Orange Park Junior High School Restroom Renovation

INVITATION TO BID

Sealed bids will be received by the School Board of Clay County until (February 12, 2025 @

1:00PM) in the Purchasing Conference Room, 800 W. Center Street, Green Cove Springs, Florida,

at which time and place all bids received will be publicly opened and read aloud for furnishing

all labor and materials for the construction of ORANGE PARK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL –

RESTROOM RENOVATION: PHASE III, CCDS Project No. C-19-24/25.

All work shall be done according to the plans and specifications prepared by:

ARCHITECTURE:

LICENSE NO. AR0017162

KASPER ARCHITECTS + ASSOCIATES INC.

10175 FORTUNE PARKWAY, SUITE 701 JACKSONVILLE, FL 32256

P 904.683.9201 www.kasperarch.com

MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL:

IMEG, INC

9133 R.G. SKINNER PARKWAY,

JACKSONVILLE FL 32256

P 904.483.5200

Email all Requests for Information to Projects@kasperarch.com by February 05, 2025 at 5pm. Please

include the project number in the subject line.

Plans are on file and available for purchase at a cost in the following Plan Rooms:

LDI REPROPRINTING – ORANGE PARK

550 WELLS ROAD, SUITE 8

ORANGE PARK, FL 32073

P 904.579.4027

There will be a Mandatory Pre-bid Meeting at the site on January 30, 2025 at 10 AM per Section

002113, Part 9.2. Bidders not attending the pre-bid meeting will not be permitted to submit a bid.

Prime bidders, who will be submitting a bid to the owner, are required to register with the

Architect their intention to bid and as a plan holder. Any addenda will be sent

automatically (electronically) to the know plan holders. Other delivery methods may be

arranged with the Architect.

Partial sets of drawings and/or specifications are not advised and neither the Architect nor

Owner will be responsible for partial information given to subcontractors by the General

Contractors.

Only Contractors having been pre-qualified by the School Board of Clay County are eligible to

submit bids for this project. Only pre-qualified Contractors should submit bids for this project

(Florida Statutes).

Florida Statutes require that all contractual personnel who are permitted access on school

grounds when students are present must meet Level 2 screening requirements as described in

S1012.32, Florida Statutes.

DISCRIMINATION: An entity or affiliate who has been placed on the discriminatory vendor list

may not submit a bid on a contract to provide goods or services to a public entity, 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 submit bids on leases of real property to public entity, may not award or

perform work as a contractor, supplier, subcontractor, or consultant under contract with any

public entity, and may not transact business with any public entity.

The Owner reserves the right to waive any irregularities and minor technicalities or to reject any

and all bids. Each bidder must deposit with his bid, a Bid Bond or Cashier's Check in the amount

of five percent (5%) of the Base Bid price, payable to the Owner.

The successful bidder will be required to provide a Recorded Performance, Labor, and Material

Bond in the amount of 100% of the accepted Bid amount.

No bidder may withdraw his bid within (60) days after the actual date of the opening thereof.

Any actual or prospective bidder who disputes the reasonableness or competitiveness of the

terms and conditions of the Invitation To Bid, Contract Award, or Recommendation for Contract

Award, shall file a Notice of Protest with the Superintendent of Schools within 72 hours of receipt

of the bid solicitation, posting of the bid tabulations, or posting of the bid award, and must file a

formal written protest within ten (10) days following the filing of the Notice to Protest. Failure to

observe such timelines will constitute a waiver of proceedings and of right to protest as

stipulated in Chapter 120 of the Florida Statutes. The School Board requires a protestor to post

bond in accordance with Florida Statues, Section 255.0516 F.S.

Bond Requirement:

Should a contractor wish to protest the bid recommendation, the protestor shall be required to

post a bond as follows:

1. Five percent (5%) of the recommended award for all projects valued less than

$500,000.00; and

2. Twenty-five thousand ($25,000.00) for all projects in excess of $500,000.00.

Conditioned upon payment of all costs and fees which may be adjusted against the protestor in

the Administrative Hearing. If at the Hearing the School Board prevails, it may recover all costs

and attorney’s fees from the protester; if the protestor prevails, the protestor shall recover from

the School Board all costs and attorney’s fees.

Bid Tabulations shall be posted online or in the lobby area of 925 W. Center Street, Green Cove

Springs, FL 32043 after the intended recommendation is announced on or about four (4) days

after the bid opening. The Bid Tabulation will remain posted for a minimum period of 96 hours.

David Broskie, Superintendent

Clay County District Schools