Fire Station 57 - Heat, Vent. & Air Cond. (HVAC) Improvements

Palm Beach County's Facilities Development and Operations Department, Capital Improvements Division, is soliciting sealed bids for HVAC improvements at Fire Station 57 in Boca Raton, Florida, with bids due December 17, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. and a mandatory pre-bid meeting on November 10, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at the station's apparatus bay. A mandatory 25% Small Business Enterprise (SBE) participation goal applies. Bidders unable to meet it must submit a waiver request with good-faith-effort documentation by the bid due date or be deemed non-responsive.

Contractors must furnish all labor, materials, equipment, permits, and professional services for selective demolition, interior partition and drywall repair, MEP rough-in and trim, HVAC installation with startup and testing, roof penetration work, and fire alarm and life-safety device modifications. Currie Sowards Aguila Architects, Inc. is the Architect/Engineer of Record. Bidders must be pre-qualified under the county's Annual Contract - Minor Construction Services, with qualification applications due at least 10 days before the bid due date, and only qualified contractors' bids will be considered. Employees require Critical Facilities and CJI background checks before starting work. Bidders must submit OSBD Schedules 1 and 2 identifying all subcontractors and SBE percentages. Contractors and subcontractors must also comply with human trafficking affidavit requirements, WCAG 2.1 Level AA digital accessibility standards, and a certification prohibiting use of county funds for diversity, equity, and inclusion materials.

Work must be substantially complete within 180 calendar days of Notice to Proceed, with liquidated damages of $120 per day for delay. Bid security of at least 5% is required for bids equal to or exceeding $200,000, and a public construction bond equal to 100% of the work order is required before contract execution.

Written questions are due to FDO-CID-Bids@pbc.gov at least seven days before the bid due date. Sealed bids are received at 2633 Vista Parkway, West Palm Beach, with public opening at the same time and place. The county published the advertisement in the Palm Beach Post on November 1 and November 8, 2026. Solicitation documents are available through the county's Vendor Self-Service system, and confidential building plans are available only through direct contact with the county.