19-035 Pre-Bid MOST COMMON BIDDER MISTAKES.pdf
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- Attached to
- WRNWWTF Electrical and Wet Weather Improvements
- Solicitation number
- IFB 720 WUD 19-035 7
- Issued by
- Palm Beach County, Florida
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This is a pre-bid guidance document issued by the Palm Beach County Water Utilities Department outlining the most common bidder mistakes that result in bid rejection for the WRNWWTF Electrical and Wet Weather Improvements project in Florida. The document serves as an instructional resource to help prospective bidders avoid non-responsive submissions by identifying 26 critical errors commonly encountered across bid schedules, bond submissions, subcontractor listings, and compliance documentation.
The document categorizes mistakes across five primary areas: bid schedule errors including mathematical miscalculations and unbalanced bid items; bid bond submission deficiencies such as missing County forms and unattested signatures; Office of Equal Business Opportunity (OEBO) schedule failures including unmet S/M/WBE participation goals and incomplete certifications; subcontractor listing issues including unlicensed or improperly licensed firms and missing major subcontractors performing five percent or more of the bid value; and Trench Safety form deficiencies. Bidders must ensure all dollar amounts and percentages are precise without rounding, all required forms are complete and properly signed and dated, all subcontractors hold valid Florida or Palm Beach County licenses appropriate to their listed work scope, and all mandatory S/M/WBE participation requirements are met or exceeded. The guidance emphasizes that failure to comply with these requirements will result in automatic bid rejection as non-responsive.
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MOST COMMON BIDDER’S MISTAKES
BID SCHEDULE
1. Math errors
2. Unbalanced bid items
3. Total Base Bid on Bid Form-2 does not match Schedule of Bid Prices and/or SBE
Schedules amounts
ATTACHMENT NO. 1 - BID BOND
4. Bond not submitted on County form
5. Officer titles not listed
6. Signatures not attested
ATTACHMENT NO. 2 – OFFICE OF EQUAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY (OEBO) SCHEDULES
7. Minimum mandatory goals for S/M/WBE participation are not met or exceeded
8. Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 dollar amounts and percentages don’t match
9. Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 forms not complete
10. Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 forms not signed and dated
11. Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 don’t utilize Base Bid in calculations
12. Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 incorrect forms submitted
13. Schedule 2 subcontractors not Palm Beach County OEBO certified
14. Schedule 2 subcontractor’s certification thru OEBO is not for work listed (i.e. certified for paving but not striping)
15. Schedule 2 subcontractors not properly licensed to perform the work listed
16. Schedule 1 incorrect Total Bid Price listed
17. Schedule 2 Item Descriptions and dollar amounts are missing
18. Schedule 2 discrepancy with price and Item Descriptions listed
19. Rounding of participation percentage on Sch. 1 and Sch. 2 (no rounding accepted)
ATTACHMENT NO. 4 - LIST OF SUBCONTRACTORS
20. Major subcontractor not listed (A major subcontractor is one that is expected to perform 5% or more of dollar amount of the bid or as listed on Attachment No. 4 to the bid form by the Engineer.)
21. Attachment 4 not complete
22. Listed subcontractors not licensed by State of Florida or PBC as required
23. Licenses are expired or inactive
24. Listed subcontractors not licensed for work listed
25. Off-site supplier listed instead of subcontractor
ATTACHMENT NO. 5 – TRENCH SAFETY
26. Form not completely filled in and notarized
THESE MISTAKES MAY CAUSE YOUR BID TO BE REJECTED AS NON-RESPONSIVE.
PALM BEACH COUNTY WATER UTILITIES DEPARTMENT
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