Bid_4145GM_Water_Monitoring_Services_-_REQUIRED_FORMS.pdf

1 An Equal Opportunity School District Bid 4145GM – Water Monitoring Services, Term Contract Rev 90VL – 6‐10‐2025

The School Board of Marion County, Florida Purchasing Department 2091 NE 35th Street Ocala, FL 34479

INVITATION TO BID

BIDDER ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

(Template Rev. 90VL)

Bid Number: 4145GM Posting Date: July 30, 2025 Bid Title: Water Monitoring Services, Term Contract Term: October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026

Deadline for Receipt of Bid Responses: August 15, 2025 @ 2:00 PM Board Approval Date: September 9, 2025

Firm Name (Legal Name of Corporation) Fictitious Name or d/b/a

Firm Name ‐ Physical Address to include City, State & Zip Code

Fictitious Name or d/b/a ‐ Physical Address to include City, State & Zip Code

Firm Name ‐ Mailing Address to include City, State & Zip Code

Federal Employee Identification No. or Social Security No.

Area Code/Telephone Number #

Fax No. E‐mail Address:

ANTI‐COLLUSION: The signed bidder certifies that he or she has not divulged, discussed or compared his or her bid with other bidders and has not colluded with any other bidder or parties to a bid. (NOTE: No premiums, rebates, or gratuities are permitted either with, prior to, or after any delivery of material. Any such violation will result in the cancellation and/or return of materials (as applicable) and the removal from the bid list(s).

I certify that I am the owner or an authorized officer or agent for the above company and that the information supplied herein, including all pages attached, is correct; and that neither the applicant nor any person or concern in any connection with the applicant as a principal officer, so far as is known, is now debarred or otherwise declared ineligible by The School Board of Marion County, Florida (“School Board”), from bidding for furnished materials, supplies or services to the School Board.

The undersigned represents and warrants by signing this document that employee background investigations will be adhered to in accordance with §1012.32, Fla. Stat. (2024).

Authorized Signature (Manual)

Authorized Signature (Type or Printed) and Title

2 An Equal Opportunity School District

SPECIFICATIONS

For All Items Listed on the Proposal Form

A. All testing and procedures will be done in accordance with Florida Department of Environmental Regulation rule #62‐550. Failure to comply with any of the requirements of the regulation could result in an automatic termination of this contract.

B. A written copy of test results must be sent to D.E.P. office and to Chuck Stegall, Safety and

Environmental Services Department four (4) to six (6) weeks after testing.

C. The School Board must be notified by e‐mail immediately via Charles.stegall@marion.k12.fl.us and Cierara.Parker@marion.k12.fl.us upon confirmation of unsatisfactory sample or other abnormalities.

D. All sample kits, preservative, shipping fees, shipping coolers, etc., will be at laboratory expense.

Sample collection containers will be composed of appropriate materials, with appropriate preservatives, and “single use, and disposable” as specified in DEP Standard Operating Procedures. Client will not accept washed and re‐used containers.

E. All field technicians picking up samples must have in their possession at all times the D.E.P., S.O.P.

manual.

F. No other cost will be allowed in this bid including but not limited to: shipping, handling, collection, etc.

G. No more than 10% of the samples can be taken to a sub‐contracted laboratory.

H. Any sample analysis from a contractor/lab and/or sub‐lab must have the analysis results on their letterhead with I.D. #s and H.R.S. certification #’s attached.

I. Laboratory must be Florida DOH certified for Safe Drinking Water & Clean Water Acts for all requested parameters. Laboratory must also have current Florida DEP approved QA plan and NELAC accreditation. Copies of certifications required in bid package.

J. Laboratory is required to produce copies of two most recent proficiency evaluations for all parameters of concern with bid submittal. The District reserves the right to disregard a laboratory for service due to poor performance issues and to require more than two years of past history if deemed necessary.

K. A listing of employee’s educational credentials and/or training must be included in the bid package.

L. Contractor must provide a listing of any litigation with the associated date(s) in the bid package.

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M. All samples that must be repeated due to missed holding times (occurring at Lab) or failed QC targets will be at Laboratory’s expense. The awarded vendor is responsible for all fines levied for late results and incomplete paperwork.

N. Any required re‐checks due to laboratory compositing of samples will be the burden of the lab.

O. In the event that additional monitoring is required, all samples will be analyzed at the bid price.

P. Laboratory must be willing and capable to offer expert advice for permit compliance and sample monitoring issues. The vendor will be required to provide quarterly updates to the District of any sample, waiver, or monitoring changes released by the Department of Environmental Protection;

critical changes must be reported to the District immediately after notification.

Q. Chain of custody documentation and “physical sample protection” requirements must be strictly upheld at all times.

R. Laboratory must be capable of calibrating District field instrumentation (pH, DO, Chlorine meters) and verifying secondary standards with primary “in‐lab” methodology. Documentation of procedures must be provided/ most important for wastewater samples – but will eventually impact water system operation.

S. Bacteriological sample collection and/or analysis may be requested or required as an emergency, after hours or on weekends, so the water system may be placed back in operation in a timely manner.

T. Bidders must be able to routinely pick up samples to be tested from any vendor awarded our

Water Treatment Services and Wastewater Treatment Plant Services bids. Currently, those vendors are US Water Services Corporation for Water Treatment Services, and Clearwater Solutions, LLC for Wastewater Treatment Plant Services.

4 An Equal Opportunity School District

SCHOOLS TO BE SAMPLED

Below is a list of schools that are sampled regularly using this bid. Occasionally a school in our

District not on this list will need services. When needed, those services shall be priced in accordance to your bid submission rates.

Nitrate / Nitrite and Microbiological

Anthony Elementary Lake Weir Middle

Belleview Santos Elementary North Marion High

Camp Kiwanis North Marion Middle

Collier F.D.L.R.S. N.W. Transportation

Dunnellon High Ocala Springs Elementary

Dunnellon Elementary Reddick Elementary

East Marion Elementary Romeo Elementary

Fessenden Elementary Shady Hill Elementary

Ft. McCoy K‐8 Sparr Elementary

Harbour View Elementary

Inorganics / Lead & Copper / W.Q.P. / V.O.C. / SOC / DBP / Gross Alpha or other monitoring as determined by FDEP rule

Anthony Elementary North Marion High

Belleview Santos Elementary North Marion Middle

Dunnellon High N.W. Transportation

Dunnellon Elementary Ocala Springs Elementary

East Marion Elementary Reddick Elementary

Fessenden Elementary Romeo Elementary

Ft. McCoy K‐8 Shady Hill Elementary

Harbour View Elementary Sparr Elementary

Lake Weir Middle

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PROPOSAL FORM

REQUIRED TESTING

# Description Requirement Price

VOLATILE ORGANIC

COMPOUNDS (VOC)

Testing includes all twenty‐one

(21) parameters

Per Sample Price

2 NITRATE $

Per Sample Price

3 NITRITE $

Per Sample Price

4 MICROBIOLOGICAL ANALYISIS

Method of analysis to be employed is “MMO‐MUG”

(100 ESTIMATE – SAMPLES PER

MONTH)

Note: Currently, contractor for water operations collects samples.

Per Sample Price

Per emergency/after‐ hours sample if District collects.

Per emergency/after‐ hours sample if contractor collects.

5 LEAD AND COPPER $

Per Sample Price

WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS

• PH, ALKALINITY, CALCUIM,

CONDUCTIVITY,

TEMPERATURE, LEAD &

COPPER

• Testing to be completed when required

• There will be three (3) sample sites per school

Per Sample Price

MISCELLANEOUS TESTS

PRIMARY INORGANIC

(EXCLUDING ASBESTOS)

Per Sample Price

SYNTHETIC ORGANIC

CONTAMINANTS (SOC)

Per Sample Price

9 GROSS ALPHA $

Per Sample Price

10 RADIUM 226 & 228

If required by D.E.P. according to 62‐550 F.A.C. Action Levels

Per Sample Price

DISINFECTANT AND

DISINFECTION BY‐PRODUCTS

(INCLUDES TTHMs & HAA‐5)

Per Sample Price

12 ASBESTOS WHEN REQUIRED

County currently has waivers for asbestos

Per Sample Price

SECONDARY ANALYSIS, IF

NEEDED

Per Sample Price

CORROSION CONTROL

PARAMETERS

Sample two (2) times per month (shipping included), perform analysis: Saturation Index and Residual Phosphate.

Per Sample Price

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We, the undersigned, do hereby certify that these prices include all labor and material and will hold the pricing mechanism appearing in this solicitation fixed for a period after School Board approval for one (1) year from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026. We further realize the estimated quantities given are for evaluation purposes only and no guarantee of purchase is expressed or implied.

Division of Corporations Registration Requirements

Companies incorporated within the State of Florida must furnish their Florida document number. Companies incorporated in any other state must furnish their applicable document number. All corporations or other legal entities must be registered to do business in the State of Florida and have an active status in order to be eligible to do business with the School Board. The specific requirements for registration are found in §607, Fla. Stat. (2024). To register with the State of Florida, visit: www.Sunbiz.org

Company: ________________________________________________

Per: ___________________________________________ (Print name)

Authorized Signature: _______________________________________

Address: __________________________________________________

City/State/Zip: ______________________________________________

Dunn & Bradstreet # ________________________________________

Federal I.D. # ______________________________________________

Division of Corporations Registration Number: ___________________

The state incorporated in: _____________________________________

Occupational License Number or Contractor Certification (Only use if required)

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PURCHASE ORDER MAILING NAME AND ADDRESS

Company Name: ____________________________________________________________________

Mailing Address: ____________________________________________________________________

City: _________________________________ State: __________________ Zip: _________________

Telephone: _______________________________ Fax: _____________________________________

Contact Name: ____________________________ Contact Title: ______________________________

Purchase Order E‐mail address: ________________________________________________________

REMITTANCE NAME AND ADDRESS FOR PAYMENT

Company Name: ____________________________________________________________________

Mailing Address: ____________________________________________________________________

City: _________________________________ State: __________________ Zip: _________________

Telephone: _______________________________ Fax: _____________________________________

Contact Name: ____________________________ Contact Title: ______________________________

Contact Email Address: ______________________________________________________________

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BIDDER’S QUALIFICATION STATEMENT

MUST BE COMPLETED TO BE CONSIDERED A RESPONSIBLE BIDDER

COMPANY NAME: ________________________________________________

1. Bidder has been in business continuously since: ________________________________

2. Bidder has had experience in work comparable with that required under the proposed contract:

As a prime contractor for ___________ years / As a subcontractor for __________ years

3. Following is a partial list of work the bidder has completed in the last five (5) years) which is similar in character and in magnitude to that required in the proposed Contract:

YEAR OWNER LOCATION CONTRACT AMOUNT

4. Furnish references for information concerning the work listed above:

NAME COMPANY TITLE CITY/STATE PHONE #

5. Provide email addresses for each person listed in item 4:

6. List the supervisory personnel to be employed by the bidder and available for work on this project

(Project Manager, Principal Foreman, Superintendents):

NAME TITLE YEARS EXPERIENCE

7. List Subcontractors – Name, address and years of experience, if you will be utilizing subcontractors on any portion of this project.

NAME Address YEARS EXPERIENCE

8. Name and title of person filling out form:

NAME TITLE

If you need additional space, please submit a separate sheet with appropriate headings.

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CONFIDENTIAL, PROPRIETARY, OR TRADE SECRET MATERIAL STATEMENT

The School Board of Marion County, Florida (“School Board”) takes its public records responsibilities as provided under §119, Fla. Stat. (2024) and Article 1, Section 24 of the Florida Constitution, very seriously.

If Proposer considers any portion of the documents, data or records submitted in response to this solicitation to be confidential, trade secret or otherwise not subject to disclosure pursuant to §119, Fla.

Stat. (2024), the Florida Constitution or other authority, Proposer must also simultaneously provide the School Board with a separate redacted copy of its response. This redacted copy shall contain the School Board solicitation name, number, and the name of the Proposer on the cover, and shall be clearly titled “Redacted Copy.” The Redacted Copy shall be provided to School Board at the same time Proposer submits its response to the solicitation and must only exclude or obliterate those exact portions that are claimed confidential, proprietary, or trade secret. In compliance with §119.07(1)(e), Fla. Stat. (2024), Proposer must “state the basis for the exemption” that he/she “contends is applicable to the record, including the statutory citation to an exemption created or afforded by statute.”

Proposer shall be responsible for defending its determination that the redacted portions of its response are confidential, proprietary, trade secret or otherwise not subject to disclosure. Further, Proposer shall protect, defend, and indemnify the School Board for any and all claims arising from or relating to Proposer’s determination that the redacted portions of its response are confidential, proprietary, trade secret or otherwise not subject to disclosure.

The School Board will make no effort to verify whether or not the redacted material is exempt from §119, Fla. Stat. (2024). That determination is totally the responsibility of the Proposer.

If the Proposer fails to submit a Redacted Copy with its response, the School Board is authorized to produce the entire documents, data or records submitted by Proposer in answer to a public records request for these records.

I have read and understand my responsibilities regarding any purported confidential, proprietary or trade secret material contained in this proposal.

After reading the above statement, please initial next to the appropriate statement below:

__________ I have not included a redacted copy of our proposal.

__________ I have included a redacted copy of our proposal along with this original.

Signature of Proposer Signing Agreement

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Acknowledgment of Addenda Check: (Yes) or (No)

(Date of Receiving Addendum)

Addendum #1 Yes _____ No _____ Date Received:

Addendum #2 Yes _____ No _____ Date Received:

Addendum #3 Yes _____ No _____ Date Received:

Addendum #4 Yes _____ No _____ Date Received:

Addendum #5 Yes _____ No _____ Date Received:

Company Name

Signature

Address

City State Zip Code

Date

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CERTIFICATION REGARDING DEBARMENT,

SUSPENSION, INELIGIBILITY, VOLUNTARY EXCLUSION,

AND LOWER‐TIER COVERED TRANSACTIONS

This certification is required by the regulations implementing Executive Order 12549, Debarment and Suspension, 7 CFR Part 3017, Section 3017.510, Participants responsibilities. The regulations were published as Part IV of the January 30, 1989, Federal Register (pages 4722‐4733).

**BEFORE COMPLETING CERTIFICATION, READ INSTRUCTIONS ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE**

(1) The prospective lower‐tier participant certifies, by submission of this proposal, that neither he or she nor his or her principals is presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction by any Federal department or agency.

(2) Where the prospective lower‐tier participant is unable to certify to any of the statements in this certification, such prospective participant shall attach an explanation to this proposal.

Organization Name PR/Award Number or Project Name

Name(s) and Title(s) of Authorized Representative(s)

Signature(s) Date

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR CERTIFICATION

1. By signing and submitting this form, the prospective lower‐tier participant is providing the certification set out in accordance with these instructions.

2. The certification in this clause is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this transaction was entered into. If it is later determined that the prospective lower‐tier participant knowingly rendered an erroneous certification, in addition to other remedies available to the Federal Government, the department or agency with which this transaction originated may pursue available remedies, including suspension and/or debarment.

3. The prospective lower‐tier participant shall provide immediate written notice to the person to whom this proposal is submitted if at any time the prospective lower‐tier participant learns that his or her certification was erroneous when submitted or has become erroneous by reason of changed circumstances.

4. The terms “covered transaction,” “debarred,” ‘suspended,” “ineligible,” “lower‐tier covered transaction,” “participant,” “person,” “primary covered transaction,” “principal,” “proposal,” and “voluntarily excluded,” as used in this clause, have the meanings set out in the Definitions and Coverage sections of rules implementing Executive Order 12549. You may contact the person to which this proposal is submitted for assistance in obtaining a copy of those regulations.

5. The prospective lower‐tier participant agrees by submitting this form that he or she shall not knowingly enter into any lower‐tier‐covered transaction with a person who is debarred, suspended, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this covered transaction, unless authorized by the department or agency with which this transaction originated.

6. The prospective lower‐tier participant further agrees by submitting this form that he or she will include this clause titled “Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility, Voluntary Exclusion, and Lower‐Tier‐Covered Transactions,” without modification, in all lower tier covered transactions and in all solicitations for lower‐tier‐covered transactions.

7. A participant in a covered transaction may rely upon a certification of a prospective participant in a lower‐ tier‐covered transaction that he or she is not debarred, suspended, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from the covered transaction, unless he or she knows that the certification is erroneous. A participant may decide the method and frequency by which he or she determines the eligibility of his or her principals. Each participant may, but is not required to, check the Non‐Procurement List.

8. Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to require establishment of a system of records in order to render in good faith the certification required by this clause. The knowledge and information of a participant is not required to exceed that which is normally possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary course of business dealings.

9. Except for transactions authorized under paragraph 5 of these instructions, if a participant in a covered transaction knowingly enters into a lower‐tier‐covered transaction with a person who is suspended, debarred, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction; in addition to other remedies available to the Federal Government, the department or agency with which this transaction originated may pursue available remedies, including suspension and/or debarment.

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DRUG‐FREE WORKPLACE CERTIFICATION

Preference must be given to vendors submitting a certification with their bid/proposal certifying they have a drug‐free workplace in accordance with §287.087, Fla. Stat. (2024). This requirement affects all public entities of the State. The special condition is as follows:

IDENTICAL TIE BIDS ‐ Preference shall be given to businesses with drug‐free workplace programs. Whenever two or more bids, which are equal with respect to price, quality, and service, are received by the State or by any political subdivision for the procurement of commodities or contractual services, a bid received from a business that certifies that it has implemented a drug‐free workplace program shall be given preference in the award process. Established procedures for processing tie bids will be followed if none of the tied vendors have a drug‐free workplace program. A business shall:

1) Publish a statement notifying employees that the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in the workplace and specifying the actions that will be taken against employees for violation of such prohibition.

2) Inform employees about the dangers of drug abuse in the workplace‐ the business' policy of maintaining a drug‐free workplace; any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and employee assistance programs;

and the penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug abuse violations.

3) Give each employee engaged in providing the commodities or contractual services that are under bid a copy of the statement specified in subsection (1).

4) In the statement specified in subsection (1), notify the employees that, as a condition of working on the commodities or contractual services that are under bid, the employee will abide by the terms of the statement and will notify the employer of any conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contender to, any violation of §893, Fla. Stat. (2024) or of any controlled substance law of the United States or any state, for a violation occurring in the workplace, no later than five (5) days after such conviction.

5) Impose a sanction on or require the satisfactory participation in a drug‐abuse assistance or rehabilitation program if such is available in the employee's community, by any employee who is so convicted.

6) Make a good‐faith effort to continue to maintain a drug‐free workplace through implementation of this section.

As the person authorized to sign the statement, I certify that this firm complies fully with the above requirements.

COMPANY NAME

VENDOR'S SIGNATURE

MUST BE EXECUTED AND RETURNED WITH ATTACHED BID AT TIME OF BID OPENING TO BE CONSIDERED.

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STATEMENT OF NO BID

If you are not bidding on this service/commodity, please complete and upload to www.myvendorlink.com.

Failure to respond may result in deletion of vendor's name from the bidder's list for The School Board of Marion County, Florida.

COMPANY NAME: _____________________________________________________

ADDRESS: ___________________________________________________________

CITY: ________________ STATE: ________________ ZIP: _____________

CONTACT PERSON: __________________________TELEPHONE: ______________

We, the undersigned, have declined to bid on your Bid No. 4145GM for Water Monitoring Services because of the following reasons:

We do not offer this product or the equivalent.

Insufficient time to respond to the invitation to bid.

Remove our name from this bid list only.

Our product schedule would not permit us to perform.

Unable to meet bond requirements.

Other. (Specify below)

REMARKS:

SIGNATURE: _____________________________ DATE: _________________ (m/d/yyyy)

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PLEASE READ ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS BID SO THAT YOU DO NOT MISS

IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT MAY AFFECT YOUR BID SUBMISSION.

NOTE: THE LIST BELOW MAY NOT BE INCLUSIVE OF ALL REQUIREMENTS. USE THE BELOW

LIST AS A CHECKOFF LIST TO ENSURE THESE ITEMS ARE NOT MISSING.

REQUIRED:

Invitation to Bid Page (Bidder Acknowledgement Page) __________

Proposal Form(s) __________

Proposer’s Statement of Principal Place of Business __________

Confidential, Proprietary, or Trade Secret Material Statement __________

Acknowledgement of Addenda __________

Drug Free Workplace Certification __________

Certification Regarding Debarment __________

Manufacturer’s Authorization(s) __________

Bidders Qualification Statement __________

W‐9 Form (not in packet, must be downloaded) __________

IF REQUIRED BY ORDINANCE:

Occupational License __________

IF APPLICABLE:

Bid or Performance Bond __________

Statement of No Bid __________