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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
The School Board of Pinellas County, Florida will receive sealed bids in the Purchasing Department, at the School Administration Building, 301 Fourth Street SW, Largo, Florida, 33770-3536 until 3 p.m. E.T., on January 16, 2020 for the purpose of selecting a supplier/contractor for Cafeteria Smallwares.

Bid #: 20-166-050-RFP Bid Title: Cafeteria Smallwares

SCOPE: The Pinellas County School Board (the district) requests proposals from experienced and qualified contractors to establish a contract for a period of two (2) years from the date of award during which the successful proposer(s) shall guarantee a firm percentage discount, timely delivery, and an on-line ordering system for food & nutrition smallwares. The goal is to engage with a provider that offers the most efficient ordering system, highly rated customer service while offering a high quality and durable food & nutrition smallwares at the best cost to the District.

Food & Nutrition smallwares are defined as commercial-only supplies which include, but not limited to: pots, pans, serving implements, trays, china, glassware, flatware, scales, food safety implements, cutting boards, cutlery, food storage boxes, light appliances, utensils, food preparation tools, janitorial supplies, cleaning supplies, carts, baskets, coffee brewers, liquid dispensers, racks and temperature-monitoring devices.

A pre-bid conference will be held at Pinellas County Schools, Walter Pownall Service Center, 11111 South Belcher Road, Largo, FL 33773 in the Office of Lynn Geist, Director, Food & Nutrition on January 7, 2020 at 2 p.m. Attendance at this pre-bid conference is NOT-MANDATORY but strongly recommended 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.

Public opening of the bids will occur in the Room A318 at the above address and all interested parties are invited to be present.

Bidding documents are available at http://www.publicpurchase.com/

Insurance is required for this project. The Owner reserves the right to reject all bids.

December 20, 27, 2019 19-06858N

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