the removal and replacement of Air Handler Units (AHUs) located in the Science and Engineering Building (B50) at 1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32224. The scope of work includes all labor, materials, and supervision required for the removal and replacement of Air Handler Units located at the University of North Floridas Science and Engineering Building (B50). The awarded contractor will demo the existing units and replace with new units as per the construction documents. The University requires a Builders Risk policy for this project. Additional insurance requirements as provided in the University's Terms and Conditions and resulting contract, if any, will apply. The University requires a certified, cashiers or treasurers check, bank draft, bank official check or bid bond in the amount of 5 percent of the bid amount as a condition for participating in this competitive solicitation. Failure to submit the bid bond with your response may be cause for the bid package to be declared non-responsive and disqualified. The successful Vendor shall provide and pay for performance and payment bonds for projects/agreements in excess of $100,000. Such bonds shall cover the full and faithful performance of the agreement and the payment of all obligations whatsoever arising thereunder in such form as required by the University. The successful Vendor shall deliver the required bonds to the University promptly following execution of the Agreement. The Successful Vendor shall require the attorney in fact who executes the required bonds on behalf of the surety to affix thereto a certified and current copy of his power of attorney indicating the monetary limit of such power. Surety shall be a company licensed to do business in the State of Florida and shall be acceptable to the University. The bond amount may be increased to include any change order added to the agreement to 100 percent of the total of each change order. Substantial completion shall be achieved within 180 calendar days of the notice to proceed. Final completion shall be achieved within 30 calendar days of substantial completion. A contract and/or purchase order, if any, may be awarded to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder whose bid meets the requirements and/or criteria set forth in the ITB. The University may award the Base Bid, Bid Alternate, Bid Option, or any combination thereof, in whole or in part; whichever is in the best interest of the University. Deadline for Questions: Monday, February 12, 2024 at 12:00 PM Response to Questions: Wednesday, February 14, 2024 It is the sole responsibility of the respondent to ensure the submission is finalized prior to the deadline. Each item of requested information is sealed upon submission by the Bidder. Responses will not be visible to anyone at UNF until after the published Closing Time. You may edit your submission as needed up to Closing Time. Bidders may elect to utilize the import/export feature to export questions into Excel and import responses to those questions into the system upon completion. When answering questions within the provided text boxes (if applicable) be aware that there is a limit to the number of characters available for your response. The dynamic character limit counter at the bottom of each text box will display the remaining characters available. Uploading large documents may take a significant amount of time, depending on the size of the file(s) and your internet connection speed. The maximum upload file size is 50 MB. Do not embed any documents within your uploaded files, as they will not be accessible or evaluated. It is the responsibility of the Bidder to carefully review the requirements of this ITB and submit all information requested. If Bidder fails to submit with its sealed bid all items requested by this solicitation, the bid may be deemed non-responsive. Questions should be submitted Electronically. Questions may be answered at the discretion of the University and posted Electronically. No interpretation of the meaning of any part of this solicitation, nor corrections of any apparent ambiguity, inconsistency, or error herein, will be made to any applicant orally. All requests for written interpretation or corrections must be submitted in writing. It is the responsibility of the Bidder, before submitting its bid, to check the UNF Procurement Services website to obtain any updates. The Contractor and the University acknowledge and agree that time is of the essence in the completion of the Work. It is of utmost importance for the Contractor to complete the Work within the time set forth in the Contract. The Contractor understands and agrees that its failure to complete the Work within the required time will significantly impact the University and that the impacts, costs, and other damages resulting from that failure, and as damages arising from such failure cannot be calculated with any degree of certainty if the Work is not substantially completed by the date of Substantial Completion established, or within such further time, if any, as shall be allowed for time extensions in accordance with the provisions of the Contract Documents, the Contractor shall pay to the Owner as liquidated damages for such delay, and not as a penalty, $500.00 for each and every calendar day elapsing between the date fixed for Substantial Completion and the date of Substantial Completion shall have been fully accomplished. Please refer to the construction drawings and specifications manuals for the full scope of work. Work should be performed during the following hours unless otherwise approved by the UNF Project Manager: 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday