Electrical Supplies

The Pinellas County School District is soliciting sealed electronic bids for comprehensive electrical supplies to be delivered on an FOB Destination basis to the Maintenance Department, Walter Pownall Service Center, and districtwide locations. The procurement encompasses 27 product categories including conduit and accessories, raceways, wire and cable, lighting and lamps, emergency lighting, fixtures, ballasts, lighting controls, distribution equipment from manufacturers such as GE, Eaton Cutler-Hammer, and Siemens/ITE, motor controls, wiring devices, line construction materials, signaling products, fuses, wire connectors, and miscellaneous hardware. All line items within each category must be bid for a response to be considered responsive. Bids must be submitted electronically through the OpenGov Procurement Portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/PCSB no later than 3:00 p.m. on Friday, March 27, 2026, with the portal's clock serving as the official timekeeper for deadline compliance. The District will evaluate bids between March 30 and April 13, 2026, with a Notice of Intent to Award posted May 1, 2026, and School Board approval estimated for May 19, 2026. Award will be determined by category based on the highest average discount applied to third-column pricing from the Tra-Ser SX Electrical web-based software system, though the District reserves the right to award by line item, section, or aggregate total as deemed most advantageous. The contract period commences May 19, 2026, and concludes May 18, 2027, with prices and discounts remaining firm throughout the period.

Bidders must comply with multiple compliance and insurance requirements, including submission of a Human Trafficking Affidavit, Statement of Principal Place of Business, Sworn Statement under Florida Statutes Section 287.133(3)(a), Drug Free Workplace Certification, Debarment Form AD-1048, E-Verify compliance evidence, and at least three references from the past three years. The District applies a 5 percent preference to Florida-based bidders when competing against out-of-state suppliers whose states do not grant reciprocal preferences. Contractors must obtain General Liability Insurance with minimum limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 general aggregate for projects under $500,000, Automotive Liability Insurance with minimum limits of $300,000 Combined Single Limit, and Workers' Compensation Insurance at statutory state limits within ten working days of contract award. The School Board of Pinellas County must be listed as an Additional Insured and Certificate Holder on all policies, with insurance companies maintaining a rating of "A-V" or better according to Best's Financial Strength Rating. Bidders must accept purchasing card payments unless otherwise noted and disclose any special invoicing requirements. The District estimates the annual contract value at approximately $950,000, excluding renewal options, and the contract may be renewed for two additional one-year periods by mutual consent or unilaterally extended for up to three additional 30-day periods at the same terms and conditions, with price escalation or de-escalation permitted at renewal periods not to exceed the previous year's Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers change.