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ProRFx ID:

RFP08012400000202

Solicitation No:

RFP# ENG/240466

ProRFx Type:

RFP: Services

Listing Category:

[49000000] Sports and Recreational Equipment and Supplies and Accessories

[72121400] Specialized public building construction services

[72150000] Specialized trade construction and maintenance services

[72153100] Athletic and recreational facility construction services

Bid Name:

(RE-ADVERTISEMENT) DESIGN-BUILD SERVICES FOR OCALA SKATE PARK EXPANSION PROJECT

Scope of Work:

OVERVIEW OF PROJECT AND MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS The City of Ocala, incorporated in 1885, is the largest municipality located in Marion County. Located in Northern Central Florida, Ocala’s city limits encompass a land area of 47.26 square miles. Ocala unique central location to both coasts and other top Florida destinations via a strong highway syst...

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Listed By:

CITY OF OCALA

Industry Type:

City and town managers' offices

Contact Name:

Ms. Eileen Marquez

Contact Email:

emarquez@ocalafl.gov

Contact Phone:

(352) 629-8362

Ship to Location:

110 SE Watula Avenue

Address1:

110 SE Watula Avenue

Address2:

CITY HALL

City: Ocala

State: FL

Zip/Postal: 34471

Listing Class.:

RFP Request For Proposal

Listing Start Date:

8/21/2024 11:39:55 AM EST

Listing Ends After:

End Date/Time reached

Listing End Date:

9/25/2024 2:00:00 PM EST

Bid Closes:

9/25/2024 2:00:00 PM EST

IMPORTANT BID DOCUMENT(S)

RFP# ENG/240466 (503.9 KB - PDF)
Exhibit A- Design Cr... MORE (7.35 MB - PDF)
Exhibit B - Price Pr... MORE (37.3 KB - XLSX)
Exhibit C - As-Built... MORE (2.33 MB - PDF)
Exhibit D - Electric... MORE (1.31 MB - PDF)

Formal Question Due By:

9/17/2024 @ 5:00 PM EST

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Phone2		Mobile2

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1. Response Requirements

*1.1. General Terms & Conditions

One or more items in this section are required.

* By checking this box you have read and agree to abide by the City's Terms & Conditions.

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Enter your full name (Owner/Authorized Company Representative only):

1.2. Anti-Lobbying/Communication

ANTI-LOBBYING/COMMUNICATION WITH CITY STAFF AND OFFICIALS:

To ensure fair consideration for all proposers/bidders, the City strictly prohibits any communication, whether or not written, verbal, or through a third party, relative to this solicitation with any department, City official, City Council member, or employee during the submission process, except inquiries directly made to the Procurement and Contracting Department, Contracting Officer, or as provided in the protest policy located at: Protest Policy

Additionally, the City prohibits communications initiated by a proposer/bidder, agent, or third party of proposer/bidder to any City official(s), City Council member(s), or employee(s) evaluating or considering the proposals/bids prior to, and up to the time an award decision is made at a scheduled City Council meeting.

*** Any prohibited communications initiated by a proposer/bidder, or a third party on behalf of proposer/bidder, will be grounds for disqualifying the offending proposer/bidder from consideration for award of the solicitation >AND< will face a three (3) year debarment from doing any business with the City of Ocala. ***

*1.3. Vendor Agreements

One or more items in this section are required.

Compliance Certification:

As an authorized company representative, I certify my firm or corporation:

Agrees to comply with the requirements of Florida Statute 287.087 for a Drug Free Workplace.

Agrees to comply with the requirements of Florida Statute 448.095 for Employment Eligibility. Employers, contractors and their subcontractors are required to register and use the Department of Homeland Security’s E-Verify system when hiring new employees for the term of the contract. Violations will result in contract termination. (E-Verify is operated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security).

Owner/Authorized Company Representative initials:

Bidder Certification (Construction Project - Lump Sum):

By my submission of a bid response, and in accordance with your solicitation, I hereby submit this proposal and agree, if my proposal is accepted, to provide goods and services to the City of Ocala in accordance with the solicitation and proposer response. I certify I have read, and will be bound by, all the terms and conditions of this solicitation and any resulting addenda and amendments, in its entirety and understand the scope of work and specification requirements.

Contractor agrees to accept the Lump Sum Price as full compensation for doing all work, furnishing all materials, and performing all work embraced in the Contract Documents; for all loss or damage arising out of performance of the work and from the action of the elements or from any unforeseen or unknown difficulties or obstructions which may arise or be encountered in the prosecution of the Work until the Final Acceptance; and for all risks of every description connected with the Work.

The Contractor acknowledges that Contractor studied, considered, and included in Contractor’s Lump Sum Bid all costs of any nature relating to: (1) performance of the work under Central Florida weather conditions; (2) applicable law, licensing, and permitting requirements; (3) the Project site conditions, including but not limited to, subsurface site conditions; (4) the terms and conditions of the Contract Documents, including, but not limited to, the indemnification and no damage for delay provisions of the Contract Documents.

The Contractor acknowledges that performance of the work will involve significant work adjacent to, above, and in close proximity to underground facilities including utilities which will require the support of active utilities, as well as, the scheduling and sequencing of utility installations, and the relocations by Contractor.

The Contractor acknowledges that Contractor’s Lump Sum Bid considered and included all of Contractor’s costs relating to Contractor’s responsibilities to coordinate and sequence the work of the Contractor with the work of the City with its own forces, the work of other utility contractors and the work of others at the Project site.

Bidder has given the City or the Engineer written notice of all conflicts, errors, ambiguities, or discrepancies that Bidder has discovered in the Bidding Documents, and the written resolution thereof by the City or the Engineer is acceptable to Bidder.

Under no circumstance will the Bidder rely on the estimated quantities provided on the Schedule of Prices Bid. Bidder acknowledges their lump sum bid was developed using Bidder’s own estimating department to establish quantities based upon the specified project plans.

I certify I am the owner or an authorized officer or agent for the above company and the information supplied herein, including all pages attached, is correct and neither the applicant not any person or concern in any connection with the applicant as a principal officer, so far as is known, is now debarred or otherwise declared ineligible by the City of Ocala from bidding for furnished materials, supplies or services to the City of Ocala or agency thereof.

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1.4. Insurance

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*1.5. SPECIAL CONDITIONS

One or more items in this section are required.

BID BOND:
Bid security equal to five percent (5%) of the total bid must accompany each Bid.

Acceptable formats: AIA document A310, EJCDC form, or format acceptable to the surety. Bid Bond form also available on City of Ocala website using this link: Bid Bond Form

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CARE OF WORK:
The Contractor shall be responsible for all damages to persons or property that occur as a result of his fault or negligence in connection with the prosecution of the work and shall be responsible for the proper care and protection of all work performed until completion and final acceptance, whether or not the same has been covered in whole or in part by payments made by the City of Ocala.

The Contractor shall avoid damaging sidewalks, streets, curbs, pavements, utilities, structures or any other property (except that which is to be replaced or removed) either on or adjacent to the site. He shall repair, at his own expense and in manner satisfactory to the City of Ocala, any damage thereto caused by his operations.

All water and gas mains, all sewer and other pipes, and all conduits and other underground work of any nature, crossing or projecting into any trench or excavation and all appurtenances thereto, such as Cast Iron Valve Boxes, curb boxes, manhole casting, etc., shall be sufficiently and adequately shored and supported by timber and planking and protected by the Contractor from injury, and any damage or injury thereto shall be repaired by the Contractor at his own expense to the satisfaction of the Engineer.

ADA NEEDS:
Please call the procurement professional shown on this listing forty-eight (48) hours in advance so arrangements can be made if reasonable accommodations are needed for you to participate in any meeting.

MAINTENANCE AND GUARANTEE BOND:
The successful Bidder is required to furnish a Maintenance and Guarantee Bond for a period of 3 year(s) for labor and 3 year(s) for materials from the date the project is completed.

AWARDED CONTRACT FAILURE - BIDDING SUSPENSION

I understand and agree to the following:
Bidders who submit a bid to the City of Ocala and fail to fulfill the contract term, for any reason, will be subject to future bidding suspension for year (1), and up to a possible three (3) year bid debarment for serious contractual failures.

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PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION BOND:
The successful Bidder shall furnish to the City, as Owner, a certified, and recorded Public Construction Bond, drafted per Florida Statute 255.05, in an amount not less than: $ TOTAL BID AMOUNT
This Public Construction Bond is required to guarantee the bidder will deliver a completed project, and will pay all persons supplying them with labor and/or material for the project.

BIDDER CONTRACTS:
Bidder contracts/agreements will not be accepted in most cases. If a contract is required, only City of Ocala contracts will be used for all goods and services. The requirement of bidder contracts and/or bidder written terms and conditions may result in bid rejection. The City will consider adding appropriate bidder clauses into our contract; please upload any desired clauses with your solicitation response.

CLARIFICATIONS AND CORRECTIONS:
The City of Ocala reserves the right, where it may serve the City’s best interest, to request additional information or clarifications from bidders/proposers, or to allow corrections of errors or omissions.

CONFIDENTIAL, PROPRIETARY, OR TRADE SECRET MATERIAL:
The City of Ocala (City) shall handle all written competitive submissions, replies, oral presentations, other submissions, correspondence, meetings and all records made thereof, and all other records concerning this solicitation in compliance with Chapters 119 and 286, Florida Statutes and Article 1, Section 24 of the Florida Constitution.

Proposals or replies received by the City pursuant to its solicitations are exempt from public disclosure until such time that the City provides notice of an intended decision or until thirty (30) days after opening the proposals, whichever is earlier. If the City rejects all proposals or replies pursuant to this solicitation and provides notice of its intent to reissue the solicitation, then the rejected proposals or replies remain exempt from public disclosure until such time that the City provides notice of an intended decision concerning the reissued solicitation or until the City withdraws the reissued solicitation. A proposal or reply shall not be exempt from public disclosure longer than twelve (12) months after the City's initial notice rejecting all proposals or replies.

Upon award recommendation or ten (10) days after opening, bids become “public records” and shall be subject to public disclosure consistent with Chapter 119 (Public Records) and Section 815.045 (Trade Secret Information), Florida Statutes. Should bidders/proposers consider any information related to their proposal or the services to be provided to City to be proprietary, a trade secret, or otherwise constitute confidential material under Florida or federal law, bidder/proposer shall designate such portion of the material as such by clearly marking it as CONFIDENTIAL, PROPRIETARY, or TRADE SECRET and submit both a non-redacted and redacted copy of their submission. The redacted copy shall only exclude or obliterate the exact portions claimed to be confidential, proprietary, or trade secret. Additionally, bidder/proposer shall state the basis for of the exemption that it contends is applicable to the record, to include the statutory citation to an exemption created or afforded by statute.

THE CITY WILL MAKE NO EFFORT TO VERIFY WHETHER OR NOT THE REDACTED MATERIAL IS EXEMPT FROM CHAPTER 119, FLORIDA STATUTES. THAT DETERMINATION IS TOTALLY THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BIDDER/PROPOSER AND THE BIDDER/PROPOSER SHALL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR DEFENDING ITS DETERMINATION THAT THE REDACTED PORTIONS OF ITS RESPONSE ARE CONFIDENTIAL, TRADE SECRET, OR NOT OTHERWISE SUBJECT TO DISCLOSURE. PROPOSER SHALL PROTECT, DEFEND, AND INDEMNIFY THE CITY FOR ANY AND ALL CLAIMS ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO PROPOSER’S DETERMINATION THAT THE REDACTED PORTIONS ARE NOT SUBJECT TO DISCLOSURE. IF THE PROPOSER FAILS TO SUBMIT A REDACTED COPY OF ITS SUBMISSION, ANY CLAIM OF CONFIDENTIALITY IS WAIVED, AND THE CITY SHALL BE AUTHORIZED AND REQUIRED TO PRODUCE THE ENTIRE DOCUMENT OR RECORD IN ITS ANSWER TO A PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST FOR SAID RECORDS.

I have read and understand my responsibilities regarding any purported confidential, PROPRIETARY, or trade secret material contained in my proposal AND (please select the appropriate statement below):

I have not included a redacted copy of our proposal.

I have included a redacted copy of our proposal along with this original.

Owner/Authorized Company Representative initials:

CONFLICT OF INTEREST:
Disclose the name(s) of any employee, officer, director, shareholder, or agent of your firm that is also a City of Ocala employee or public official:

Disclose the name(s) of any City of Ocala employee or public official that is a known relative of an employee, officer, director, shareholder, or agent of your firm:

Failure to disclose known conflicts of interest may result in bid rejection and/or contract termination, if awarded.

City of Ocala employees who have a 5% or more interest in a bidder's firm must also complete an "Officer and Employee Disclosure Statement" which can be obtained at www.bidocala.com under Vendor Resources. This form includes instructions and relative Florida statutes. Failure to complete this form, if applicable, may result in bid rejection.

CONTRACTOR’S EMPLOYEES:
The foreman, employees, mechanics and other employed by the Contractor shall be skilled in the work given to them to do. Any employee of the Contractor who may use profane or abusive language to the Engineer or any Inspector, or otherwise impede or embarrass him in the performance of his duties, or who obstructs the progress of the work, shall upon the request of the Engineer, be immediately discharged and not again employed without consent of the Engineer.

In doing any work contemplated by this contract, eight (8) hours shall constitute a legal day’s work by any laborer or workman employed by said Contractor hereon.

FINAL ESTIMATE FOR PAYMENT:
After the Contractor has approved, or approved under protest, the Engineer’s final estimate, final payment will be processed based on the entire sum, or the undisputed sum in case of approval under protest, determined to be due the Contractor less all previous payments and all other amounts to be deducted under the provisions of the contact.

LIQUIDATED DAMAGES:

The Contractor shall pay the City $ 1685 for each calendar day that expires after the time specified for Substantial Completion, until the Work is substantially completed. After Substantial Completion, if the Contractor shall neglect, refuse, or fail to complete the remaining Work within the Contract Times or any proper extension thereof granted by the City, the Contractor shall pay an additional $ 200.00 per day for each calendar day that expires after the time specified until Final Completion and acceptance of the project by the City.

The liquidated damages set forth herein shall not be accumulative. If Substantial Completion of the Work is not met within the time specified for final completion of all Work, the liquidated damages shall continue to be at the rate or rates specified for default on Substantial Completion until Substantial Completion is attained. If the Work is not then finally completed, the rate or rates specified for default on final completion shall apply until final completion is attained.

The City shall have the right to deduct the liquidated damages from any money in its hands, otherwise due, or to become due, to the Contractor, or to initiate applicable dispute resolution procedures and to recover liquidated damages for non-performance of this Contract within the time stipulated.

Nothing in this section is intended to limit the right to obtain injunctive relief or any and all relief as may be appropriate. Permission allowing the Contractor to continue and finish any part of the work after the time fixed for its completion or after the date to which the time for completion may have been extended shall in no way operate as a waiver on the part of the City of any of its rights under this Agreement.

OWNER:
The Project has been designed for the City of Ocala ("Owner"), who may also be referred to in the Bid Documents as Project Manager, or the Engineer.

All work and material furnished under this contract shall be furnished under the direction of, and to the satisfaction and approval of the Owner. Should any dispute arise as to the quality or fitness of the materials or workmanship, the decision shall rest strictly with the Owner, and shall be based upon the stated requirements in the Bid and Contractor’s Bid response. This power and authority shall not extend to the actual execution of the work which shall be under the control of the Contractor, and for which the Contractor alone is responsible.

The Contractor warrants all materials, equipment, or supplies furnished and all work performed under this contract will be new, of specified quality, free from faults and defects, free from faulty design, and of sufficient size and capacity and of proper materials to meet in all respects the requirements of the contract. The Contractor shall obtain for the benefit of the Owner all standard warranties of subcontractors, suppliers, and manufactures of all material, equipment or supplies manufactured, furnished or installed.

PERFORMANCE EVALUATION:
At the end of the service period, the City may evaluate vendor performance. This evaluation will become public record.

PROGRESS PAYMENTS AND RETAINAGE:
Progress payments will be made at least once each month as work is completed. Retainage under the Contract Documents will be held as collateral security to secure completion of the Work. Payment will be made each month in the amount of ninety-five percent (95%) of the estimated value of the services provided at the job site during the previous calendar month, provided the work is reasonably complete. The Owner will withhold five percent (5%) of the amount of each progress payment. The last payment due along with the release of retainage for this contract will be paid by the Owner to the Contractor only after the Contractor has furnished the Owner the Consent of Surety of the recorded bond for final payment.

FLORIDA STATUTE 287.133: Public Entity Crime; denial or revocation of the right to transact business with public entities.

Vendor on its behalf and its affiliates agrees and affirms that it has not been placed on the convicted vendor list following a conviction of a public entity crime as provided for in Section 287.133(2)(a), Florida Statutes, which states:
a person or affiliate who has been placed on the convicted vendor list following a conviction for public entity crime may not submit a bid on a contract to provide any goods or services to a public entity, may not submit a bid on a contract with a public entity for the construction or repair of a public building or public work, may not submit bids on leases or real property to a public entity, may not be awarded or perform work as a contractor, supplier, subcontractor, or consultant under a contract with any public entity, and may not transact business with any public entity in excess of the threshold amount provided in Section 287.017, for CATEGORY TWO, for a period of 36 months from the date of being placed on the convicted vendor list.

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PROGRESS REPORTS/UPDATED SCHEDULES:
A progress report and updated project schedule must be submitted with each monthly pay request indicating the Percent of Services Completed to Date. This report will serve as support for payment to Contractor and the basis for payment in the event project is suspended or abandoned.

REFERENCES:
References within the previous three years are preferred.

REFERENCE #1

Company Name:

Contact Person:

Phone Number:

Email Address:

Date of Service:

Contract Value:

Contract Details and/or Description:

REFERENCE #2

Company Name:

Contact Person:

Phone Number:

Email Address:

Date of Service:

Contract Value:

Contract Details and/or Description:

RETAINAGE WITHHELD:
No partial payment shall bind the Owner to the acceptance of any materials or work in place as to quality or quantity. All partial payments are subject to correction at the time of final payment as provided in the section titled Acceptance and Final Payment. The amount of retainage withheld from the Contractor's monthly partial payments shall be five percent (5%).

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SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL:
Vendor will be responsible at all times for precautions to achieve the protection of all persons including employees and property throughout the resulting contract term. The Vendor shall make an effort to detect hazardous conditions and shall take prompt action where necessary to avoid accident, injury or property damage. EPA, DEP, OSHA, and all other applicable safety laws and ordinances shall be followed as well as American National Standards Institute Safety Standards. All hazardous spills, accidents, injuries or claims or potential claims shall be reported promptly to the City Risk Management Department at 352-401-3989, or cell 352-572-0414, and rdennis@ocalafl.org.

Agrees to comply with the safety and environmental requirements above.

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SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS:
The City of Ocala (City) has no responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or sufficiency of any bid documents obtained from any source other than the official City links below:

Bid Ocala: www.bidocala.com
ProRFx Florida: www.florida.prorfx.com

Obtaining these documents from any other source(s) may result in obtaining incomplete and inaccurate information. Obtaining these documents from any source other than directly from the source listed herein may also result in failure to receive any addenda, corrections, or other revisions to these documents that may be issued.

CITY OF OCALA STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION (EFFECTIVE JANUARY 11, 2024):

For this project, the Contractor will be bound by these specifications and conditions:

STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STREETS, STORMWATER, TRAFFIC, WATER AND SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE:

Standard Specifications for Construction (Effective: 01/11/2024)

1.6. Electronic Bid Response

ELECTRONIC BID RESPONSE REQUIRED:

All bids/proposals MUST be electronically submitted by or before the due date under the appropriate solicitation/listing accessed online at: www.bidocala.com or www.prorfx.com

Bids/proposals may not be submitted by any other means other than as described above. The City will NOT accept bids/proposals sent by U.S. Mail, private couriers, fax or email.