11-04503

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
The School Board of Pinellas County, Florida will receive sealed bids in the Purchasing Department of the School Board of Pinellas County, Florida 301 - Fourth Street S.W., Largo, Florida 33770-3536 until 4 pm local time, on August 9, 2011 for the purpose of selecting a Contractor for supplying all labor, material, and ancillary services required for the scope listed below.
SEALED BID NO.: 11-968-245
BID TITLE: Maintenance & Cleaning of Retention
Ponds, Ditches & Swales
DUE DATE/TIME: August 9, 2011 @ 4 p.m.

SCOPE OF PROJECT: This bid will select a “Stormwater Maintenance Vendor”. The work shall consist of furnishing all materials, labor, tools, equipment and supervision required to maintain and clean retention ponds, swales, drainage ditches and other storm water conveyances at various sites within the District. The successful vendor will only be awarded projects valued at less than $25,000. All equipment must be listed on the attached bid form and is subject to inspection by the district's nvironmental Coordinator. The bid form lists common equipment/machinery typically utilized for these types of projects. Vendors responding to this bid must utilize properly trained and licensed operators for all equipment. The district's Environmental Coordinator will contact the awarded Vendor to obtain a written estimate for each project on an as needed basis throughout the Contract term. Vendor shall visit the site and provide a firm fixed price proposal for the proposed project within five (5) working days from request. Estimates shall be itemized and must include all equipment, labor and material charges. Project estimates will be reviewed by the districts' Environmental Coordinator and, upon approval, the Vendor will be given authorization to proceed with work

PRE-BID CONFERENCE: A pre-bid conference will be held at the Walter Pownall Service Center located at 11111 South Belcher Road in the Maintenance Training Conference Room on July 12, 2011 at 10 a.m. (You will have to sign in at guard desk, pre-bid sign in is in the room.) Attendance at this pre-bid conference is MANDATORY in order for all potential bidders to receive the benefit of answers to theirs and other's technical questions first hand. If you are not the prime bidder but are attending on behalf of someone else, please make note of this when signing the attendance roster where indicated. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you, but it is imperative that all information be disseminated in a public forum with all potential bidders present to minimize confusion or misunderstandings. Additions or changes to the original bid documents resulting from this conference of a material nature, will be documented in the form of written addenda and distributed to all attendees. Please note that if you are late to this mandatory pre-bid conference you will not be eligible to sign the attendance roster and therefore may not submit a bid. You may still, however, attend the conference if you wish.

Purchasing Department
301 Fourth Street, SW
Largo, Florida 33770
727-588-6149
727-588-6129 (fax)

The Owner reserves the right to reject all bids.

BY ORDER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA

DR. JULIE M. JANSSEN, ED. D CAROL J. COOK
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS CHAIRMAN
AND EX-OFFICIO SECRETARY
TO THE SCHOOL BOARD LINDA BALCOMBE
DIRECTOR, PURCHASING

July 8, 2011 11-04503