SPECIFICATIONS

SHADY HILLS WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT

POLE BARN

IFB-SV-26-056

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1. Pasco County (the County) is seeking proposals for furnishing and installing one

(1) outdoor pole barn at the Shady Hills Wastewater Treatment Plant (SHWWTP) located at 14220 Hays Rd, Shady Hills, FL 34610.

2. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

2.1 All work must be performed in accordance with all applicable state, local and national laws and codes.

2.2 All work must be completed by a licensed in the state of Florida to perform all work as described herein.

2.3 All work must be performed according to the manufacturer’s installation requirements and recommendations and in accordance with all plans and specifications.

2.4 The Vendor must meet or exceed the standards set by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and requirements established by the Federal, State, and Local agencies.

2.5 Vendor must apply for and obtain the necessary permit for the installation and shall provide all required drawings and fees.

2.6 The County reserves the right to award to the lowest, responsive, responsible vendor per line item.

2.7 Pricing must include all labor, tools, materials, and equipment needed to complete all services as described herein.

3. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

3.1 Vendor Qualifications

3.1.1 Vendor must have been in business for a minimum of three years.

3.1.2 Vendor must have held at least three (3) contracts similar in size and nature.

3.2 The County reserves the right to request information necessary to determine the ability of the Vendor(s) to perform the work, to include references.

4. SCOPE OF SERVICES

4.1 Vendor will furnish and install one (1) outdoor pole barn at the Shady Hills

Wastewater Treatment Plant (SHWWTP) located at 14220 Hays Rd, Shady Hills, FL 34610.

4.2 The unit is to be designed and fabricated according to the best practices and methods available to date and comply with the Florida Building Codes for metal structures and constructions with all applicable local and state Codes in effect.

4.3 Dimensions and Materials

4.3.1 All measurements are approximate, and vendors are responsible for obtaining their own measurements.

• Structure will be placed on existing concrete pad.

• Gable Width shall be fifty-four (54) feet

• Eave Length shall be fifty-two (52) feet

• Eave Height shall be twenty (20) feet on parking lot side

• Post Size shall be twelve by twelve (12x12)

• Gable Pitch shall be four (4) (Standard = 3/12)

• Top and bottom chord Truss shall be steel: two (2)

• Roof Color shall be Galvalume

• Roof Gauge shall be twenty-six (26)

• Approximate Gable Barn Square Footage shall be 2,808

• Approximate Peak Height shall be thirty (30) feet

• Minimum Clearance Height shall be nineteen (19) feet

• Eave Side Bay Count shall be six (6)

• Eave Posts on Center shall be custom measurements provided by the vendor

• Custom post placement Includes gutter installation on both sides of building. One downspout per side.

• Custom-built, engineered for Florida's current wind standards

4.4 Permitting

4.4.1 Vendor is responsible for obtaining and providing all required drawings, permits and fees.

4.5 Scheduling

4.5.1 The work should only be performed during normal business hours of 7 AM- 5 PM Monday – Friday, excluding holidays, unless otherwise approved by the County.

4.6 Pricing

4.6.1 Bid pricing shall be net including loading, unloading, permitting, delivery and installation FOB Shady Hills, Florida

4.7 Delivery/Installation

4.7.1 All materials shall be delivered: FOB: Destination.

4.7.2 Vendor will be solely responsible for receiving all materials and equipment at site and must be represented on-site at all times/instances of delivery for all materials, supplies, services, equipment, or other incidentals acceptance.

4.7.3 Vendor shall discuss on-site material, equipment, and supplies storage areas with the Pasco County Utilities (PCU) Field Contact before actual placement of any items on-site.

4.7.4 Vendor shall notify the Contract Manager for PCU of pre-existing damage at the work site before beginning the work. Failure to do so shall oblige the vendor to make repairs as addressed in this solicitation.

4.7.5 Unless otherwise specified, the vendor will:

• fully and completely restore surface of all disturbed areas to like condition prior to the Work

• level off all waste disposal areas and clean up all areas used for storage of materials

• remove and dispose of all surplus material, tools and equipment

5. COUNTY RESPONSIBILITIES

Upon receipt of all required documents, a Notice to Proceed will be issued. The successful Vendor must complete all work within sixty (60) calendar days after delivery of materials.

6. STAFFING/PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS

6.1 Vendors are responsible for ensuring staffing levels are adequate to perform services described herein and are responsible for all costs associated with labor under this contract.

6.2 On-Site Supervisor

6.2.1 The term "on-site supervisor" will be a person designated to be at the work site, and act as the Vendor’s Pont of Contact (POC) to the County.

6.2.2 Phone numbers for the on-site supervisor will be provided to the County at the beginning of the contract.

6.2.3 Should the on-site supervisor change, the Vendor must immediately notify the County of the change. The County reserves the right to reject a supervisor and request a replacement.

6.3 Vendors must provide current copies of licenses and training certificates upon request.

6.4 Personnel must wear appropriate uniforms, carry photo identification, and always present a neat professional image.

6.5 Any conduct or appearance deemed inappropriate by a county representative will be grounds for removal from the site.

6.5.1 PCU is not responsible for implementing or enforcing such requirements.

6.6 Vendor’s vehicles must bear visible business identification.

6.7 Vendor’s employees will refrain from the use of tobacco products in Pasco

County buildings or on PCU grounds.

6.7.1 Tobacco use will be allowed in designated areas only.

6.8 Damage to County assets during delivery and installation will be the responsibility of the vendor.

6.9 Should an unsafe condition/method be identified during the execution of this work, the Vendor will immediately suspend such activity until a safe condition/method can be employed.

7. WASTE REMOVAL

7.1 The Vendor will be responsible for the daily disposal of all waste materials, debris, and all excess materials, containers, etc. at an off-site location in accordance with local, state, and federal regulations.

7.1.1 PCU dumpsters may not be used by Vendor.

7.1.2 Disposal of waste materials must be in a proper manner in accordance with all environmental guidelines and regulations and will remain the sole responsibility of Vendor.

7.1.3 The Vendor may choose to locate a construction dumpster, on-site, for their use.

• Placement and removal must be arranged with PCU Field Contact.

7.1.4 Location of temporary dumpster must be approved by PCU Field Contact prior to placement.

7.1.5 Temporary dumpsters must be removed within twenty-four (24) hours of project completion.

8. WORK OUTSIDE SCOPE OF WORK

8.1 Additional work identified outside the scope of this contract must be authorized in advance and in writing by the County.

8.2 The vendors must provide a price for any additional work identified prior to commencement.

8.3 No work will begin until a Notice to Proceed is provided.

9. MANDATORY SITE VISIT

9.1 There will be a mandatory site visit for vendors to inspect the work area, with the opportunity to verify dimensions and materials needed to complete the work as specified. The date, time and location will be listed on Bonfire under events.

9.2 This will be the only opportunity to inspect the area with County staff present.

9.3 No questions will be answered during the site visit. Any inquiries must be submitted through the Bonfire platform, prior to the question due date, and an addendum will be released with all responses.

10. WARRANTY AND DAMAGES

10.1 Vendor agrees that the goods furnished under this award resulting from this solicitation will be covered by the most favorable commercial warranty the Vendor gives any customer for such goods. The rights and remedies provided therein are in addition to and do not limit those available to PCU by any other clause of this solicitation.

10.2 A copy of all warranties shall be furnished with the bid.

10.3 At a minimum, all work shall be guaranteed by the Vendor against defects resulting from the use of inferior materials, equipment, or workmanship for one

(1) year from the date of final acceptance of the entire project, in writing, by

PCU.

10.4 The Vendor warrants that, unless otherwise specified, all materials and equipment incorporated in this solicitation and under the contract shall be new, and in accordance with these specifications.

10.5 Defects discovered during the warranty period shall be corrected at the Vendor’s expense and the PCU’s satisfaction.

10.6 Product must have a minimum manufacturer’s 20-year limited rust through warranty on frame and panels.

10.7 Vendors are responsible for all damage or personal injury resulting from their operations.

10.7.1 Any damage caused to the County’s equipment and properties by the

Vendor or Vendor’s staff must be fully repaired or replaced at the Vendor’s expense.

10.8 Should the vendor fail to perform damage repair or warranty work as scheduled, and to a standard acceptable by the County, the County will procure services from another vendor. These costs will be the responsibility of the vendor.

10.9 Vendor will be responsible for any costs (from neglect, damage, or personal injury) determined to be caused by the vendor.

END OF SPECIFICATIONS