PRIME-SUB_FORM_for_Contractors_26-B-54LL,_C2072.xls

This is a Prime/Subcontractor Form for Volusia County, Florida's Invitation for Bid (ITB No. 26-B-54LL, Contract No. C-2072) for the Bird Flight Cage Pools Construction Project at the Marine Science Center Bird Hospital in Ponce Inlet. The project involves the removal of two existing in-ground bird pools and the design, construction, and installation of two new concrete in-ground bird pools featuring saltwater/chlorinated systems with specified drainage, return line, and skimmer configurations. The design phase must be completed within 30 days, with construction and installation completed within 60 days, for a total project duration of 90 days. A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for March 12, 2026, at 11:00 am at the project site, with questions due by March 26, 2026, at 11:59 pm, and bid submission required by April 9, 2026, at 3:00 pm via the County's eProcurement Portal. Bids must remain firm for 120 days after bid opening, and the form requires bidders to identify all proposed subcontractors by discipline, including Electrical, Plumbing, and Swimming Pools, with dollar values and percentages of work allocated to each contractor.

The estimated construction cost is $50,000.00, with the final award value to be determined upon bid opening and evaluation. Bidders must possess a valid Florida General Contractor's license and demonstrate experience with at least three similar in-ground saltwater concrete pool projects. Volusia County offers a local bid preference of three percent to bidders with a permanent location in specified counties for at least six months prior to bid closing, with an additional two percent preference if local subcontractors constitute 51 percent or greater of subcontracted work. A bid bond of not less than five percent of the bid amount is required, and Payment and Performance Bonds may be waived for this project as it falls below the $200,000.00 threshold. Contractors must maintain comprehensive insurance coverage, including Workers' Compensation, Commercial General Liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence, Auto Liability with combined single limits of $1,000,000, Installation Floater coverage, and Professional Liability of $300,000. All insurance providers must be rated A- or better by A.M. Best & Company, and Volusia County must be named as an additional insured with primary and non-contributory coverage. The County retains five percent of each monthly payment as retainage until final payment, and liquidated damages are assessed at $100.00 per day for delays beyond the completion date.