Site work and new construction of a mixed-use development in Gainesville, Florida. Completed plans call for the construction of a municipal facility; and for site work for a municipal facility.

This project consists of the construction of the proposed Alachua County Court Complex Accessory Energy Facility located at 151 Southwest 2nd Avenue, Gainesville, FL. This energy plant is designed to accommodate the current and future court complex building thermal / heating & cooling needs utilizing an ice storage thermal storage plant as noted in the architectural, MEP engineering and civil site plan. The energy plant will be comprised of a 51'-4" x 35'-4" enclosed pump and utility house with a perimeter screen chiller and ice storage tanks to use off hour power usage for the court complex. The pump building will be a reinforced CMU wall with stucco exterior finish complementing the existing criminal and proposed civil courthouse buildings. The pump house will have a single ply roof system configured with a shed style roof and a parapet wall around the three public sides (north, west, and south). The storm water will drain off the roof's east edge directly to a gutter system draining directly into the stormwater system as seen in the civil engineering drawings. Background Location: Alachua County is located in North Central Florida. The County government seat is situated in Gainesville. Gainesville is located 70 miles southwest of Jacksonville, 129 miles southeast of Tallahassee, 140 miles northeast of Tampa - St. Petersburg and 109 miles northwest of Orlando. Alachua County has a population of over 250,000 and a regional airport. The County itself consists of a total area of 969 square miles. Form of Government: Alachua County is governed by a Board of five (5) elected County Commissioners and operates under the established County Manager Charter form of government. In addition to the five County Commissioners, there are five elected Constitutional Officers: Supervisor of Elections, Sheriff, Clerk of the Court, Tax Collector, and the Property Appraiser. The Alachua County Attorney also reports to the Board. Question Submission Deadline: August 11, 2024, 12:01am Online. No interpretation of the bid will be made to any interested bidder orally. Every request for such interpretation shall be made in writing, via the question and answer tab Withdrawal of Invitation to Bid Modifications to or withdrawal of a bidder's submittal can be made up to the deadline date. Modifications and withdrawals must be documented in the Public Portal in order to be recognized by the County. Any Bidder may withdraw their Bid, either personally, electronically, or written request, at any time prior to the scheduled closing time for receipt of Bids. Any bid not withdrawn will constitute an irrevocable offer, for a period of one hundred twenty (120) days, to provide the County adequate time to award the Contract/PO for the services or product specified in this solicitation. Bonding Requirements Each Bid must be accompanied by a bid bond (Submittals) payable to the County for an amount equal to at least five percent (5%) of the amount of the Bid. The County will, within ten (10) days after the opening of the Bids, return deposits of all Bidders except those posted by the three lowest Bidders, whose deposits will be returned upon final award and execution of the contract between the successful Bidder and the County, and after a satisfactory contract Bond has been executed. If the successful Bidder, for any reason whatsoever, withdraws from competition after the opening of the Bids, or fails or refuses to execute the contract and Bond within ninety (90) days after the Bidder has received notice of acceptance of their Bid, the Bidder shall forfeit to the County their Bid security deposit as liquidated damages for such withdrawal, failure or refusal. In the aforementioned situation, the successful Bidder shall be responsible to the Board of County Commissioners for the additional cost of said project, if any. Guaranty Bonds in the form of a Performance and Payment Bond in amounts equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Bid Price will be required of the successful bidder. Alachua County Procurement reserves the right to reject any bid which may be considered irregular, show serious omission, unauthorized alteration of form, unauthorized alternate bids, incomplete or unbalanced bids or irregularities of any kind. Further, the County reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids in whole or in part and to waive any technicalities or informalities in any bid. The thirty-day (30) time period may be extended an additional twenty (20) days where the selected Consultant is unavailable during the initial thirty-day period. Substantial Completion: 180 Days. Liquidated Damages - Substantial: $500.00. Final Completion: 30 Days. Liquidated Damages - Final Completion: $250.00. Question Submission Deadline: August 11, 2024, 12:01am. Alachua County has adopted a 15% participation goal and policies which encourage participation of Small Business Enterprises (SBE) in the provision goods, services and construction. Phone Conference ID: 366 862 554# Amount budgeted for this project is $130,000.00.