North Florida Evaluation and Treatment Center Elevator Modernization

The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) General Services is seeking a qualified vendor to modernize two hydraulic elevators at the North Florida Evaluation and Treatment Center (NFETC) located in Gainesville, Florida. The project involves upgrading the existing elevators at the NFETC facility, including obtaining permits, submitting shop drawings and samples, coordinating with the Architect-Engineer and Project Manager, maintaining record documents, and adhering to scheduling, safety, and other general requirements. The anticipated contract start date is July 14, 2023, with a duration of four months until project completion. A mandatory in-person pre-bid conference is scheduled for May 31, 2023, and bids are due by June 26, 2023. DCF intends to award the contract to the responsible and responsive vendor submitting the lowest bid.

DCF encourages participation from certified Woman-, Veteran-, and Minority-owned Small Businesses, and specifies target goals for certified Minority Business Enterprise participation. The contract will be funded through state Fixed Capital Outlay (FCO) appropriations, and the solicitation provides details on allowable costs, prohibitions on start-up and readiness activities, and a lack of cost-of-living increases. DCF has currently posted a Notice of Intent of Rejection of All Responses for this solicitation and plans to re-advertise a related solicitation that will be made available on the Vendor Information Portal. No incumbent vendor or contract value information is provided.