262827MKM_Vendor_Outreach_Email.pdf

This is a vendor outreach email from Sarasota County, Florida, notifying prospective contractors of an upcoming Invitation for Bids (IFB #262827MKM) for petroleum storage tank repair services. The solicitation seeks a contractor to provide as-needed repair services for approximately 152 county-owned storage tank systems containing petroleum products including gasoline, diesel fuel, diesel exhaust fluid, and motor oil, with tank capacities ranging from approximately 100 gallons to 30,000 gallons. The scope of work encompasses repair services for both above-ground storage tanks (ASTs) and underground storage tanks (USTs), including boot replacement, sensor replacement, monitoring system reconfiguration and replacement, sump replacement, overflow prevention valve installation, release detection gauge installation, nozzle replacement, valve replacement, and vent cap replacement. Bids are due by April 2, 2026, and must be submitted electronically through the OpenGov Procurement portal. The anticipated contract term is three years, with the contract to be awarded to the responsive and responsible bidder submitting the lowest total bid price for the three-year term.

Prospective bidders must be a Certified Pollutant Storage Systems Contractor with active certification at time of bid opening and must provide minimum references demonstrating experience providing repair services for both above-ground and underground petroleum storage tanks within the past seven years, with at least one reference from a governmental institution. Specific insurance requirements must be maintained, including Workers' Compensation with $500,000 Employers Liability limits, Commercial General Liability with $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate limits with Sarasota County named as additional insured, Business Automobile Liability with $1,000,000 combined single limit, and Pollution Liability with $1,000,000 per claim/occurrence limits. Emergency service response must occur within one hour of notification with a qualified person on site within two hours, while non-emergency service calls require verbal response within 24 hours and completion within five business days of initial request. Local and American business preferences do not apply to this award due to grant funding requirements. The awarded contractor cannot simultaneously hold the contract for IFB #262825MKM Petroleum Storage Tank Testing and Inspection Services.