The County of Volusia, Facilities is seeking a single, responsive and responsible bidder for the construction of Ocean Center Kitchen Renovation and Grease Interceptor located at 101 North Atlantic Avenue, Daytona Beach, FL 32118. The lowest responsive and responsible bidder shall be responsible for all applicable permitting, labor, materials, equipment, tools, transportation, services, and incidentals necessary to complete all Work required by the specifications and as shown on the drawings. Re-piping the Ocean Center kitchen waste pipe system in accordance with the plans and specifications, to include a new grease interceptor. The removal of the existing tile floor and the installation of a new solid surface floor system in accordance with the plans and specifications. Term: Total contract time: 90 Days A Bid bond shall accompany each Bid in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the Bid amount and shall be valid for a period not less than one hundred twenty (120) days. If a Bid bond is used, the Bidder shall complete and submit the Bid bond form provided in this solicitation. After the County and the successful Bidder have executed a written Contract and the successful Bidder has recorded an acceptable performance and payment bonds or if one hundred twenty (120) days have passed after the date of the formal opening of the Bids and no Contract has been awarded, the Bid security of any Bidder will be returned upon written demand. Failure of the Bidder to execute a Contract and record the required bonds as provided herein within ten (10) days after a written Notice of Award has been given shall be just cause for the annulment of the award and the forfeiture of the Bid security to the County, which forfeiture shall be considered not as a penalty, but in liquidation of damages sustained. Award may then be made to the next lowest responsive and responsible Bidder or all Bids may be rejected. Simultaneously with the delivery of the executed Contract to the County, a Bidder to whom a Contract has been awarded must deliver to the County, executed, separate performance and payment bonds on the prescribed forms, each in an amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract price of the accepted Bid proposal as security for the faithful performance of his Contract and for the payment of all persons performing labor or furnishing materials in connection therewith. The performance and payment bonds shall have as the surety thereon only such surety company or companies as are authorized to write bonds of such character and amount under the laws of the State of Florida and with a resident agent in Florida The County reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, or any part of any Bid, to waive any informality in any Bid, or to re-advertise for all or part of the work contemplated. The County reserves the right, prior to award of Contract, to delete from the scope of the project any item or any combination of items the aggregate Bid prices for which do not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the total Bid price for the project. If Bids are found to be acceptable by the County, written notice will be given to the lowest responsive and responsible Bidder of the acceptance of his/her Bid and the award of a Contract. ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST: $440,000.00 Question Deadline August 17, 2023, 11:30pm Request for interpretation/questions/equivalents must be submitted in writing preferably via e-mail to the analyst responsible for this solicitation on or before Thursday, May 25, 2023 (end of business day). An addendum will be posted to the County website after the submissions of all questions. Note: Questions received after specified date and time may not receive a response. E-mail: LLassiter@volusia.org