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ProRFx ID:

RFQ09102600000136

Solicitation No:

RFQ# GRM/261079

ProRFx Type:

RFQ: Services

Listing Category:

[86131500] Fine arts

[86131503] Sculpture

Bid Name:

Consulting Services - Sand and Sun Festival

Scope of Work:

BACKGROUND 1. The City of Ocala requires the services of an experienced consultant to provide sand sculpting consultation and artist coordination services in support of the Growth Management Department, Cultural Arts Division, for the 2027 Sand & Sun Festival. The City is soliciting proposals from qualified consultants to assist with the select...

Listing Image:

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Listed By:

CITY OF OCALA

Industry Type:

City and town managers' offices

Contact Name:

Mr. David Williams

Contact Email:

dwilliams@ocalafl.gov

Contact Phone:

(352) 629-8350

Ship to Location:

110 SE Watula Avenue

Address1:

110 SE Watula Avenue

Address2:

CITY HALL

City: Ocala

State: FL

Zip/Postal: 34471

Listing Class.:

RFQ Request For Quote

Listing Start Date:

9/10/2026 3:00:13 PM EST

Listing Ends After:

End Date/Time reached

Listing End Date:

10/12/2026 2:00:00 PM EST

Bid Closes:

10/12/2026 2:00:00 PM EST

IMPORTANT BID DOCUMENT(S)

Exhibit A – Scope of... MORE (89.8 KB - PDF)

Formal Question Due By:

9/30/2026 @ 5:00 PM EST

First Name		Last Name
Title
Employee ID		Email
Phone1		Mobile1
Phone2		Mobile2

Emergency Contact Name	Emergency Contact Phone1	Emergency Contact Phone2

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ProRFx Item 1 of 1

Description of what is needed:

Qty:	1
Unit of Measure:	LUMP SUM
Type of Product:	Sand and Sun Festival

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1.1. Contract Value

The ESTIMATED initial contract value is: $ As bid

*1.2. General Terms & Conditions

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1.3. 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. ***

1.4. Insurance

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*1.5. 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).

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*1.6. SPECIAL CONDITIONS

One or more items in this section are required.

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.

AWARDED CONTRACT FAILURE - BIDDING SUSPENSION

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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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The City reserves the right to re-open bidding for a Best-and-Final offer.

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:
Bids or quotes 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 bids or quotes, whichever is earlier. If the City rejects all bids or quotes pursuant to this solicitation and provides notice of its intent to reissue the solicitation, then the rejected bids or quotes 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 bid, quote, or reply shall not be exempt from public disclosure longer than twelve (12) months after the City's initial notice rejecting all bids, quotes, or replies.

ANY MATERIAL SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS SOLICITATION WILL BECOME A PUBLIC RECORD PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 119, FLORIDA STATUTES. THIS INCLUDES MATERIAL WHICH THE RESPONDING BIDDER MAY CONSIDER TO BE CONFIDENTIAL, PROPRIETARY, OR A TRADE SECRET. ANY CLAIM OF CONFIDENTIALITY SHALL BE WAIVED UPON SUBMISSION, EFFECTIVE AFTER OPENING PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 119, FLORIDA STATUTES.

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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.

CONTRACT LENGTH:
The term of any resulting contract will be for 1 year(s).

CONTRACT RENEWAL:
The resulting contract may be renewed for up to 1 times, with each renewal a 1 year term with the written consent of both parties.

CONTRACT RENEWAL ESCALATION:
Renewals will be subject to a maximum negotiated increase, upon the written agreement of the City, of no more than 3 percent above the pricing set forth in original contract.

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

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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I understand and agree to the following:

FLORIDA STATUTE 448.095: E-VERIFY. Pursuant to section 448.095, Vendor shall register with and use the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (“DHS”) E-Verify System verify the work authorization status of all newly hired employees. Vendor shall obtain affidavits from any and all subcontractors in accordance with paragraph 2(b) of section 448.095, Florida Statutes, and maintain copies of such affidavits for the duration of this Agreement. By entering into any subsequently awarded contract, Vendor certifies and ensures that it utilizes and will continue to utilize the DHS E-Verify System for the duration of the contract and any subsequent renewals of same. Vendor understands that failure to comply with the requirements of this section shall result in the termination of the contract and Vendor may lose the ability to be awarded a public contract for a minimum of one (1) year after the date on which the contract was terminated. Vendor shall provide a copy of its DHS Memorandum of Understanding upon City’s request. Please visit www.e-verify.gov for more information regarding the E-Verify System.

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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:

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Contract Details and/or Description:

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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.

Awarded Vendors shall comply with all applicable provisions of Section 787.06, Florida Statutes. Specifically, all non-governmental Vendors shall provide the City of Ocala with an affidavit signed by an officer or a representative under penalty of perjury attesting that the non-governmental entity does not use coercion for labor or services as defined in Section 786.06(2), Florida Statutes. ).

If not previously provided, the affidavit may be downloaded from https://www.ocalafl.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/29503 and must be notarized.

1.7. 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.