Site work and new construction of a water / sewer project in Saint Augustine Beach, Florida. Completed plans call for the construction of a water / sewer project; for site work for a water / sewer project; and 1,500-square-foot water / sewer project.

Northwest Water Treatment Plant Operators Building The scope of work for this project is for the construction of a 1,500 square foot Operators' Building at the Northwest Water Treatment Plant located at 1205 State Road 16, St. Augustine, Florida 32084. No Pre-Bid Conference Available INTERPRETATION OR CORRECTION OF IFB DOCUMENTS Bidders shall promptly notify the Designated Point of Contact of any ambiguity, inconsistency, or error which they may discover upon examination of the IFB Documents or of the site and local conditions. Bidders requiring clarification or interpretation of the IFB Documents shall make a written request to the Designated Point of Contact by or before the deadline for questions as provided herein. An interpretation, correction or change of the IFB Documents will be made by Addendum. Interpretations, corrections, or changes of the IFB Documents made in any other manner will not be binding, and Bidders must not rely upon such interpretations, corrections, or changes. No change will be made to the IFB Documents by the County less than seven (7) days prior to the submittal deadline for Bids. The County, however, reserves the right to issue addendums at any time prior to the submittal deadline for Bids in order to serve the best interest of the County. The County's Designated Point of Contact for this IFB is Diana M. Fye, BAS, NIGP-CPP, CPPB, Senior Procurement Coordinator, St. Johns County Purchasing Department. Any and all questions and/or inquiries shall be directed to Ms. Fye, in writing, via email at dfye@sjcfl.us. In the event the Designated Point of Contact is absent or otherwise unavailable for more than three (3) business days, firms may contact Richard Poulin, Procurement Coordinator at rpoulin@sjcfl.us or Bryan Matus, Purchasing Manager at bmatus@sjcfl.us. 9) QUESTIONS Any and all questions related to this project shall be directed, in writing, to the Designated Point of Contact. Questions are due no later than Four o'clock (4:00PM) EDST on Wednesday, July 30, 2025,so that any necessary addenda may be issued in a timely manner. Any questions received after the deadline will not be answered unless previously approved by the SJC Purchasing Director or other designated County Representative. All required forms and attachments, including the Official County Bid Form, must be completed, and all required information provided. Information must be typewritten or manually written in blue or black ink. Each Bid must include the Bidder's full legal company name, mailing address, telephone number, and must identify whether the Bidder is a sole proprietor, partnership, corporation or other legal entity. The submitted Bid should NOT include a full copy of the IFB General Terms and Conditions. Oral, telephonic, telegraphic, or electronic Bids are invalid and will not receive consideration. Where so indicated by the makeup of the Bid Form, sums shall be expressed in both words and numerals, and in the case of a discrepancy between the two, the amount expressed in words shall govern. Additionally, where there are unit prices and extended prices, the unit prices shall govern over extended pricing. Any interlineations, alterations, or erasures by the Bidder on the Bid Form must be initialed by the signer of the Bid. Failure to do so may cause the Bid to be considered non-responsive. Bidder shall make no stipulation on the Bid Form, nor qualify the submitted Bid in any manner. To do so will classify the Bid as being non-responsive. Any submitted Bid must be signed by a principal of the Bidder, or other legally authorized to bind the Bidder to a contract. In the event the Bid is signed by a representative who is not a principal of the Bidder, a Delegation of Authority Letter must be submitted with the Bid, stating the delegation of authority by principal(s), owner(s), or officer(s) of the Bidder for the signing representative. The delegation of authority must be signed by the principal/owner/officer of the Bidder, and must state the limits and duration of the delegation to the signing representative. A Bid submitted by an agent must have a current Power of Attorney attached, certifying the agent's authority to bind the Bidder. All Bids submitted in response to this IFB shall become the property of the County and will not be returned to the Bidders. In the event of an award, all documentation produced as part of the award shall become exclusive property of the County. Each submitted Bid must be accompanied by a Bid Security, submitted on the Bid Bond Form provided herein, or in the form of a certified or cashier's check, in the amount of five percent (5%) of the Total Lump Sum Bid Price submitted on the Official County Bid Form, pledging that the Bidder will enter into a contract with the County on the terms stated in the IFB and will, if required, furnish bonds as described hereunder covering the faithful performance of the Contract and the payment of all obligations arising thereunder. Should the Bidder refuse to enter into such Contract or fail to furnish such bonds to the County, if required, the amount of the Bid Security shall be forfeited, not as penalty, but as liquidated damages. The work to be performed under this Agreement shall be commenced within ten (10) days of the date of the Notice to Proceed, in writing. Construction of the project shall be substantially complete within One Hundred Eighty (180) consecutive calendar daysfromthe date stipulated on theNotice toProceed. Final completionshall be attainedThirty (30) consecutive calendar daysfromthe date ofsubstantial completion. The Contractor and its sureties shall be liable for any damage to the County, including but not limited to denial of reimbursement or deobligation of any state funding resulting from the Contractor's refusal or failure to timely complete the work as provided in the solicitation Documents, whether or not the Contractor's right to proceed with the work is terminated. This liability includes any increased costs incurred by the County in completing the work. The deadline to submit written questions has been extended to Friday, August 8, 2025, by 12:00 PM EDST.