Renovation of a water / sewer project in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Completed plans call for the renovation of a water / sewer project.

The Bid Proposal totals will be announced at the opening; however, copies of the Bid Proposals will not be provided to attending Bidders at that time. The Owner for the Project is the Northern Palm Beach County Improvement District. The Engineer of Record for the Project is Larry M. Smith, P.E. with Smith Engineering Consultants, Inc., 2161 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., Suite 312, West Palm Beach, FL 33409. All Contract and Technical inquiries should be directed to Kimberly Leser, P.E., District Engineer at Northern Palm Beach County Improvement Districts office and whose phone number is (561) 624-7830, e-mail address is kim@npbcid.org, (the Owner). The Project is generally described as follows: Replace major electrical equipment at each of four (4) existing stormwater pump stations. The equipment to be replaced includes, but is not limited to, main disconnect switch, ATS, MCC, panelboard, transformer and control panel. A person or affiliate who has been placed on the convicted vendor list following a conviction for a public entity crime may not submit a bid on a contract with a public entity for the construction or repair of a public building or public work, may not be awarded or perform work as a contractor, supplier, subcontractor, or consultant under a contract with any public entity, and may not transact business with any public entity in excess of the threshold amount provided in Section 287.017, Florida Statutes, for category two for a period of 36 months from the date of being placed on the convicted vendor list. Bid Proposals must be accompanied by a Bid Security in the form of a certified bank check made payable to the Owner, or a Bid Bond. The amount of the security shall not be less than five (5) percent of the Bidders Grand Total Price as indicated in the Bid Proposal Form. No Bid Proposals may be withdrawn for a period of 90 days after the scheduled bid opening date for the receipt of Bid Proposals except as otherwise provided in the Instruction to Bidders. It is the policy of Northern Palm Beach County Improvement District that those Small Business Enterprises that would be eligible for certification as such by Palm Beach County shall have the maximum practical opportunity to participate in the competitive process of supplying goods and services to Northern Palm Beach County Improvement District. The successful bidder who is awarded the Contract, shall be required to furnish a 100% Construction Performance Bond and a 100% Construction Payment Bond for the awarded Public Improvements. Bidders should anticipate that Owner may negotiate some or all of the aspects of a Bid Proposal with one or more of the Bidders in order to obtain the lowest negotiated price. Qualification of Bidder: The Project will be awarded only to a responsible Bidder qualified by experience to construct the Project as specified. In addition, the Bidder must satisfy the following criteria: (1) Have been in the general contracting business under the present name of the bidding entity for a minimum of the last five (5) continuous years. (2) Contractor will be required to provide documentation of a minimum of two contracts of similar nature completed within the last three years. (3) Contractor must be registered with E-Verify pursuant to Section 448.095, Florida Statutes. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bid Proposals, to waive informalities, and to readvertise.