The County Reserves the Right to Postpone or Cancel the Bid Opening at Any Time Prior to the Scheduled Opening, Reject Any and or All Bids, to Waive Informalities and Irregularities, or to Re-advertise the Project. The County, Choosing to Exercise Its Right of Rejection, Does So Without Imposition of Any Liability Against the County. Bids Must Be Submitted Pursuant to All the Requirements Set Forth in the Bid Documents. Project Estimate(S): Contract Base: $17,955,638.00 Calendar Days: 450 Project Location: Amelia Earhart Park - 401 E. 65th Street, Hialeah, Fl 33013 Contractor License and Experience Requirements: License Requirement: Primary: General Contractor and/or Building Contractor Sub: Electrical, Paving, Plumbing, Swimming Pool and Fencing Experience Requirement: Prime Contractor, Through Full-time-personnel, Should Demonstrate Experience as the Prime Consultant on Similar Projects With Project Scopes That Are Comparable to the Project Scope of Services for This Project. A Preferred Minimum of Three (3) of These Projects Are Preferred to Have Been Completed Within the Last Ten (10) Years. Bidders Lacking This Experience May Be Deemed Non-responsible in the Sole Discretion of the County. Scope of Work: (Contractor Must Obtain and Submit All Permits Prior to Performing Any Work.) Bonds (Bid, Performance and Payment): Each Bid Must Be Accompanied by a Certified Check or Acceptable Bid Bond in the Amount of Five Percent (5%) of the Proposed Total Bid Amount as Guarantee That the Bidder, if Awarded the Contract, Will Provide, as Set Forth in the Bid Documents, a Performance and Payment Bond Satisfactory to Miami-dade County, Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department, Equal to One Hundred (100%) Percent of the Total Contract Award Amount. Bidders May Not Withdraw Their Bids for a Period of One-hundred and Eighty (180) Calendar Days After the Bid Opening, After Which They May Be Requested to Extend Their Bids Until Either a Recommendation for Award or a Notice of Rejection of Bids Has Been Filed With the Clerk of the Board, Miami-dade County. Failure to Hold Prices Shall Be Cause to Render the Bid Non-responsive and Risk Forfeiture of the Bid Bond as Liquidated Damages. $ 17,955,638 Please note that contractors must contact the department directly to request the bid documents, otherwise their bid may be deemed non-responsive. SBE-G&S) goal of 5.10%. Estimated Cost of Project/Bid: $18,853,420.00 Scope- The project base bid consists of a new approximately 15,490 SF Recreation Center (includes Entry Lobby, Offices, Community Room, four (4) Multi-Use Purpose Rooms, Fitness Center, Program Studio, Child Care, Ticketing Office), 2,933 SF (No A/C) Pool Building (includes Pool Pump Room and Pool Chemical Rooms) and 4,199 SF of Exteri r Covered Areas); Instructional Swimming Pool (75' 0" x 5O'-O") with an adjacent shallow Activity Pool (S6'-6"x 50' 0") with Overhead Lighting; Great Lawn Courtyard, Landscaping and Irrigation; other ancillary components; Four (4) Lighted and Irrigated Natural Turf Soccer Fields with two (2) Overlayed Cricket Fields with Connecting Pathways and Eight (8) Covered Bleachers. A Stand-Alone Mountain Bike Restroom Building (513 SF) and 12' wide Asphalt Walkway along perimeter of large lake.