Invitation to Bid 2026-004

SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF LIMEROCK

Gainesville Regional Utilities

301 SE 4th Avenue

Gainesville, FL 32601

Attachments:

A - Contract_Sample_Document

1. INSTRUCTIONS

It is the bidders responsibility to read and understand all instructions in this section.

1.1. Definitions for Instructions

• Addendum/Addenda: Written or graphic document(s) issued prior to the Response due date, which make additions, deletions, or revisions to the solicitation or contract documents.

• Agreement: A written Contract between two or more Parties. “Contract” and “Agreement” are synonymous.

• Best and Final Offer (BAFO): The final proposal submitted after competitive negotiations are completed that contains the Responders most favorable terms.

• Bid: The written response to a Solicitation.

• Due Date: The date the response is due.

• Non–Responsive: A response that does not meet the material requirements of the solicitation.

• Redacted: The censoring of part of a Response.

• Respondent: An individual or business entity that submits a response to a Solicitation.

• Response: A written document submitted by a Respondent in reply to Solicitation.

• Responsive: A response that conforms in all material respects to the requirements set forth in the Solicitation.

• Solicitation: A written document issued by an agency to obtain information or pricing for goods and/or services. May also be referred to as an Invitation to Bid, Request for Proposal, Request for Quotation, or Request for Statement of Qualifications.

• Work: Activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result requested in the scope.

1.2. Authorized Procurement Representative

The Procurement Representative for this Solicitation/Contract is Zoe King. Respondents shall submit all inquiries regarding this bid via GRU e-Procurement Portal, located at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/GRU. Please note the deadline for submitting inquiries. All answers to inquiries will be posted on GRU e-Procurement Portal. Respondents shall click “Follow” on this bid to receive an email notification when answers are posted. It is the responsibility of the respondent to check the website for answers to inquiries.

1.3. Examination of Solicitation Documents and Work Site

Prior to responding to the Solicitation, Respondents are responsible for the following:

• Examining the Solicitation thoroughly, General Solicitation Document #Invitation to Bid 2026-004 Title: Supply and Delivery of Limerock

• If applicable, visiting the work site to become familiar with local conditions that may affect the cost, progress, performance of furnishing the Work,

• Considering federal, state and local laws and regulations that may impact or affect cost, progress, performance or furnishing of the Work,

• Studying and carefully correlating Respondent’s observations with the Solicitation, and

• Notifying the Procurement Representative of all conflicts, errors or discrepancies in the

Solicitation.

Respondents are expected to become fully informed as to the requirements of the Specifications and failure to do so will be at their own risk. Respondents cannot expect to secure relief on the plea of error.

A Respondent who is aggrieved in connection with the specifications of this Solicitation may protest in writing to GRU Procurement at least seven (7) business days prior to the Response due date.

1.4. Interpretations and Addenda

All questions about the meaning or intent of the Solicitation are to be directed to the Procurement Representative, unless stated otherwise in the Solicitation. Interpretations or clarifications considered necessary in response to such questions will be issued by Addenda sent to all parties recorded as having received the Solicitation. Questions received less than seven (7) business days prior to the Response due date/time may not be answered by the Procurement Representative. Only questions answered by formal written Addenda will be binding.

Addenda may also be issued to modify the Solicitation as deemed advisable by the Procurement Representative.

Addenda issued by GRU prior to the Solicitation due date/time are considered binding as if written into the original Solicitation. Respondents are responsible for ensuring that all addenda have been received prior to submitting their Response.

1.5. Response Preparation

The Pricing Response table included in this Solicitation should be used to submit pricing information, provide a price for all items listed in the table, unless noted otherwise.

All blanks on the Respondent’s Certification Form must be legibly completed in ink (computer printed, typed or handwritten).

A Response submitted by a corporation must be executed in the corporate name by the president, a vice-president, or other corporate representative and accompanied by a document showing authorization of such person’s authority. Include the physical address and state of incorporation. A Response submitted by a partnership must be executed in the partnership name and signed by a partner, whose title must appear under the signature, and the physical address of the partnership must be shown below the signature.

The names of individuals included on the Respondent’s Certification Form must be legibly printed below signatures (computer printed, typed or handwritten).

Respondent must acknowledge receipt of all addenda using the space provided on the Respondent’s Certification Form.

Costs for developing a response to the Solicitation are the sole obligation of the Respondent.

Respondent’s pricing must include applicable taxes on items purchased or manufactured by Respondent for the project. GRU is exempt from Florida sales taxes for certain purchases. A “Consumer’s Certificate of Exemption” is available at www.gru.com.

1.6. Price

The prices stated on the Pricing Response table are firm. Any additional charges that were not included in the Response will not be paid by GRU unless approved in writing by an authorized GRU representative. Subsequent to contract formation, pricing inconsistencies on invoices may be grounds to cancel the contract.

If the Respondent offers discounted pricing, such as prompt payment discounts or volume discounts, it must be clearly stated and explained on the Pricing Response Form. Such discounts, if applicable, will not be used in determining award of the Solicitation.

1.7. Deviations from Specifications

Any deviation from this Solicitation must be provided and explained in detail with the Response.

Deviations must be explained on a separate page labeled “Exceptions and Clarifications” and included with the Response. Each exception and clarification must correspond to the specific referenced section in the Solicitation. Otherwise, the Response will be considered in strict compliance with the Solicitation and the selected Respondent will be held accountable for compliance with the Specifications.

GRU reserves the right to waive exceptions and clarifications to the Solicitation if determined by GRU to be in GRU’s best interest.

1.8. Exceptions and Clarifications

While a responsive bid meets all material requirements of the solicitation, GRU may waive non-material requirements. Some requirements cannot be waived without adversely impacting the competitive bid process. If, during bid, there is any doubt as to the materiality of any exception or clarification, Utilities Purchasing and/or the Utilities Attorney shall be consulted before acceptance of a bid. Similarly, a bid will not be rejected without such consultation.

1.9. Distribution of Information

GRU requires electronic submission of bids and proposals. Submit electronic responses via GRU e- Procurement Portal: https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/GRU. By way of the e-Procurement Portal, responses will be locked and digitally encrypted until the submission deadline passes.

The OpenGov portal allows the following:

• Access procurement documents and related information.

• Receive automatic and instant notifications of government opportunities.

• Download solicitation documents and specifications online.

• Submit your bids and proposals online.

• See all the forms and documents you need to complete in one place.

• Receive and respond to government requests for quotes immediately.

http://www.gru.com/ https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/GRU

• Automatic notification of awards.

For more information about OpenGov, visit https://procurement.opengov.com.

It is the responsibility of the respondent to regularly monitor GRU's eProcurement Portal. Respondents shall click “Follow” on this solicitation to receive all email notifications when answers are posted, addenda issued, & other solicitation notices.

Ultimately, it is the sole responsibility of each respondent to periodically check the site for any addenda at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/GRU. Respondents' failure to retrieve available, required procurement information and include the appropriate documentation and information in solicitation responses may result in disqualification.

1.10. Solicitation Response

Bids may be received up to but not later than 4:00 pm on Monday, November 17, 2025 via GRU e- Procurement Portal located at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/GRU. GRU e-Procurement Portal Clock is the official clock for the determination of all deadline dates and times. Without exception, responses will not be accepted after the submission deadline regardless of any technical difficulties such as poor internet connections. Gainesville Regional Utilities strongly recommends completing your response well ahead of the deadline. By way of the e-Procurement Portal, responses will be locked and digitally encrypted until the submission deadline passes.

Responses will be electronically unsealed publicly opened at the time and place indicated in the Solicitation and will be available for inspection upon notice of award or intended Award, or within thirty

(30) calendar days after the opening of Responses, whichever occurs first. Prices may be publicly disclosed on GRU’s eProcurement Portal at the sole discretion of GRU Procurement.

The Respondent’s Certification Form must be submitted with the Response. If required, a Bid Bond and other documents must be provided with the Response. If a Bid Bond is required by the Solicitation and not included the response will be deemed non-responsive.

A “No-Bid” Response can be submitted for those who choose not to participate in the Solicitation. This designation can be submitted in GRU’s eProcurement Portal:

https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/gru/projects/206108

1.11. Submitting Questions and Receiving Answers

Respondents shall submit all inquiries regarding this bid via GRU e-Procurement Portal, located at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/GRU. Please note the deadline for submitting inquiries: 4:30 pm on Tuesday, October 28, 2025. All answers to inquiries will be posted on GRU e-Procurement Portal.

Respondents shall click “Follow” on this solicitation to receive all email notifications when answers are posted, addenda issued, & other solicitation notices. It is the responsibility of the respondent to check the website for answers to inquiries.

Addenda Notification and Acknowledgement Addenda Notification:

Respondents are required to register for an account via GRU e-Procurement Portal hosted by OpenGov.

Once the respondent has completed registration, they will receive addenda notifications to their email by clicking “Follow” on this project. Ultimately, it is the sole responsibility of each respondent to periodically check the site for any addenda at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/GRU.

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1.12. Cancellation of Solicitation

Procurement may determine, at its sole discretion, that it is in GRU's best interest to cancel a solicitation before the bid due date, either for the purpose of reissuing the solicitation or because there is no longer the need for the equipment, materials or services. Any responses to the solicitation received by Procurement will not be opened but will be maintained pursuant to the State of Florida’s Records Retention Schedules, as may be modified from time to time.

1.13. Modification or Withdrawal of a Response

Changes to a respondent’s bid submittals in GRU's eProcurement Portal can be made up to the deadline date for the bid submittal.

After responses have been opened, corrections to the response are permitted only to the extent that:

• Respondent can show by clear and convincing evidence that there was a material and substantial mistake in the preparation of its Response;

• the nature of the mistake is evident; and

• the intended pricing is evident.

1.14. Rejection of Bids/Termination of Contract

Previously solicited and/or accepted bids may be rejected or acceptance revoked prior to beginning of performance upon discovery by GRU that the bidder or its affiliates have committed any act which would have been cause for debarment, or were on the convicted vendor list prepared under the provisions of F.S. 287.133, as amended, at or prior to the acceptance of the bid.

If GRU discovers, after a contract is awarded and performance has begun, that the bidder or its affiliates have committed any act subsequent to or prior to award or acceptance which would have been cause for debarment had it been discovered prior to award or acceptance, GRU may consider such to be a material breach of the contract and such shall constitute cause for termination of the contract.

1.15. Cancellation of Award

Cancellation occurs when an issued purchase order or executed contract is voided, rescinded or terminated, or the delivered goods or work are rejected. If defective goods are received, an order is incorrect, or work is not performed in accordance with specifications, the user department shall contact Procurement before taking any action. In addition, departments must contact Procurement for assistance with canceling any purchase order or contract.

Even after a bid has been awarded, Procurement may cancel the award or executed contract based on a bid error and may take action to reject performance when appropriate. If the contract is canceled at the request of the vendor, the vendor may be required to reimburse GRU for the difference between its bid and the next low bid.

1.16. Terms of Award

Award will be made to the lowest, responsive, responsible Respondent.

a. GRU reserves the right to reject any and all Responses, or any part thereof, to waive any and all informalities or irregularities, and the right to disregard all nonconforming, nonresponsive, unbalanced or conditional Responses. A responsible Respondent and any selected https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/gru/projects/206108 subcontractors, suppliers, other persons, and/or organizations proposed to perform or furnish the Work have the capacity in all respects to fully perform the Contract requirements and the experience, integrity, reliability, capacity, facilities, equipment, and credit to ensure good faith performance, such capacity and responsibility to be determined solely by GRU. GRU may conduct such investigation as GRU deems necessary to establish the responsibility, qualifications and financial ability of Respondent(s), proposed subcontractors, material suppliers, individuals, or entities to perform the Work in accordance with the Contract. Such information may include, but shall not be limited to, current financial statements, bank records, verifications of availability of equipment and personnel and past performance records.

b. Discrepancies in the multiplication of units of Work and unit prices will be resolved in favor of the unit prices. Discrepancies between the indicated sum of any column of figures and the correct sum thereof will be resolved in favor of the correct sum.

c. If the Contract is awarded, GRU will give the successful Respondent a Notice of Intent to Award within sixty (60) calendar days after the Solicitation due date. All Responses must remain valid for sixty (60) calendar days from the Solicitation due date.

d. When GRU gives a Notice of Award to the successful Respondent, it will be accompanied by the required number of unsigned counterparts of the Contract (or Purchase Order, as applicable) with all attachments. Within fifteen (15) calendar days thereafter, Respondent must sign and deliver the required number of counterparts of the Contract, attachments, and required Bonds, if applicable. GRU will ultimately provide a fully signed counterpart to the Respondent.

e. Failure on the part of the successful Respondent to execute a Contract within fifteen (15) calendar days after the notice of acceptance may be just cause for annulment of award.

f. GRU may then accept the Response of the next lowest, responsive, responsible Respondent or re-advertise the Solicitation. If the next lowest, responsive, responsible Response is accepted, this acceptance will bind such Respondent as though it was the original successful Respondent.

g. Protests in respect to the intended award must be filed within three (3) calendar days of notice.

It is the Respondent’s duty to be informed of the intended award and GRU’s protest procedures.

1.17. Responsible/Responsive Bidder

A responsible bidder has the capability to perform the contract requirements in all respects, including the experience, integrity, reliability, capacity, facilities, equipment, and good credit, which will help assure good faith performance. A bidder’s qualifications may be considered in making an award recommendation. GRU has the right to verify the qualifications of a bidder as GRU deems appropriate either before or after the bid opening.

A responsive bidder has submitted a bid which fully conforms in all material respects to the solicitation’s requirements, as determined solely by GRU. “Material” respect refers to factors of importance which help to ensure that the bidder will adequately comply with the prerequisites of the solicitation by performing the work in the manner specified, or providing equipment or goods meeting specifications.

If GRU determines either that a bidder is not responsible, or the bid submitted is nonresponsive, written notice will be sent by the Purchasing representative to the bidder, setting forth the basis of the finding.

The failure of a bidder to promptly supply such information to support their company’s capabilities as may be requested by the Purchasing representative may be grounds for GRU to determine that the bidder is not responsible. Similarly, the failure of a bidder to promptly supply information in connection with an inquiry may be grounds for a determination of non-responsiveness.

GRU may, in the exercise of its sole discretion, require a prequalification process in connection with any bid. In such case, a prequalification form is sent to bidders to complete which helps GRU assess the bidder’s qualifications and experience. Bidders are notified whether or not they qualify to participate in the solicitation. The form may also be modified for submittal with the bid response based on the type of goods or services needed. If a prequalification process is not used, GRU may also elect to award the solicitation based on an evaluated process.

1.18. Notification of Award

Purchasing will notify bidders of the recommended award of the contract with reasonable promptness.

The notification will be through an award letter, issuance of a purchase order, execution of a contract or other appropriate means of communication. Purchasing will be responsible for obtaining required submittals from the successful bidder such as the insurance certificate, bonds, purchase order acceptance or contract, as required.

1.19. Term of Contract

The term of this Contract shall commence on the December 1, 2025 and terminate on November 30, 2028.

Upon mutual agreement between Parties, this contract may be renewed for One (2) Two Year additional years.

Beyond the extensions described above, this Contract may be extended for an additional six (6) months to allow for completion of a new solicitation.

1.20. Lobbying

To ensure fair consideration and consistent and accurate dissemination of information for all proposers, GRU prohibits communication to or with any department, employee, or agent evaluating or considering the proposals during the submission process, except as authorized by the contact person. During the blackout period no person may lobby, as defined herein, on behalf of a competing party in a particular procurement process, GRU officials or employees except the Procurement designated staff contact in the Procurement Department. Violation of this provision shall result in disqualification of the party on whose behalf the lobbying occurred. Lobbying means when any natural person, for compensation, seeks to influence the governmental decision-making, to encourage the passage, defeat or modification of any proposal, recommendation or decision by GRU officials and employees, except as authorized by procurement documents.

1.21. Blackout Period

Respondents to this solicitation or persons acting on their behalf may not contact, between the release of the solicitation and the end of the 72-hour period following the agency posting the notice of intended award, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and state holidays, any employee or officer of the executive or legislative branch concerning any aspect of this solicitation, except in writing to the procurement officer or as provided in the solicitation documents. Violation of this provision may be grounds for rejecting a response.

1.22. Collusion

Only one (1) response from any individual, firm, corporation, organization or agency under the same or different name will be considered for this Solicitation. Submission of more than one response may result in the rejection of all responses from the Respondent.

Respondent, by signing the Respondent’s Certification Form, declares that the Response is made without any previous understanding, agreement, or connections with any persons, firms, or corporations responding on the same items and that it is in all respects fair and in good faith without any outside control, collusion or fraud. A non-exclusive manufacturer/distributor relationship does not, in and of itself, constitute a prior understanding, agreement, connection or collusion between Responders.

By responding to the Solicitation, the Respondent acknowledges that it has not offered or given any gift or compensation to any GRU officer or employee to secure favorable treatment with respect to being awarded this Contract.

1.23. Debarment/Suspension/Termination

The Procurement representative is authorized to suspend a respondent from consideration for award of contracts if there is probable cause to believe that the respondent has engaged in activity which might lead to debarment. The suspension shall be for a period not to exceed three months. After reasonable notice to the respondent involved and reasonable opportunity for that respondent to be heard, the Procurement representative, after consulting with the GRU Attorney, is authorized to debar a respondent for cause from consideration for award of contracts. The debarment shall be for a period of not more than three years. The causes for debarment include:

a. Conviction for commission of a criminal offense as an incident to obtaining or attempting to obtain a public or private contract or subcontract, or in the performance of such contract or subcontract, within five years of a proposed award;

b. Conviction under State or Federal statutes of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, receiving stolen property, or any other offense indicating a lack of business integrity or business honesty which currently, seriously, and directly affects responsibility as a GRU supplier, within five years of a proposed award;

c. Conviction under state or federal antitrust statutes arising out of the submission of bids or proposals, within five years of a proposed award;

d. Violation of contract provisions, as set forth below, of a character which is regarded by the

Procurement representative to be so serious as to justify debarment action, within five years of a proposed award:

i. Deliberate failure without good cause to perform in accordance with the specifications or within the time limit provided in the contract; or

ii. A record of failure to perform or of unsatisfactory performance in accordance with the terms of one or more contracts; provided that failure to perform or unsatisfactory performance caused by acts beyond the control of the supplier shall not be considered to be a basis for debarment.

e. For any provision of, or offer, gift or agreement to provide, any gratuity, kickback or offer of employment to any current or former GRU employee in connection with any decision, approval, disapproval, recommendation, or preparation of any part of a program requirement or a purchase requisition, influencing the content of any specification or procurement standard, rendering of advice, investigation, auditing, or in any other advisory capacity in any proceeding or application, request for ruling, determination, claim or controversy or other particular matter, pertaining to any program requirement or a contract or subcontract, or to any solicitation or proposal, within three years of a proposed award;

f. For any payment, gratuity, kickback or offer of employment to be made by or on behalf of a subcontractor under a contract to the prime supplier or higher tier subcontractor or any person associated therewith, as an inducement for the award of a subcontract or order, within three years of a proposed award;

g. For retaining a person or soliciting or securing a GRU contract upon an agreement or understanding for a commission, percentage, brokerage, or contingent fee, except for retention of bona fide employees or bona fide established commercial selling agencies for the purpose of securing business, within three years of a proposed award;

h. During the period of a contract with GRU, employing, or offering employment to, any current

GRU employee participating directly or indirectly in the procurement process, within three years of a proposed award;

i. Any other cause the Procurement representative determines to be so serious and compelling as to affect responsibility as a GRU supplier, including debarment by another governmental entity for any cause listed in this Section.

REJECTION OF BIDS/TERMINATION OF CONTRACT

Previously solicited and/or accepted bids may be rejected or acceptance revoked prior to beginning of performance upon discovery by GRU that the respondent or its affiliates have committed any act which would have been cause for debarment, or were on the convicted vendor list, at or prior to the acceptance of the bid.

If GRU discovers, after a contract is awarded and performance has begun, that the respondent or its affiliates have committed any act subsequent to or prior to award or acceptance which would have been cause for debarment had it been discovered prior to award or acceptance, GRU may consider such to be a material breach of the contract and such shall constitute cause for termination of the contract.

2. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

2.1. Scope

• The purpose of this specification is to establish the minimum requirements for the supply and delivery of Limerock for Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU), to be used in various construction and maintenance projects.

• These technical specifications supplement the Supplemental Conditions and General Conditions.

In the event of a conflict, the technical specifications govern.

2.2. Description of Work

• The Supplier shall furnish and deliver Limerock meeting the Florida Department of

Transportation (FDOT) Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, Section 911

– Limerock Base Material, edition in effect on the solicitation due date. Material shall meet all gradation, quality, and bearing value requirements per Section 911.

• Quantities shown in this solicitation are estimates only. GRU does not guarantee minimum or maximum quantities. The estimated annual quantity is 9,000 short tons (2,000 lb./ton).

2.3. Billing and Moisture Adjustment

• Limerock shall be billed on a per-ton (dry weight) basis, allowing for a maximum moisture content of 15% by weight.

• A deduction will be made for the portion of moisture exceeding 15%. A representative sample may be taken at GRU’s option; the measured moisture content (MC) will be used to establish the payable tonnage and will apply to all deliveries on the day the sample is taken.

• Payable dry tons formula: *Payable dry tons* = *Delivered net wet tons* × ((1 − MC) / 0.85), where MC is the measured moisture fraction (e.g., 25% → 0.25) and 0.85 reflects the allowable

15% moisture.

o Example (informational): If moisture content is 25%, solids fraction is 0.75. 0.75 ÷ 0.85 =

0.88 → pay 88% of the delivered wet tons price-equivalent (same result as the 75% ÷ 85% illustration).

• Invoices must include:

o Requesting GRU Department;

o Delivery date;

o Delivery ticket number;

o Net delivered weight (after any moisture adjustment);

o Moisture factor/MC if applied;

o Signed delivery ticket(s);

o Purchase Order (PO) number.

2.4. Delivery

• Deliver to GRU Eastside Operations Center, 4747 North Main Street, Gainesville, FL 32609, or another GRU-designated location within Gainesville, FL specified at the time of order.

• Delivery shall be made by truck and dumped at the GRU-designated location by the Supplier.

• Normal delivery: within two (2) business days of order placement.

• Emergency delivery: upon GRU request within two (2) hours. Failure to meet required delivery times may result in GRU procuring materials from alternate sources with no penalty or obligation to the Supplier.

• Delivery ticketing at time of delivery: Each delivery ticket shall indicate the net weight of each load delivered. Supplier’s delivery personnel shall obtain the signature of a GRU authorized representative and provide a copy to GRU staff. Copies of delivery tickets shall also be provided with each invoice. Failure to provide a delivery ticket to a GRU representative may result in rejection of payment for the associated delivery.

• Regulatory compliance: All trucks delivering Limerock must comply with all applicable State of

Florida and local vehicle weight, safety, and environmental regulations. Loads that arrive overweight or contaminated with foreign material may be rejected at no cost to GRU.

2.5. Required Delivery Ticket Fields

• Ticket Number

• Delivery Date and Time

• Delivery Facility Name or Address (location where material is delivered)

• Source of Material (Pit Name)

• Delivered Quantity (tons, net weight after moisture allowance if applied)

• Truck Driver Name

• Vehicle/Truck Number

• Purchase Order (PO) number

2.6. Product Testing and Acceptance

• GRU reserves the right to sample and test any Limerock delivered to verify conformance with

FDOT Section 911 requirements.

• In the event the material does not conform to specifications, GRU may:

o Reject the material and require immediate removal at the Supplier’s expense, or o Accept the material at a reduced price, as determined by GRU.

• Repeated failure to meet specifications is cause for contract termination for default.

2.7. Administrative Notes

• Where moisture testing is conducted, methods and frequency will be as directed by GRU (e.g., oven-dry or other mutually accepted method).

• Any subsequent clarifications or instructions issued by GRU shall be in writing and will become part of this specification if and as applicable.

• At the beginning of the contract award period the awardee must attend an on-site safety orientation that will be held by GRUs Water Wastewater (W/WW) department.

2.8. Terms of Award and Contract

Contract Term.

• The term of this Contract shall commence on the December 1, 2025 and terminate on

November 30, 2028.

• Upon mutual agreement between the Parties, this contract may be renewed for One (2) Two

Year additional years.

• Beyond the extensions described above, this Contract may be extended for an additional six (6) months to allow for completion of a new solicitation.

Award will be made to the lowest, responsive, responsible Respondent.

• GRU reserves the right to reject any and all Responses, or any part thereof, to waive any and all informalities or irregularities, and the right to disregard all nonconforming, nonresponsive, unbalanced or conditional Responses. A responsible Respondent and any selected subcontractors, suppliers, other persons, and/or organizations proposed to perform or furnish the Work have the capacity in all respects to fully perform the Contract requirements and the experience, integrity, reliability, capacity, facilities, equipment, and credit to ensure good faith performance, such capacity and responsibility to be determined solely by GRU. GRU may conduct such investigation as GRU deems necessary to establish the responsibility, qualifications and financial ability of Respondent(s), proposed subcontractors, material suppliers, individuals, or entities to perform the Work in accordance with the Contract. Such information may include, but shall not be limited to, current financial statements, bank records, verifications of availability of equipment and personnel and past performance records.

• Discrepancies in the multiplication of units of Work and unit prices will be resolved in favor of the unit prices. Discrepancies between the indicated sum of any column of figures and the correct sum thereof will be resolved in favor of the correct sum.

• If the Contract is awarded, GRU will give the successful Respondent a Notice of Intent to Award within sixty (60) calendar days after the Solicitation due date. All Responses must remain valid for sixty (60) calendar days from the Solicitation due date.

• When GRU gives a Notice of Award to the successful Respondent, it will be accompanied by the required number of unsigned counterparts of the Contract (or Purchase Order, as applicable) with all attachments. Within fifteen (15) calendar days thereafter, Respondent must sign and deliver the required number of counterparts of the Contract, attachments, and required Bonds, if applicable. GRU will ultimately provide a fully signed counterpart to the Respondent.

• Failure on the part of the successful Respondent to execute a Contract within fifteen (15) calendar days after the notice of acceptance may be just cause for annulment of award.

• GRU may then accept the Response of the next lowest, responsive, responsible Respondent or re-advertise the Solicitation. If the next lowest, responsive, responsible Response is accepted, this acceptance will bind such Respondent as though it was the original successful Respondent.

• Protests in respect to the intended award must be filed within three (3) calendar days of notice.

It is the Respondent’s duty to be informed of the intended award and GRU’s protest procedures.

3. RESPONSE SUBMITTALS

The following information is required with the Response. Failure to provide the following information may be cause for the response to be deemed "non-responsive":

3.1. Bidder Certification

This form must be completed and uploaded at the time of submittal for the responsible Respondent to be considered responsive.

3.1.1. Please download the document below, complete, and upload.* By submitting this Bid, the undersigned certifies that:

• All Limerock supplied under this contract shall meet or exceed FDOT Section 911 specifications and shall not exceed a moisture content of 15% by weight at time of delivery.

• The unit price submitted is all-inclusive of material, transportation, labor and overhead.

• All deliveries shall be accompanied by a proper delivery ticket in accordance with the specifications.

• The bidder understands and agrees that GRU reserves the right to sample and test material, reject non-compliant deliveries, and withhold payment for incomplete or non-compliant delivery tickets.

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*Response required

3.2. Material and Source Information

Questions 2.1 through 2.4 must be completed at the time of submittal for the responsible Respondent to be considered responsive.

3.2.1. Provide the requested information below.*

Source(s) Name

Address(s) of Limerock (Mine/Producer)

*Response required

3.2.2. If applicable provide the FDOT source pit number(s).

3.2.3. Provide the Weight Station Location(s).*

Facility Name

Facility Address

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3.3. Required Forms

Forms 3.1 through 3.4 must be completed and uploaded at the time of submittal for the responsible Respondent to be considered responsive.

3.3.1. Respondent Certification Form*

"I hereby propose to provide the goods/services requested in this Solicitation. I agree to hold pricing for at least 60 calendar days from the Solicitation due date. I agree that GRU’s terms and conditions herein take precedence over any conflicting terms and conditions submitted for GRU’s consideration, and agree to abide by all conditions of this Solicitation.

I certify that all information contained in this Response is truthful to the best of my knowledge and belief. I further certify that I am duly authorized to execute and submit this Response on behalf of the organization as its agent and that the organization is ready, willing and able to perform if awarded.

I further certify that this Response is made without prior understanding, agreement, connection, discussion, or collusion with any other person, company or corporation submitting an offer for the same product or service; and the undersigned executed this Respondent’s Certification with full knowledge and understanding of the matters therein contained."

Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• RESPONDENT_CERTIFICATION_FO...

*Response required

3.3.2. Drug-Free Workplace Certification Form*

Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

"Preference may be given to a business that certifies that it has implemented a drug-free workplace program. Pursuant to Section 287.087, Florida Statutes, whenever two or more competitive solicitations that 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 response 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 responses will be followed if none of the tied providers has a drug free workplace program. In order to 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 violations of such prohibition.

2. Inform employees about the dangers of drug abuse in the workplace, the business's 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 proposal a copy of the statement specified in Subsection (1).

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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 proposal, 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 contendere to, any violation of Chapter 893, Florida Statutes, 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 any employee who is so convicted or require the satisfactory participation in a drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation program as such is available in the employee's community.

6. Make a good faith effort to continue to maintain a drug-free workplace through implementation of applicable laws, rules and regulations.

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

• DRUG_FREE_WORKPLACE.pdf

*Response required

3.3.3. AFFIDAVIT OF COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 787.06(13) – FLORIDA ANTI-

HUMAN TRAFFICKING PROVISIONS*

Pursuant to section 787.06(13), Fla. Stat., when this contract is executed, renewed, or extended the Supplier and any subcontractors must provide the City with an affidavit, signed by an officer or a representative of the Supplier and any subcontractors under penalty of perjury, attesting that the Supplier and subcontractor does not use coercion of labor or services as those terms are defined in this section.

Please download the document below, complete and have notarized. An online notarization option will be provided for you when responding.

• Anti-Human_Trafficking_affi...

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3.3.4. Certificate of Insurance (COI)*

The documents below are GRUs insurance requirements for the supplier upon contract execution.

Please upload a current Certificate of Insurance for your company.

• COLI_Example_updated_7.21.2...

• Insurance_Requirements_upda...

*Response required

3.4. Optional

3.4.1. Attach Clarifications and/or Exceptions.

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