The Department is again pre-qualifying Contractors for the class of Landscaping. To find out how to become pre-qualified in the class of Landscaping, please
visit the following site: Pre-Qualification in the class of Landscaping
Bids for the construction projects in this Bid Solicitation Notice must be
submitted using Bid Express only. No other means of submission of bids
will be accepted. Please visit the Contracts Administration Website at:
www.dot.state.fl.us/cc-admin
for more information on Bid Express. Bids for the construction projects
will be accepted by Bid Express until 10:30 a.m. (Eastern Time) on the day of
the letting. Bid totals for each bid submitted
will be read aloud for those present and available at 11:15 in Tallahassee on Wednesday, the day of the letting,
or on the Contracts Administration website at:
www.dot.state.fl.us/cc-admin.
Anyone needing special accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act
of 1990 should send an e-mail to:
contracts.admin@dot.state.fl.us
or call telephone number (850) 414-4000. Special accommodation requests
under the Americans with Disabilities Act should be made at least seven days
prior to the public meeting. If the budget amount is
greater than $250,000.00, the Contractor must be pre-qualified as required by Florida
Statute 337.14(1) and Rule Chapter 14-22.
The DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS
ENTERPRISE goals, if applicable, are listed on the Contracts
Administration Website at:
www.dot.state.fl.us/cc-admin/cpp_online_ordering/bidder_assist.shtm. Please check the special provisions for instructions for submission of
DBE Affirmative Action Plan.
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Proposals will not be issued after 10:30 A.M. (Eastern Time)
the working day prior to the letting.
Bidders are hereby notified that all bids on any of the following projects
are likely to be rejected if the lowest responsive bid received exceeds the engineer's
estimate by more than ten percent (10%). In the event any of the bids are rejected for
this reason, the project may be deferred for re-advertising for bids until such time that a
more competitive situation exists. In addition, award of all federally funded projects
will be subject to Federal Highway Administration concurrence.
Pursuant to Section 337.11, Florida Statutes, any
person adversely affected by a bid solicitation shall file both a notice of protest and
bond within 72 hours of the receipt of the bid documents, and shall file a formal written
protest within ten days after filing the notice of protest. The formal written protest
shall state with particularity the facts and law upon which the protest is based. Any
person who files a notice of protest as to a bid solicitation pursuant to this rule shall
post with the Department, at the time of filing the notice of protest, a bond payable to
the Department in the following amounts: For an action protesting a bid solicitation that
requires qualification of bidders, the Bond shall be $5,000. For an action protesting a
bid solicitation for which bidders are not required to be pre-qualified by the Department
to be eligible to bid, the bond shall be $2,500. The required notice of protest, bond and
formal protest must each be timely filed with the Clerk of Agency Proceedings, Florida
Department of Transportation, Mail Station 58, Room 550, 605 Suwannee Street, Tallahassee,
Florida 32399-0458. Failure to file a protest within the time prescribed in Section
120.57(3), Florida Statutes, shall constitute a waiver of proceedings under Chapter 120,
Florida Statutes.
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NOTE: A contractor must have a current certificate of
qualification in accordance with Rule
Chapter 14-22, F.A.C. on the date of the letting to bid on constructions
projects over $250,000.00 as established by the Department's budget.
In order for the Department to have the information required to determine
a bidder's current capacity, it is necessary that the bidder certify the
total dollar amount of all work the bidder has underway. This
certification shall be accomplished electronically by submitting the
Certification of Work Underway (Online Web Application)
www.dot.state.fl.us/cc-admin/PreQual_Info/prequalified.shtm to
the Department concurrently with the bid submittal for the first
letting on the calendar month that the bidder submits a bid.
Orders for documents are placed
using Online Ordering at
https://www3.dot.state.fl.us/ContractProposalProcessing
OnlineOrdering/. There is no charge for ordering/downloading documents.
Online Ordering is available Monday through Friday from 6 AM to 9 PM and Saturday from 6 AM to 7 PM.
To Place An Order
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A Proposal Guaranty of not less
than five percent (5%) of the total actual bid in the form of either a
certified check, cashier's check, trust company treasurer's check, bank
draft of any national or state bank, or a Surety Bid Bond made payable to
the Florida Department of Transportation must accompany each bid in excess
of $150,000.00. A check or draft in an amount less than five percent (5%) of
the actual bid will invalidate the bid. Bid Bonds shall conform to DOT
Form 375-020-09 furnished with the Proposal. Surety2000 electronic Bid
Bond submittal may be used in conjunction with Bid Express internet
bid submittal. For more information on Surety2000 please visit their
website at
www.surety2000.com.
To obtain a Digital ID please contact Bid Express at
www.bidx.com.
Allow up to 6 days to complete the Digital ID registration.
Wage
Rates: Pursuant
to the Florida Minimum Wage Act, Article X, Section 24, Constitution of the
State of Florida, the minimum wage for all hours worked in Florida shall be
$7.67 per hour effective January 1, 2012.
The State of Florida Department of Transportation, in accordance with the
provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252) and the regulations
of the Department of Commerce (15 C.F.R., Part 8) issued pursuant to such Act, hereby
notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into
pursuant to this advertisement, Disadvantaged Business Enterprises will be afforded full
opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation. Further, the Florida Department
of Transportation will not discriminate against bidders on the basis of race, color,
gender, religion, national origin, age, disability or marital status in consideration for
an award. No company will be awarded a contract unless they have an
approved DBE Affirmative Action Program Plan. Please review the
"DBE Bid Package" and the Special Provisions for instructions for submission
of a DBE Affirmative Action Plan.
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All work is to be done in accordance with the Plans, Specifications, and
Special Provisions of the State of Florida Department of Transportation.
The following statement shall be included in all bids submitted to the
Department: "By signing and submitting this proposal, we/I certify that no principal
(which includes officers, directors or executives) is presently debarred, suspended,
proposed for debarment, declared ineligible or voluntarily excluded from participation in
this transaction by any federal department or agency."
Unless otherwise notified in writing, the
Summary of Bids
will be posted
with the Clerk of Agency Proceedings, Florida Department of Transportation, 605 Suwannee
Street, Mail Station 58, Room 550, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0458 on one of the two
posting dates as specified in the letting and posting dates
schedule. If the posting dates are revised,
all bidders for the subject project will be notified of the Department's
intended decision. Bidders must acknowledge receipt of the notice of the
revised date. By calling the Clerk
of Agency Proceedings, Florida Department of Transportation, (850) 414-5393, during each
posting period, information concerning the posted projects can be obtained. The posting
will provide notice of the Department's intent to award a contract or reject all bids. The
Department's Notice of Intent regarding a project will be posted on one of the
alternate posting dates. Bidders are solely responsible for timely monitoring or otherwise
verifying on which of the specified alternate posting dates the posting of award or
rejection of all bids actually occurs.
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Any person adversely affected by the intended
decision of the Department to award a contract or to reject all bids shall file both a
notice of protest and bond within 72 hours after the posting of the Summary of Bids.
If
notice of intended decision is given by certified mail or express delivery, the adversely
affected person must file both the notice of protest and bond within 72 hours after
receipt of the notice of intent. A formal written protest must be filed within ten days
after filing the notice of protest. The formal written protest shall state with
particularity the facts and law upon which the protest is based. Any person who files a
notice of protest as to a notice of intent to reject all bids or to award a contract
pursuant to this section shall post with the Department, at the time of filing the notice
of protest, a bond payable to the Department in the following amounts: For an action
protesting a bid rejection or contract award that requires qualification of bidders, the
bond shall be equal to one percent of the lowest bid submitted or $5,000, whichever is
greater. For an action protesting a bid solicitation, bid rejection, or contract award
that does not require qualification of bidders, the bond shall be $2,500. All protests
must be submitted in accordance with Section 337.11, Florida Statutes.
The required notice of protest, bond and formal protest must each be timely filed with the
Clerk of Agency Proceedings, Florida Department of Transportation, 605 Suwannee Street,
Mail Station 58, Room 550, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0458. Failure to file a protest
within the time prescribed in Section 120.57(3), Florida Statutes, shall constitute a
waiver of proceedings under Chapter 120, Florida Statutes.
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A protest is not timely filed unless the notice of protest, bond, and the
formal protest are each received by the Clerk of Agency Proceedings within the required
time limits. A protest which is filed prematurely will be deemed abandoned unless timely
renewed.
Interested parties can visit our Internet web site at
www.dot.state.fl.us (Offices - Contracts Administration); information regarding projects posted with the
Clerk of Agency Proceedings, proposal holders, plan and special provisions holders,
unofficial letting results, and other noteworthy information is provided on this web site.
Please note that the Proposal holders, and the plan and special provision holders
listings are confidential, per 337.168, Florida Statutes, two working days prior to the
deadline for obtaining bid documents.
NOTICE TO ALL BIDDERS
To report bid rigging activities call: 1-800-424-9071
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) operates the above toll-free
"hotline" Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. eastern time. Anyone
with knowledge of possible bid rigging, bidder collusion, or other fraudulent activities
should use the "hotline" to report such activities. The "hotline" is
part of the DOT's continuing effort to identify and investigate highway construction
contract fraud and abuse and is operated under the direction of the DOT Inspector General.
All information will be treated confidentially and caller anonymity will be
respected.
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