Kitchen Exhaust Hood & Duct(s) Cleaning at the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC)

Orange County, Florida is seeking sealed electronic bids for a three-year term contract for Kitchen Exhaust Hood & Duct(s) Cleaning services at the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC), solicitation number Y23-150. The procurement covers comprehensive cleaning services for 21 kitchen exhaust hood and duct systems across four buildings: North Building, South Building, Fire Station 57, and West Building. Bidders must provide quarterly maintenance cleaning services, with capabilities to perform work during standard and non-standard business hours. Required qualifications include NFPA 96 certification, documentation of a drug-free workplace, and ability to submit detailed reference forms and compliance documentation. The non-mandatory pre-bid conference is scheduled for March 9, 2023, at 10:00 AM EST, located at the OCCC South Concourse. Electronic responses must be submitted through the OpenGov e-Procurement Platform by 4:00 PM EST on April 6, 2023, with all questions required to be emailed to the designated contact, Tiffany Fulse, by March 14, 2023, at 5:00 PM EST. The county will evaluate bids based on responsiveness, responsibility, and potential preferences for specific business classifications.

The solicitation includes potential preferences for Minority Women Owned Business Enterprises (MWBE) and registered Service Disabled Veteran (SDV) businesses. The contract allows for annual price escalation based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U), with a maximum increase of 4% annually. Bidders must provide pricing for routine quarterly cleaning services, additional work during standard and non-standard business hours, and potential markup for materials. While no specific incumbent vendor is mentioned, the solicitation covers an extensive range of kitchen exhaust systems with varying complexities, from single-hood configurations to more complex setups like the West Building Main Kitchen's 20 hoods and 4 ducts. The procurement does not specify a precise budget range, instead requiring bidders to calculate and submit their total quarterly maintenance costs. The county reserves the right to award the contract to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, with potential consideration given to businesses meeting specific diversity and veteran-owned criteria.