Anhydrous ammonnia storage tanks, furnish and installation

Palm Beach County, Florida issued Invitation for Bid (IFB) #17-070/ZG on July 3, 2017, seeking qualified vendors to furnish and install two 1,000-gallon anhydrous ammonia storage tanks manufactured exclusively by Mississippi Tank Company. The project involves the removal and disposal of existing tanks at two Water Treatment Plants—WTP #2 in West Palm Beach (2956 Pinehurst Drive, West Palm Beach, FL 33467) and WTP #3 in Delray Beach—followed by installation of new equipment with specified original equipment manufacturer (OEM) parts and one REGO #AA1586VH regulator. Sealed bid responses were due August 3, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. at the Palm Beach County Purchasing Department (50 South Military Trail, Suite 110, West Palm Beach, FL 33415-3199), with a non-mandatory site inspection held on July 18, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at WTP #2. The successful bidder must complete all work within five calendar days of a 48-hour notification period following contract award, submit firm, fixed unit prices for each location with no escalation clauses, and maintain pricing as firm for 90 days from submission and for the contract term. Required qualifications include maintaining Commercial General Liability Insurance ($500,000 minimum), Business Auto Liability Insurance ($500,000 minimum), and Workers' Compensation Insurance, providing HAZ-MAT certification for all contracted employees, complying with the Palm Beach County Criminal History Records Check Ordinance for work at critical facilities, and providing a factory/manufacturer warranty against defects with all costs including supervision, labor, equipment, materials, disposal, installation, and training included in the bid price.

Palm Beach County established a minimum 15% Small Business Enterprise (SBE) participation goal for this solicitation; however, the contract may be awarded to the lowest responsive bidder if no responsive SBE bids are received, provided the bid price does not exceed the low bid by 10%. The procurement document does not identify any incumbent vendors, current contractors, or existing technology requiring integration, as this is a one-time project involving the replacement of existing infrastructure at two separate water treatment facilities. No specific award value or budget range was disclosed in the available procurement documents, meaning bidders should develop pricing based on the scope of work and project requirements outlined in the IFB. The F.O.B. point is established at destination, and all associated costs must be incorporated into the firm bid price with no provisions for additional compensation permitted under any circumstances.