As needed heavy-duty truck and bus collision repair services

Pasco County, Florida is issuing Invitation for Bid (IFB-CA-26-053) to procure as-needed heavy-duty truck and bus collision repair services for county vehicles. The solicitation was posted on March 20, 2026, with a deadline for written questions by April 7, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. ET, and a bid submission deadline of April 21, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. ET, with public bid opening scheduled for 2:00 p.m. ET on the same date. Vendors must provide comprehensive automotive body work including complete body repairs, painting, frame straightening, alignment services, and repairs to transit and paratransit buses at three primary county maintenance facilities (West Maintenance Facility and Fleet Maintenance in New Port Richey, and East Maintenance Facility in San Antonio). All work must utilize new original equipment manufacturer (OEM) parts unless approved by the Fleet Supervisor, and vendors must submit separate labor rates for paint work, body repair, and frame straightening, along with percentage markups on parts and alignment pricing. Required vendor qualifications include a Florida state license, a minimum two-year performance record, and three references for similar work completed within the past two years, with all work subject to inspection and sign-off by the Fleet Supervisor. Bidders must submit bids exclusively through the Bonfire online platform at https://pascocountyfl.bonfirehub.com, and the County reserves the right to award by line item, to multiple vendors if in the County's best interest, and to allow other departments to utilize the contract under identical terms and conditions.

Pasco County offers local vendor preference to qualified businesses maintaining a physical business address in Pasco County or designated neighboring counties (Hillsborough, Pinellas, Polk, or Hernando), allowing such vendors to match the lowest bid price if their offer falls within 10 percent of the lowest non-local business bid for contracts not exceeding $1,000,000, or within 5 percent for contracts exceeding $1,000,000. Vendors may also claim preference if they maintain a drug-free workplace program when multiple responses are deemed equal. The contract period begins upon Pasco County Board of County Commissioners approval and continues through October 1, 2026, with the County retaining the right to extend for two additional one-year periods under identical terms and conditions. Contractors must comply with Florida's E-Verify requirements, maintain Workers' Compensation insurance with $100,000 Employers' Liability limits, and carry Comprehensive General Liability with $2,000,000 per occurrence personal injury and $1,000,000 property damage limits, as well as Comprehensive Automobile and Truck Liability with $1,000,000 combined single limits, with Pasco County named as additional insured. No incumbent vendor, specific budget allocation, or award value is identified in the solicitation documents, and no state or federal funding is indicated for this procurement. All bids remain firm for ninety days from submission, and the County reserves the right to cancel contracts without cause upon thirty days' written notice.