provide design/build services for additions to station no. 2 Upon receipt by the County, the proposal shall become the property of the County, without compensation to the offeror, for disposition or usage by the County at its discretion. The County shall have the sole discretion in evaluating both the proposals and the qualifications of the offerors. The County reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and is not bound to accept any proposals if the proposals acceptance is contrary to the best interest of the County. Florence County reserves the right to engage in discussions with any or all responsible responders who submit proposals for the purpose of clarification to assure full understanding of and responsiveness to this request. Minority Business Owners (minority or woman owned businesses) will be afforded full opportunity to submit proposals in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, creed, sex or national origin in consideration for an award. It is the policy of the County that minority business and women owned business enterprises (MBE/WBE) have an opportunity to participate at all levels of contracting in the performance of County contracts to the extent practical and consistent with the efficient performance of the contract. The existing building is approximately 4,800 square feet (60' x 80') with 2 double-depth, drive-through bays. Heated living space consists of three sleep-rooms, laundry, kitchen and day room, restroom, and office. The sleep room closest to the bays will be converted to a gear laundry room. The fire department will provide the gear extractor and dryer. An interior stairway will be provided to give access to the storage area above the sleep rooms. PAYMENT AND PERFORMANCE BONDS: The contractor will be required to provide a payment and performance bond in the amount of 100% of the total contract amount. The bonds shall be provided upon verbal of award and prior to execution of the final contract. All questions pertaining to this RFP must be submitted in writing via Vendor Registry no later than 5:00 p.m. (EST) on Wednesday, November 1, 2023.