Renovation of a mixed-use development in Homestead, Florida. Completed plans call for the renovation of a municipal facility.

The purpose of this Invitation to Bid is to establish a contract, by means of sealed Bids, from a qualified contractor(s) that will provide prompt and efficient services for the removal and replacement of the condenser coils for the York Air-Cooled Chillers located at City Hall and Seminole Theatre. The City of Homestead is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MBE/WBE/DBE businesses are encouraged to participate. Question Submission Deadline:May 22, 2024, 5:00pm Contact Information Lilia Jaimes-Renteria, CPPB, NIGP-CPP Buyer II 100 Civic Court Homestead, FL 33030 Email: lrenteria@cityofhomestead.com Phone: (305) 224-4632 Location City Hall: 100 Civic Court Homestead, FL 33030 Seminole Theatre: 18 N. Krome Avenue Homestead, FL 33030 Any Bidder attending this site inspection is required to complete the Site Inspection Indemnity Form (see attachment) or bring a copy of their certificate of insurance evidencing statutory worker's compensation coverage to the pre-bid meeting as these forms will be reviewed prior to anyone going to the Site Inspection. Bidders who do not supply this information will not be permitted to attend the site inspection. All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Bond in the amount of 10% of the total bid submitted, to be in the form of a Cashier's Check (which shall be tantamount to a Bid Bond) made payable to the City of Homestead; a bond written by a surety company authorized to do business in the State of Florida and shall comply with State Statute 287.0935. The bond of all unsuccessful bidders will be returned after bid award. The Bidder shall not withdraw their Bid after Bid Opening for the period stipulated as the Bid guaranty period. Bidders will give these assurances that all bids offered will be held open and are not revocable for lack of consideration during the time stipulated herein. 2.4.1 Attorneys-in-fact, who sign the Bid Bond, Performance Bond and Payment Bond, must file with such Bonds, certified copies of their current power of attorney to sign such Bonds. All Bonds must be countersigned by an agent of the Surety licensed in the state of Florida, with a copy of the agent's current identification card, as issued by the State of Florida Insurance Commissioner, attached thereto. Failure to submit a Bid Bond will result in disqualification. If the contract award amount exceeds $200,000.00, a Performance Bond and Labor and Material Payment Bond will be required and will be issued within ten (10) days upon issuance of a notice to proceed in the form(s) required herein, and written by a surety licensed in Florida and acceptable to the City. Bidder shall provide evidence of sufficient bonding capacity with its Bid in the form required herein. Failure to provide such evidence may result in rejection of the Bid. A Performance Bond/Payment Bond that does not conform to the City's form may not be accepted. The Surety Company shall be acceptable to the City and must be authorized to do business in the State of Florida. The Performance and Payment bonds from the bidder shall name the City as an obligee. BIDDERS THAT CANNOT PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF THE CAPACITY FOR BONDING IN THE MINIMUM AMOUNT OF THE BID PRICE AT THE TIME OF BID SUBMISSION MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED RESPONSIVE OR OTHERWISE QUALIFIED TO PERFORM THE PROJECT PURSUANT TO THIS BID. SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE OF SUCH MUST BE PROVIDED BY THE BIDDER PURSUANT TO THIS BID AT THE TIME OF BID SUBMISSION. City reserves the right in its sole discretion to determine the sufficiency of such evidence of Bidder's bonding capacity. 2.5.1 The Performance Bond shall be conditioned so that the contractor performs the Contract in the time and manner prescribed in the Contract, including the obligation to cure any and all defects in the Work, including latent defects, with in the time period allowed by section 95.11(3)(c), Florida Statutes. The Payment Bond shall be conditioned so that the contractor promptly make payments to all persons who supply the contractor with labor, materials, supplies, and equipment used directly or indirectly by the contractor in the prosecution of the work provided for in the Contract. The bonds shall provide that the surety be obligated to an amount not exceeding the penal sum of each bond, together with interest at the maximum rate allowed by law, and shall further indemnify and save harmless the City to the extent of any and all payments in connection with the carrying out of said Contract which the City may be required to make under the law. 2.5.2 Pursuant to the requirements of Section 255.05. Florida Statutes, it shall be the duty of the contractor to record the aforesaid Payment Bond in the public records of Miami-Dade County, with the contractor to pay all recording costs, and to deliver a certified copy thereof to the City prior to the commencement of any construction. Bidder acknowledges that notwithstanding the provisions of the Bid Documents, the Contract, or any "prompt payment" laws to the contrary, City shall not be obligated to make any payment to the contractor unless and until contractor complies this this section. Final completion shall be achieved 90 calendar days from issuance of Notice to Proceed. o The liquidated damages specified in paragraph 2.20 LIQUIDATED DAMAGES below shall apply. The project shall not be deemed to be complete until such time as the work has been completed in accordance with specifications enumerated herein. Completed work shall be subject to the inspection and approval of the Project Manager, Pedro Reynaldos of Parks and Recreation. Bids that do not contain completed and properly executed forms and affidavits, as required and included in these Bid Documents, may be rejected by the City. Bids which are not responsive to the Bid Documents shall be rejected by the City. Bids will be considered irregular and may be rejected if they contain omissions, alterations of form, additions not called for, unauthorized alternate bids, or other irregularities. Any of the following additional factors may be considered sufficient cause for the rejection of the Bid. Bid submitted on a form other than that furnished by the City; Submission of more than one Bid for the same work by an individual, firm, partnership or corporation under the same or different names; Evidence of collusion among Bidders; Previous participation in collusive bidding on work for the City; Submission of an unbalanced Bid in which the prices bid for some items are out of proportion to the prices bid for other items; Lack of Competency of Bidder. The Contract will be awarded only to a Bidder considered to be capable of performing the work as required by the Contract Documents. The City may declare any Bidder ineligible at any time during the process of receiving bids or awarding the Contract where developments arise which, in the opinion of the City, adversely affect the Bidder's competency to perform the work and to discharge its responsibilities under the Contract; Lack of capability as shown by past performance of Bidder's work for the City, judged from the standpoint of workmanship and progress; Unfinished work for which the Bidder is committed by contract, which, in the judgment of the City, might hinder or prevent the prompt completion of work under this Contract if awarded to such Bidder; Being in arrears on any existing Contract, or having been sued to enforce the City's rights on a construction contract, or having failed to complete the Work, the punch list, or warranty items, or having defaulted on a previous contract with the City; If the Bid does not contain a bid price for each pay item listed in the Bid, except in the case of authorized alternate pay items, for which the Bidder is not required to furnish a bid price; If the Bid is not accompanied by the Bid guaranty, if one is being required. Bid results - City Hall - Blizzard Air Conditioning - $113,000 Seminole Theatre - Blizzard Air Conditioning - $67,800