Question Submission Deadline : July 1, 2024, 5:00pm Orange County, Florida, henceforth referred to as the County is accepting sealed bids for Orange County Convention Center Campus Security Booths Upgrade (Y24-755). Responses received after the submission deadline and/or transmitted outside of the designated ProcureNow OpenGov e-Procurement Platform shall be rejected. The question and answer module of ProcureNow OpenGov IS being utilized for this solicitation. Consideration for modification or alteration of the documents contained in this solicitation shall be requested during the specified question period, before the applicable deadline. No oral interpretation of the meaning of the plans, specifications, or other Contract documents shall be considered binding. The County shall be bound by information and statements only when such statements are written and executed under the authority of the Manager, Procurement Division. Answers for timely questions will be addressed in the ProcureNow OpenGov question and answer module or as an addenda to this solicitation depending on volume, participants are encouraged to subscribe as a follower and monitor all notifications. Beyond questions and answers, any and all modifications, clarifications, interpretations and supplemental instructions will be in the form of a written addendum which, if issued, will be available for download. All addenda and questions/answers so issued shall become part of the Contract Documents and receipt shall be acknowledged as specified herein. This provision exists solely for the convenience and administrative efficiency of Orange County. No respondent or other third party gains any rights by virtue of this provision or the application thereof, nor shall any respondent or third party have any standing to sue or cause of action arising there from. Untimely questions are unable to be submitted in the question and answer module, thereafter respondents raising critical concerns must email corie.cummings@ocfl.net. Critical clarifications may be made via addenda, however, untimely questions may not be considered. The Estimated Cost for this project is $598,823.00. The question and answer module of ProcureNow OpenGov IS being utilized for this solicitation. The Contractor will comply with all requirements of Orange County's Minority/Women Owned Business Enterprise Ordinance No. 94 01, as amended by Ordinance No. 2009-21. In summary, the ordinances establish a goal of 25% of the County's annual monetary value of contracts be awarded to minority/women owned business enterprises meeting Contract specifications.