The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss requirements of the project in an open forum. Although the pre-bid meeting is not mandatory, attendance is highly recommended. The undersigned states that it is a licensed Florida general contractor. Rejection of a submittal under those circumstances shall not be the basis of a protest pursuant to the CFX Procedure for Resolution of Protests. The work consists of providing all labor, materials, equipment and incidentals necessary for the removal and replacement of signalization infrastructure located at the intersections of SR 429 and West Road in Orange County. The Contract time for this project will be 85 calendar days. At the time of Bid submittal, Bidder as the "prime" contractor must be prequalified by the Florida Department of Transportation under Administrative Rule 14-22, Florida Administrative Code, in: Signalization. A copy of the Bidder's prequalification certificate shall be submitted with the Bid. Failure to submit the certificate may result in rejection of the Bid. Prequalification is required irrespective of the contract amount. At the time of the pre-award meeting, Certification in Intelligent Transportation Systems is also required; however, prequalification can be satisfied by the certification of the Bidder or by the certification of a subcontractor, a joint venture member or partner. If a Subcontractor is satisfying the prequalification requirement, the Bidder shall include certification for subcontractor with your bid or no later than the pre-award meeting. Central Florida Expressway Authority, in accordance with the Provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq., the Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992, as amended, 760.10 et seq., Fla. Stat. (1996), and other federal and state discrimination statutes, prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, and disability or handicap. CFX notifies all Bidders and individuals it requires and encourages equal employment opportunity for minority and women as employees and subcontractors. CFX notifies all Bidders it encourages small, minority and women owned businesses to have full opportunity to submit Bids in response to this invitation and Bidders will not be discriminated against on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, religion or disability, or other protected status. CFX will require efforts be made to encourage participation of local minority and women business enterprises on contracts considered for an award. Bidders requiring assistance or information with regard to DBE/MBE/WBE certification and utilization may contact the CFX Supplier Diversity Department at (407) 690-5000. Prohibition Against Considering Social, Political or Ideological Interests in Government Contracting: Bidders are hereby notified of the provisions of Section 287.05701, Florida Statutes, as amended, which confirm that CFX will not request documentation of nor consider a Bidder's social, political, or ideological interests when determining if the Bidder is a responsive or responsible Bidder. Bidders are further notified that CFX's Board shall not give preference to a Bidder based on the Bidder's social, political, or ideological interests. The D/M/WBE participation objective for this project is fifteen percent (15%). Only D/M/WBEs certified by one or more of the following agencies at the time the Bid is submitted may be counted toward the objective: Orange County, Florida; the City of Orlando, Florida; Florida Department of Transportation. Firms certified by the Florida Department of Transportation as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) will be accepted, social, political, or ideological interests. For information and question submission concerning this project during the Bidding process, email: constructionproject429-715@cfxway.com Proposals must be accompanied by a Proposal Guaranty made payable to the Central Florida Expressway Authority, of not less than five percent (5%) of the total Bid. The Guaranty shall be forfeited as liquidated damages if the Proposal is accepted and the Successful Bidder fails to execute the Contract under the conditions of the Proposal and said guaranty will be returned to the Successful Bidder upon the delivery of a satisfactory Public Construction Bond. All Bids shall remain open for acceptance by CFX for ninety (90) calendar days after the day of the Bid opening. The right is reserved by CFX to reject any or all Bids. Questions may be submitted via e-mail at constructionproject429-715@cfxway.com. The project number must be referenced in the subject line. All requests or questions should be clearly marked and must be received no later than 4:00 p.m., Orlando Local Time, on October 11, 2023.