ROA,_21-B-59HO,_Irrigation_System_Maintenance.pdf

This is a Recommendation of Award document issued by the County of Volusia, Florida for Bid Number 21-B-59HO, soliciting irrigation system maintenance services across county-owned and county-operated facilities. The County opened bids on April 7, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. and received two timely submissions. The scope of work encompasses eight service categories: regular hours East Volusia, regular hours West Volusia, after-hours East Volusia, after-hours West Volusia, weekends East Volusia, weekends West Volusia, County recognized holidays East Volusia, and County recognized holidays West Volusia, with response time requirements ranging from one hour for emergency repair to 24 hours for regular service. The County recommended awarding the contract to both Advalue LLC dba Big Value Garden Center (768 N. Nova Road, Daytona Beach, Florida 32114) and National Trading Group LLC (52 Riley Road, Suite 513, Kissimmee, Florida 34747) on a split-award basis by geographic service area. The target Council approval date was May 18, 2021, with the tabulation completed on April 22, 2021 by Procurement Analyst II Heidi Ott and approved by Pam Wilsky, Director of Purchasing and Contracts.

The bid pricing schedule established hourly labor rates for each service category, with Advalue LLC quoting rates ranging from $40.00 to $65.00 per hour depending on the service type and location, while National Trading Group LLC submitted identical pricing across most categories. Both vendors provided rates for the eight labor categories specified, and the award was based on lowest cost evaluation as the primary selection criterion. The document indicates that all additional terms and conditions submitted by bidders were rejected and held to have no force or effect under County of Volusia standard terms. No incumbent contractor information or set-aside designations are referenced in the document.