Construction of Clay County Fire Station No. 24
Closed State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- 25/26-042
- State
- Florida
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Jurisdictions
- NIGP codes
- 90638 General Construction - Architectural
- 909 Building Construction Services, New, Including Maintenance And Repair Services
- 90921 Building Construction, Industrial (Warehouse, Etc.)
- 90922 Building Construction, Non-Residential (Office Bldg., Etc.)
- 90924 Building Construction, Commercial And Institutional
- 90930 Building Construction (Not Otherwise Classified)
- 90977 Special Construction: Observatory, Security, Special Rooms, Etc.
- 912 Construction Services, General, Including Maintenance And Repair Services)
- 91220 Construction, Fire Protection (Includes Fire Escapes, Fire And Smoke Barriers, Firestops)
- 91223 Construction, General (Backfill Services, Digging, Ditching, Road Grading, Rock Stabilization, Etc.)
- Point of contact
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- Jessica Loos jessica.loos@claycountygov.com (904) 284-6388
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About this opportunity
The Clay County Board of County Commissioners is soliciting sealed bids from licensed General Contractors for the construction of Fire Station No. 24 located at 1075 County Road 226 in Green Cove Springs, Florida, under Invitation for Bid #25/26-042. The project encompasses complete construction of a new approximately 16,633 square-foot, four-bay fire station facility on a 6.95-acre site, including demolition of existing structures, site preparation, grading, drainage installation, pavement, utility infrastructure (potable water wells, fire protection systems, and wastewater management via septic system), and all associated trades including structural steel, carpentry, plumbing, mechanical HVAC systems, electrical systems with 1,000-ampere service and diesel generator backup, fire suppression and alarm systems, communications infrastructure, audio-visual systems for the meeting room, and landscape installation with irrigation. The project is organized in two construction phases: Phase 1 covers site preparation, demolition, grading, drainage, pavement, and utilities installation, while Phase 2 includes stormwater management expansion and final site grading. All bidders must be Florida-licensed General Contractors registered with the Florida Construction Industry Licensing Board in good standing with the State of Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, and must have been in business for a minimum of five years performing similar work. The mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for February 6, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at the project site; inquiries must be submitted by February 13, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. through the designated Question and Answer tab; and sealed bids are due electronically through the County's e-Procurement Portal by March 2, 2026, at 4:00 p.m., with bid opening on March 3, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. The project requires substantial completion by March 15, 2027, and final Certificate of Occupancy by March 20, 2027, to meet grant deadline requirements, with liquidated damages of $1,000 per day assessed for delays beyond the final completion date. Evaluation criteria include the five percent bid bond requirement, 100 percent Performance and Payment Bond per Florida Statute 255.05, and comprehensive insurance requirements including Commercial General Liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, Workers' Compensation at statutory limits, and Builder's Risk coverage equal to 100 percent of project value with a maximum $25,000 deductible.
The project has no identified set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises, but all work must comply with federal regulations including 2 CFR Part 200 (Uniform Guidance), the FEMA Field Manual for Public Assistance, and Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage requirements because the project is supported in whole or in part by Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Public Assistance Grant Program funding. The site contains protected species including Eastern Indigo Snakes and Tri-Colored Bats, requiring implementation of specific protective measures in coordination with qualified environmental professionals and compliance with Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service guidelines, with violations carrying civil penalties up to $25,000 and criminal penalties up to $50,000 and/or imprisonment. A strict no-contact rule prohibits all communications with Board members, County employees, the County Manager, County Attorney, Commission Auditor, Evaluation Committee members, or County agents regarding the Request for Bid from the publication date through the 72-hour protest period following bid decision, with exceptions only for inquiries submitted through the Purchasing Department, attendance at the pre-bid conference, and formal presentations to the Evaluation Committee as contemplated in the solicitation. The County reserves the right to approve all subcontractors and may utilize a Direct Purchase Program to procure major materials directly, with County purchases deducted from the contract price to reduce contractor burden. No specific budget or award value is stated in the available solicitation documents; however, the two-year warranty period applicable to all improvements and the comprehensive scope of work spanning structural, MEP, civil, landscape, fire protection, and specialized systems indicate a substantial public infrastructure investment requiring experienced and well-capitalized construction resources.
Opportunity text
Clay County Board of County Commissioners is soliciting bid responses from General Contractors for the construction of Fire Station No. 24 located at 1075 County Road 226 in Green Cove Springs, FL 32043 per the plans and specifications associated with this Request for Bid (RFB).
Bidders shall submit all inquiries regarding this RFB in the "Question and Answer" tab of the RFB. See "Inquiries/Questions" in the "Instructions to Bidders" below for more information.
Bidders are prohibited from contacting, by any means, whether orally, telephonically, electronically or in writing, any member of the Board, any County employee, including the County Manager, the County Attorney or the Commission Auditor, any member of the designated Evaluation Committee or any agent of the County regarding the Request for Bids in any respect during the Request for Bid Period. The Request for Bid Period during which no contact may occur commences from the date of publication of the notice of a Request for Bids and ends upon a Bid Decision becoming final, i.e. after the notice of bid protest period of 72 hours has expired. However, in the event of a notice of protest, the no contact rule continues in place during the Protest Period and does not end until a resolution of the protest has occurred and become final. The following exceptions exist to the no-contact rule:
- Inquiries may be submitted to the Purchasing Department if specifically provided in the Request for Bids;
- Pre-bid conferences provided for in the Request for Bids; and
- Formal presentations by Bidders to the designated Evaluation Committee or to the Board or any committee thereof specifically contemplated in the Request for Bids.
The Board reserves the right and power to reject any and all Bids without cause and to waive technical and non-technical or non-material defects in the Request for Bids or submittal of any Bid, and in its discretion to re-advertise the Request for Bids. The Board reserves the right to award Request for Bids which would be in the Best Interest of the County. Interested vendors are advised that the Clay County Board of County Commissioners has a local preference policy and Buy American policy. The complete policy for both can be viewed at: https://www.claycountygov.com/government/purchasing/vendor-information.
FOLLOWING THE BID OPENING AND TABULATION, A "NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD BID" OR A "NOTICE OF REJECTION OF ALL BIDS" WILL BE POSTED ON THE INTERNET AT:https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/claycounty?status=all.
THIS WEBPAGE CAN ALSO BE ACCESSED FROM THE HOMEPAGE OF THE COUNTY'S WEBSITE AT:https://www.claycountygov.com/government/purchasing/formal-bid-solicitations
PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS ARE NOTIFIED THAT THE FAILURE TO INCLUDE A PROPER BID BOND OR OTHER SECURITY APPROVED UNDER THE COUNTY'S PURCHASING POLICY, IF REQUIRED FOR THIS REQUEST, WILL RESULT IN REJECTION OF THE BID AND SHALL, AS WELL AS THE FAILURE TO FILE A WRITTEN NOTICE OF PROTEST AND TO FILE A WRITTEN PETITION INITIATING A FORMAL PROTEST PROCEEDING WITHIN THE TIMES AND IN THE MANNER PRESCRIBED IN CHAPTER 8, SECTION I OF THE COUNTY'S PURCHASING POLICY SHALL, CONSTITUTE A WAIVER OF THE RIGHT TO PROTEST THE BID REQUEST, ANY ADDENDUM THERETO, OR THE BID DECISION, AS APPLICABLE, AND TO INITIATE A FORMAL PROTEST PROCEEDING UNDER THE PURCHASING POLICY. THE COUNTY'S PURCHASING POLICY CAN BE VIEWED AT THE COUNTY'S WEBSITE BY FOLLOWING THE APPROPRIATE LINKS FROM THE HOMEPAGE ADDRESS SET FORTH ABOVE.
IF A PROSPECTIVE BIDDER IS IN DOUBT WHETHER THIS REQUEST REQUIRES A BID BOND, SUCH PROSPECTIVE BIDDER IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING APPROPRIATE INQUIRY.
THE BOARD RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY AND ALL BIDS WITHOUT CAUSE AND TO WAIVE TECHNICAL AND NON- TECHNICAL OR NON-MATERIAL DEFECTS IN THE REQUEST OR SUBMITTAL OF ANY BIDS.
A PERSON OR AFFILIATE WHO HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE CONVICTED VENDOR LIST FOLLOWING A CONVICTION FOR A PUBLIC ENTITY CRIME MAY NOT SUBMIT A BID ON A CONTRACT TO PROVIDE ANY GOODS OR SERVICES TO A PUBLIC ENTITY, MAY NOT SUBMIT A BID ON A CONTRACT WITH A PUBLIC ENTITY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR OF A PUBLIC BUILDING OR PUBLIC WORK, MAY NOT SUBMIT BIDS ON LEASES OF REAL PROPERTY TO A PUBLIC ENTITY, MAY NOT BE AWARDED OR PERFORM WORK AS A CONTRACTOR, SUPPLIER, SUBCONTRACTOR, OR CONSULTANT UNDER A CONTRACT WITH ANY PUBLIC ENTITY, AND MAY NOT TRANSACT BUSINESS WITH ANY PUBLIC ENTITY IN EXCESS OF THE THRESHOLD AMOUNT PROVIDED IN SECTION 287.017, FLORIDA STATUTES, FOR CATEGORY TWO FOR A PERIOD OF 36 MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF BEING PLACED ON THE CONVICTED VENDOR LIST.
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