Fire Station #82 - Bay Doors Replacement

The City of DeLand, Florida, located in Volusia County, is soliciting competitive sealed bids through an Invitation to Bid (ITB) for the removal, disposal, replacement, and installation of bay doors at Fire Station #82, located at 257 West International Speedway Boulevard, DeLand, FL 32720. The procurement requires bidders to supply and install three 14x14 steel sectional doors with window glazing (Amarr 2442 or equivalent), three 14x14 steel sectional doors without window glazing, six commercial operators, six 3-button indoor surface mount stations, six sensing edges, six photo eye protection systems, and nine remote door openers—all in Positive Red steel color with full-view windows featuring black ice laminated opaque glazing that meet specified wind load and IBC compliance requirements. All bid pricing must be submitted on the City-provided Price Sheet using F.O.B. destination pricing and must include all labor, materials, equipment, delivery, and installation costs on a fully-loaded basis with no additional charges to be invoiced separately. The awarded contractor must complete the work within sixty (60) business days of the Notice to Proceed and submit a progress schedule for Engineer review before commencing work, with bi-weekly updates required in advance of progress meetings. Sealed bids must be submitted to the City of DeLand Finance Department, 2nd Floor, 120 South Florida Avenue, DeLand, Florida 32720, by March 3, 2026, at 2:00 p.m., with public bid opening immediately following, though the due date listed in the opportunity is March 10, 2026. Questions may be directed to Corey McMillen, Purchasing Coordinator, at 386-626-7078 or mcmillenc@deland.org until February 24, 2026, at 5:00 p.m., and bids must include both an original hard copy and an electronic PDF file on compact disc or USB flash drive.

The City of DeLand applies a local business preference for purchases of $25,000 and above, permitting local businesses within 5% of the lowest bid to submit best and final offers within five working days of bid opening; to claim local business status, contractors must possess a valid business tax receipt from a local jurisdiction and agree to post job openings with the Center for Business Excellence. A 5% bid bond is required at submission, and a 100% performance and payment bond must be furnished and recorded with the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Volusia County, Florida, upon contract award. Contractors must maintain proof of required insurance coverage, including general liability ($1,000,000 combined single limit), auto liability ($1,000,000 combined single limit), and workers' compensation per Florida statutory limits prior to work commencement, and must comply with E-Verify requirements, provide human trafficking affidavits, and demonstrate non-placement on the convicted vendor list and scrutinized companies lists. Liquidated damages are assessed at five hundred dollars ($500) per day for each day of delay beyond the contract completion date. Payment will be made in accordance with Florida's Local Government Prompt Payment Act (Florida Statutes 218.70-218.80) on a lump sum basis according to the contract price specified in the contractor's bid, with monthly progress payments and retainage held at the maximum percentage allowed by Florida law until substantial completion. No specific budget range or award value is disclosed in the procurement documents.