Signs, safety mesh, 48" W/ plastic pockets and wording

Palm Beach County, Florida's Board of County Commissioners, Purchasing Department, issued a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for the Engineering & Public Works Department, Road & Bridge Division, to procure 48-inch safety mesh traffic control signs with plastic pockets and various wording configurations. The solicitation seeks firm, fixed pricing to establish a 12-month term contract with an option to renew for four additional 12-month periods upon mutual written agreement and subject to Board appropriation of funds. Eleven line items are specified, including signs with messages such as "Road Work Ahead," "Flagger Ahead," "Men Working Silhouette," "Mowers Ahead," "Road Closed," "Median Work Ahead," "Road Flooded," "Right Lane Closed," "Left Lane Closed," and lane merge symbols, with estimated quantities ranging from 5 to 100 units per item type for a total of 230 units over the 12-month period. All pricing must include shipping, handling, freight, and delivery charges with no additional compensation permitted, with F.O.B. point at destination and delivery required within 30 calendar days of receipt of a term contract delivery order unless modified in writing. Vendors must provide manufacturer specifications and descriptive literature for items offered, maintain unit prices in two decimal points, comply with non-discrimination policies, drug-free workplace certifications, criminal history record check ordinances, and public entity crime statutes, and provide factory/manufacturer warranty against defects in materials and workmanship. The RFQ submission deadline is December 16, 2016, at 4:00 p.m. Palm Beach County time, with responses accepted via fax or email. The award will be made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder on an all-or-none basis with all goods subject to inspection and acceptance upon receipt.

Palm Beach County has established preference designations for certified small business enterprises, which will receive consideration within 10 percent of the lowest bid, and local businesses, which will receive consideration within 5 percent of the lowest bid price. No incumbent vendors or existing contractors are identified in the solicitation materials. The budget range or total contract value is not explicitly stated in the available documentation; however, the solicitation encompasses an estimated total of 230 units across eleven line item categories over the initial 12-month contract period. The procurement does not indicate any required technology integration or existing infrastructure compatibility requirements beyond the standard specifications for 48-inch safety mesh signs with plastic pockets and specified wording configurations.