F498711675_LMBPQA1.pdf

This document is a Questions and Answers #1 related to a Request for Proposal (RFP) issued by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) for the Central Florida Rail Corridor (CFRC) Lake Monroe Drawbridge Painting project. The RFP seeks proposals for painting services for the Lake Monroe Drawbridge. The budget estimate for this project is $3,158,028.00. The RFP timeline includes the posting of several addendums and a series of questions and answers, with the most recent addendum posted on March 16, 2022. The solicitation is open to all qualified vendors registered in the State of Florida's MyFloridaMarketplace system, and out-of-state vendors must be authorized to do business in Florida. Vendors must also be properly licensed if the business being provided requires licensure by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.

The payment(s) to the vendor(s) resulting from the contract(s) established by this RFP will be subject to the 1% MyFlorida Marketplace Transaction Fee, unless the transaction is exempt from the fee. The RFP does not provide information about any set-asides, incumbents, or funding sources, but it does state that respondents to the solicitation or persons acting on their behalf may not contact any employee or officer of the executive or legislative branch concerning any aspect of the solicitation, except in writing to the procurement officer or as provided in the solicitation documents.