BUSINESS OFFICE

ST. JOHNS RIVER STATE COLLEGE

Solicitation Number: BID-SJR-06-2021

Solicitation Name: Fire and Water Main Expansion, Orange Park Campus

Status of Bid: Closed.

Description: This scope of work requires relocating existing potable water and fire main service at the Thrasher Horne Performing Arts Center to a new location on the north side of the campus perimeter roadway. SJR State College Civil Engineer and Clay County Utility Authority Engineers have designed and approved the proposed design changes to include installation of a new 8 inch back-flow preventer (Fire Main) and 4 inch back-flow preventer (potable water) plus new potable water meter box, meter and associated under-ground piping.

INVITATION TO BID
This project is open to prequalified bidders.

BID ID
This bid is identified as BID-SJR-06-2021.

BIDDING DOCUMENTS
Invited bidders are eligible to receive a free digital copy from CRG Architects of the bidding documents only after attending, and signing the attendance log at the Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting

MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING
Attendance at a mandatory pre-bid meeting by you or a representative of your company is a requirement in order to be eligible to bid on this project. Attendance will be taken. The meeting will be held on May 27, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. in the Thrasher Horne Performing Arts Center, Conference Room C-D on the Orange Park Campus, 283 College Drive, Orange Park, Florida.

A tour of the work site will immediately follow the meeting. Social Distancing will be observed and masks are required. An overview of the plans and scope of work will be verbally discussed at the meeting.

BID WEB PAGE
Information and notices pertaining to this bid will be posted on the College web page dedicated to this bid at https://www.sjrstate.edu/062021. The web page will be updated as the bid process progresses. Bidders are required to monitor the web page during the entire bid process for informational updates, and notices. Note: Addenda to the plans/specs, if any, for the project will be issued directly from the architect to primary bidder plan holders. Addenda content will not be posted on the web page. Bid tally and notice of intent to award will be posted on the page.

Deadline for Bid Submission:
Sealed bids, clearly marked on the outside with the name of your firm and BID-SJR-06-2021, are due to Terry Thomas, Director of Capital Assets and Risk Management, St. Johns River State College, Business Office, 5001 St. Johns Avenue, Palatka, Florida 32177 by 2:00 p.m. on June 24, 2021. It is the responsibility of the bidder to ensure delivery to the correct location. Faxed, e-mailed, conditional, improperly identified submission and bids delivered to the wrong location, and/or not received by the deadline at the location listed above will not be considered. The College is not responsible for any expense incurred by the bidder in responding to this bid. Failure of the US mail, a delivery service, or a hand deliverer to deliver the response to the correct location by the deadline for submission shall not constitute an extension to the deadline.

Bid Opening-Public Meeting
Bids received by the deadline date and time listed above will be publicly opened and prices read aloud on June 24, 2021, at 2:30 p.m. in Room A-154 in the Administration Building on the SJR State Palatka Campus, 5001 St. Johns Ave., Palatka FL 32177. Bidders are invited to attend the bid opening but attendance is not mandatory. Bidders are cautioned to make no assumption concerning award until the bid tally and notice of intent to award bid is posted on the web page at https://www.sjrstate.edu/062021 which is expected on June 28, 2021. Masks are required for attendance at the meeting.

Basis for Award
SJR State anticipates awarding BID-SJR-06-2021 to a single bidder submitting the lowest lump sum bid meeting all bid specifications and within budget parameters. SJR State reserves the right to reject any or all bids submitted, to waive any informalities in regards thereto, to waive any minor deviations in an otherwise valid bid proposal, to rebid or not, and to accept the bid which will be in the best interest of the College. The College is not necessarily bound to accept the lowest bid if that bid is contrary to its best interest.

Anticipated Award
Bid award is anticipated July 12, 2021. Bid award will be posted on the web page at https://www.sjrstate.edu/062021. The successful bidder will enter into contract with the College immediately following award with notice to proceed to follow thereafter. No bidder may withdraw its bid for 60 days after bid opening.

Document Name: Issue Date:
List of Eligible Primary Bidders May 12, 2021
Bid Price Tally June 29, 2021
Notice of Intent to Awad Bid June 29, 2021
Bid Award Notice July 12, 2021


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