Prequalification Annual Contract Plumbing Services

Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners, through its Capital Improvements Division, is seeking to prequalify contractors for an annual contract to provide plumbing services on an as-needed basis throughout the county. The scope of work encompasses repair and replacement of valves and fixtures, fire pump maintenance, drain field work, drain unclogging via cable and water jetting, sewer gas leak detection, storm drain cleaning, equipment removal and installation, backflow preventer repair and certification, water line location, and sewer odor investigation. Qualified contractors must demonstrate a minimum of three years in business under the same name, possess a valid contractor's license for at least three years, submit resumes for at least two qualified plumbing staff members, document completion of a minimum of five similar projects, and maintain cumulative annual plumbing project values of at least $100,000 for each of the past three calendar years (2016, 2017, 2018). Additionally, contractors must provide evidence of adequate financial stability and possess all professional licenses or certifications required by the State of Florida and Palm Beach County. The sealed qualification application packages were due May 9, 2019 at 2:00 P.M., with opening at 3:00 P.M. at the County's Facilities Development and Operations Department, Capital Improvements Division, 2633 Vista Parkway, West Palm Beach, Florida. A non-mandatory pre-bid conference was scheduled for April 19, 2019 at 2:00 P.M., and contract documents were made available beginning April 1, 2019 through email request to FDO-CID-Bids@pbcgov.org, by phone at (561) 233-0261, or through the County's online Vendor Self-Service (VSS) system.

The County intends to establish a prequalified contractor list with the ability to add additional qualified contractors at any time during the contract term, though contractors must be determined qualified before submitting bids or quotes for future work orders. Applicants must comply with the County's non-discrimination, living wage, and Equal Business Opportunity program requirements, which may provide set-aside opportunities for disadvantaged enterprises. No Bid Security or Public Construction Bond is required with the Qualification Package; however, bonding requirements for individual work orders will be specified in subsequent Invitations for Bid/Quote. The annual contract may be awarded for a five-year term with a not-to-exceed cumulative amount of less than $1,000,000, with individual work orders anticipated to be generally less than $100,000 each. Incomplete applications must be resubmitted within ten days or face rejection, and all sections of the application must be completed without reference to previous applications.