Site work and new construction of a mixed-use development in Panama City, Florida. Completed plans call for the construction of a 17,126-square-foot fire / police facility; for site work for a fire / police facility; 22,197-square-foot municipal facility; and municipal facility.

The Project includes the following Work: Civil Site Work, New City Hall (6,632 sf), New Fire Station (11,191 sf), New Police Station (5,935 sf), and New Public Works Facility (15,565 sf). PLEASE NOTE: -Contract #1 is for the Civil Site Work on the City Complex site (excluding for the City Hall building) and is funded by a CDBG-DR (Disaster Recovery) grant. The CDBG-DR supplemental conditions for Contract #1 are provided in Attachment A to this Preface (ten pages) which is titled Contractual Provisions for FEMA & United States Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Projects. These agency supplemental conditions in Attachment A are specific to the work of Contract #1 and are applicable only to Contract #1. It is important to note that these agency supplemental conditions are in addition to all the requirements outlined in Division 0 Conditions of the Contract(s). -Contract #2 is for the construction of the City Hall, Fire Station, and, subject to selection as additive items, the Police Station and Public Works Building; there are no agency supplemental conditions applicable to Contract #2. -As further documented in the Bid Documents, Contract #1 and Contract #2 will be awarded to one Contractor. Each of the two Contracts will exceed the Simplified Acquisition Threshold therefore simplified acquisition is not applicable. The construction of these facilities will be with funding assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). As a result of different compliance and documentation requirements of the funding agencies, the work, if awarded, will be awarded under two separate Contracts and both Contracts awarded to one successful Bidder. The contract requirements for each of the two Contracts are defined within the Bidding Documents. The Project has an expected duration of 540 days. It is the sole responsibility of the Bidder to ensure the bid is received on time. Bids shall be on a Lump Sum basis, with additive alternate bid items as indicated on the Bid Form. The Owner reserves the right to award the contracts, if awarded, based on the base bids and any combination of additive or deductive (if applicable) bid item(s), whichever the Owner determines is in the City's best interest. The date that the Bidding Documents are transmitted by the Issuing Office will be considered the Bidder's date of receipt of the Bidding Documents. Partial sets of Bidding Documents will not be available from the Issuing Office. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including Addenda if any, obtained from sources other than the Issuing Office. Addenda, if any, will be provided electronically to plan holders and a return receipt will be requested to verify receipt. Bid security shall be furnished in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. All bids must be submitted on the Bid Form as furnished in the Specifications document. The bids must be accompanied by a Form 287 Drug Free Workplace, Public Entity Crime Statement, plus other documents required in the Instructions to Bidders, and by a Bid Bond, certified check, or cashier's check in the amount of five percent (5%) of the Base Bid as a guarantee that the bidder will enter into an agreement with the Owner if his bid is accepted. The bid shall remain in force for sixty (60) days after the time of opening. Attention of bidders is called to the licensing laws of Florida. All bidders must comply with all applicable State and local laws concerning licensing, registration, and regulation of contractors doing business in the State of Florida. Further, contractors shall obtain all such occupational licenses and permits as shall be prescribed by law. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities in any bid whenever such rejection or waiver is in the best interest of the Owner. Additionally, the Owner reserves the right to award the contracts to any bidder. Bidders shall submit proof of qualifications to perform the Work as described in the Instructions to Bidders. Respondents are hereby notified that Section 287.05701, Florida Statutes, requires that the City may not request documentation of or consider a vendor's social, political, or ideological interests when determining if the vendor is a responsible vendor. Project npo- 502100062-005 the deadline for the submittal of questions is noon on Thursday, September 12th.