North County Government Ctr-Card Access Replacement (RE-BID)

Palm Beach County's Facilities Development and Operations Department, Capital Improvements Division, is issuing an Invitation for Quote/Bid (IFQ/B) for the removal and replacement of the card access system at the North County Government Center located at 3188 PGA Boulevard, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The procurement requires qualified contractors to furnish all labor, equipment, materials, and professional services necessary to remove the existing Sielox card access system and install a new Lenel-based access control system with HID SIGNO card readers, delayed egress locking systems with crash bars, panic buttons, and related security infrastructure. Deliverables include replacing seven wireless Assa Abloy card readers with wired readers, installing new door position switches on stairwell doors, and configuring lockdown procedures at the security desk and Palm Beach Sheriff's Office station. Contractors must be qualified under Palm Beach County's Annual Contract for Low Voltage, with qualification applications required at least ten calendar days before the April 27, 2023 bid due date. A mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for April 5, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. at the project site, with attendance waived for firms that attended the previous pre-bid conference on December 8, 2022. Sealed quotes and bids are due by April 27, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. at the Palm Beach County Facilities Development and Operations Department, Capital Improvements Division, located at 2633 Vista Parkway, West Palm Beach, Florida, with substantial completion required within 320 calendar days from notice to proceed. All work must comply with the 2017 Florida Building Code and Florida Fire Prevention Code, and contractors must obtain a Criminal Justice Information Facilities Background Check and County badge prior to site access.

This procurement includes Palm Beach County's Equal Business Opportunity (EBO) Program requirements with Affirmative Procurement Initiatives (APIs) that provide sheltered market competition for certified Small Business Enterprises (SBEs) on work orders of $100,000 and below and a ten percent SBE price preference for single-trade construction contracts. Bid security and public construction bonds are required for bids of $200,000 or more, with bid security set at five percent of the bid price and the public construction bond at 100 percent of the work order value. Contractors must maintain worker's compensation insurance with minimum employer's liability limits of $500,000/$500,000/$500,000 and comply with E-Verify employment eligibility verification requirements and commercial non-discrimination certifications. Liquidated damages accrue at $120 per day for failure to meet the completion deadline. The solicitation documents, including confidential building plans and drawings protected under Florida Public Records Law, are available beginning March 17, 2023, through the County's online Vendor Self Service system or by contacting FDO-CID-Bids@pbcgov.org or calling (561) 233-0261. Two addenda have been issued as of April 18, 2023, requiring acknowledgment from bidders, with modifications to card reader installations and scope of work changes regarding Wi-Fi lockset replacement with wired card readers on specific doors.