AddNo2 DCF ITB 2223 094.pdf

Addendum No. 02

DCF ITB 2223 094

Florida State Hospital Recloser Upgrade

Solicitation Number: DCF ITB 2223 094 Solicitation Title: Florida State Hospital Recloser Upgrade Response(s) Due Date: May 16, 2023 Addendum Number: 02 Addendum Date: April 24, 2023

FAILURE TO FILE A PROTEST WITHIN THE TIME PRESCRIBED IN SECTION 120.57(3),

FLORIDA STATUTES, OR FAILURE TO POST THE BOND OR OTHER SECURITY REQUIRED

BY LAW WITHIN THE TIME ALLOWED FOR FILING A BOND SHALL CONSTITUTE A WAIVER

OF PROCEEDINGS UNDER CHAPTER 120, FLORIDA STATUTES.

DCF ITB 2223 094 is hereby amended as follows, all other terms and conditions of the solicitation remain in effect. All additions are highlighted in yellow, and words stricken are deletions:

Change No. 1

2.14 General and Building Contracts as a Prime Vendor:

No state-certified General or Building Contractor shall be precluded from bidding, as Vendor, any specialty contract work, provided that the state-certified General or Building Contractor is proposing to use a specialty subcontractor which is:

2.14.1 State-certified in accordance with the Department’s qualification requirement listed for Vendors above; and,

2.14.2 Identified in the General Contractor’s bid.

2.15 Subcontractors

2.15.1 To ensure that only qualified and competent subcontractors will be employed on the project, if applicable, each Vendor shall submit a list of the subcontractors who will perform the work for each Division of the Specifications utilizing the "List of Subcontractors" form enclosed as APPENDIX IV: Subcontractor List.

2.15.2 The Vendor shall have determined to its own complete satisfaction that a listed subcontractor has been successfully engaged in this particular type of business for a reasonable length of time, has successfully completed installations comparable to that which is required by this solicitation, and is qualified both technically and financially to perform that pertinent phase of this work. Only one subcontractor shall be listed for each phase of the work, if applicable.

2.15.3 Any Vendor who lists a subcontractor not certified or registered by the State to perform work, and if such certification or registration is required for the trade specified herein or by Florida statute, will be rejected as non-responsive.

2.15.4 No change shall be made in the list of subcontractors, before or after the award of a contract, unless agreed to in writing by the Department.

Addendum No. 02

DCF ITB 2223 094

Florida State Hospital Recloser Upgrade

2.15.5 Subcontractor Project Requirements

Subcontractors proposed by the Prime Vendor for the following trades shall be qualified as follows:

2.15.5.1 The Prime contractor shall be state verified in accordance with Chapter 489, Florida Statutes, as an electrical (EF) Contractor or an Electrical Unlimited (EC) Contractor.

2.15.5.2 Vendor must at a minimum meet the qualifications within Exhibit L:

Technical Requirements: Project Scope: Number 6

Change No. 2

4.2.4. TAB 3: BID DOCUMENTS

4.2.4.1. The Vendor must provide pricing on APPENDIX V, Bid Sheet, indicating bid prices thereon in proper spaces, for the Base Bid. Any erasure or other correction in the bid may be explained or noted over the signature of the Vendor. APPENDIX V will be incorporated into the executed contract following award.

4.2.4.2. Bids containing any conditions, omissions, unexplained erasures, alterations, additions, or irregularities of any kind, may be rejected by the Department.

4.2.4.3. Alternatives

If the Department wishes to learn the relative or additional construction cost of an alternative method of construction, an alternative use or type of material or an increase or decrease in scope of the project, these items will be defined as alternates and will be specifically described by the contract. Alternates will be listed in the Bid Sheet in such a manner that the Vendor shall be able to clearly indicate what sums will be add to (or deduct from) the Base Bid.

4.2.4.4. Delivery of the Bid Bond

If required, proof of Bid Bond should be submitted electronically with the other response documents. However, bid guarantees in the form of certified check, cashier's check, or treasurer's check, as these are required in physical paper form, must be received at the following address prior to the date specified in Section 2.3 for when the electronic bid must be received by the Department:

Joshua Burns, C/O Sheila Reed Florida Department of Children and Families 2415 North Monroe Street, Suite 400 Tallahassee, Florida 32303

4.2.4.5. Project Specific Vendor Requirements

The Vendor must provide documentation of meeting all technical, licensing, certification, and experience requirements as described in the ITB, Standard Contract Part 1 and Part 2, and all exhibits/attachments. Vendor may be deemed non-responsive if this verification is not provided. If years of experience are required to perform the Work, the Vendor may provide related prior completed Projects and time the Work was performed, or other verifiable means of proof.