The intent of this work is the re-purposing of the recently vacated existing two-story armory building. The prior business recently vacated the facility to relocate out of state allowing the county to purchase the building for use by the county's emergency operations and management division to better serve the county. To achieve this transition and accommodate the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and Fire Rescue Administrative needs the following construction efforts will be required for this projects Scope-of-Work. Question Submission Deadline: September 15, 2024, 12:01am Contact Information Leira Cruz Caliz, NIGP-CPP, CPPB, CAPM Procurement Agent III Email: lcruzcaliz@alachuacounty.us Phone: (352) 337-6268. No interpretation of the bid will be made to any interested bidder orally. Every request for such interpretation shall be made in writing, via the question and answer tab. Alachua County has adopted a 15% participation goal and policies which encourage participation of Small Business Enterprises (SBE) in the provision goods, services and construction. Each Bid must be accompanied by a bid bond (Submittals) payable to the County for an amount equal to at least five percent (5%) of the amount of the Bid. The County will, within ten (10) days after the opening of the Bids, return deposits of all Bidders except those posted by the three lowest Bidders, whose deposits will be returned upon final award and execution of the contract between the successful Bidder and the County, and after a satisfactory contract Bond has been executed. If the successful Bidder, for any reason whatsoever, withdraws from competition after the opening of the Bids, or fails or refuses to execute the contract and Bond within ninety (90) days after the Bidder has received notice of acceptance of their Bid, the Bidder shall forfeit to the County their Bid security deposit as liquidated damages for such withdrawal, failure or refusal. In the aforementioned situation, the successful Bidder shall be responsible to the Board of County Commissioners for the additional cost of said project, if any. Guaranty Bonds in the form of a Performance and Payment Bond in amounts equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Bid Price will be required of the successful bidder. Alachua County Procurement reserves the right to reject any bid which may be considered irregular, show serious omission, unauthorized alteration of form, unauthorized alternate bids, incomplete or unbalanced bids or irregularities of any kind. Further, the County reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids in whole or in part and to waive any technicalities or informalities in any bid. Bid forms may be considered irregular and subject to rejection if they show serious omission, unauthorized alteration of form, unauthorized alternate bids, incomplete or unbalanced bids or irregularities of any kind. Alachua County Procurement reserves the right to accept or reject any or all Bids in whole or in part, with or without cause, to waive technicalities, or to accept bids or portions thereof which, in the County's judgment, best serve the interests of the County, or to award a contract to the next most qualified Consultant if a selected Consultant does not execute a contract within thirty (30) days after the award of the bid. The County may allow alterations, modifications, or revisions to individual elements of the successful bid at any time during the period of the contract which results from this Bid. The thirty-day (30) time period may be extended an additional twenty (20) days where the selected Consultant is unavailable during the initial thirty-day period. The initial term of the Agreement will be from the date of execution until the Work is completed as required by the Notice to Proceed (NTP) found in the Draft Agreement and be completed by the date specified in the NTP unless amended or terminated as provided in the agreement. The County reserves the right to request from bidders a separate manufacturer certification of all statements made in the bid. Failure to provide such certification may result in rejection of bid or default termination of contract for which the bidder must bear full liability. Anticipated Contract Approval: Within 120 Days of Bid Opening Date. Pre-construction Conference and Notice-to-Proceed: Two weeks after the award of the contract. Substantial Completion: 180 Days Liquidated Damages - Substantial Completion: $500.00 Final Completion: 30 Days Liquidated Damages - Final Completion: $250.00 The actual dates may vary; however, the contractor should expect that a pre-construction conference will be held approximately two weeks after the award of the contract and that a notice-to-proceed shall be issued at that time. Upon submittal vendor agrees to commence work as set forth in the Project Schedule and if the contractor fails to complete the work in the specified time, the contractor agrees to pay the County liquidated damages as provided in the Project Schedule. The County reserves the right to request clarification of information submitted and to request additional information of one or more Bidder, either orally or in writing.