Annual Mobile Crane Services with Operators

1. NOTICE TO BIDDERS INVITATION TO BIDAnnual Mobile Crane Services with OperatorsFOR THE CITY OF LAKELANDThursday, August 31, 2023ITB No.2023-ITB-130Sealed bids will be received electronically by the Purchasing Manager via OpenGov, the City’s e-Procurement Portal (“Portal”), until 3:00 pm – Tuesday, October 17, 2023. Bids received after this specified time and date will not be considered. The sealed bids will be publicly opened and read aloud on the same date and time in the office of the Purchasing Manager for the following:Bid Documents may be accessed by visiting our Website athttps://procurement.opengov.com/portal/lakelandgov or by contacting the City of Lakeland Purchasing Division @ (863) 834-6780.Bid Documents are Required for Bid Submittal. Bidders are required to submit their responses through the Portal. Bidders shall sign up on the Portal if an account does not exist.THE CITY

OF LAKELAND IS SOLICITING SEALED BIDS FROM QUALIFIED VENDORS TO PROVIDE: Annual Mobile Crane Services with Operators.THE BIDS SUBMITTED SHALL BE IN COMPLETE ACCORDANCE WITH, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THIS INVITATION TO BID, THE ATTACHED CITY OF LAKELAND SPECIFICATIONS, AND ALL CODES AND REQUIREMENTS REFERENCED THEREIN.All Questions regarding this invitation to bid shall be in writing and submitted electronically via the Portal through the Question and Answer tab before 5:00 pm on Thursday, September 14, 2023. Responses will be released on the Question and Answer Tab. 1.1. CLARIFICATION AND/OR EXCEPTIONS OF DOCUMENTATION Bidders requiring clarification or having a dispute with these documents must advise the City Purchasing Division of the nature of the required clarification or basis of the dispute, in writing, no later than 5:00 pm on Thursday, September 14, 2023 via the Portal's Question and Answer tab. If no written contact has been made by this specified date, the Bidder waives the right to any future consideration and accepts the documents as published and/or revised by the City. Additionally, submitting a signed bid shall be construed as a total compliance statement.1.2. BIDDING DOCUMENTS and DRAWINGSBidding Documents are in electronic PDF format and may be accessed by logging onto the City Purchasing e-Procurement Portal in the #ATTACHMENTS sections.1.3. FLORIDA PUBLIC RECORDS LAWRespondent’s submittal information shall be subject to Chapter 119, Florida Statutes, generally known as the “Florida Public Records Law.” This statute provides that all documents, papers, records and similar material produced or received by an agency or political subdivision of the State are subject to public inspection and review under reasonable conditions and at reasonable times. Accordingly, unless specifically exempted by law, all bids and materials received with bids, marketing information, quotations, proposals, specifications, correspondence, forms, contracts, bonds, financial statements, prospectus, corporate resumes, product summaries, lab reports, inspection and test reports and any other such material will be considered a matter of public record. The City and its staff cannot regard any document, information or data as proprietary or confidential unless so advised by the City Attorney.Additionally, should a Contractor enter into an Agreement with the City, the Contractor shall comply with Florida Statute Chapter 119, the Florida Public Records Act as it relates to records kept and maintained by Contractor in performance of services pursuant to this Agreement. In accordance with Florida Statute §119.0701, the Contractor shall keep and maintain public records required by the City in performance of services pursuant to the contract. Upon request from the City’s custodian of public records, Contractor shall provide the City with a copy of the requested records or allow the records to be inspected or copied within a reasonable time at a cost that does not exceed the cost provided pursuant to Florida Statute Chapter 119 or as otherwise provided by law. Contractor shall ensure that public records that are exempt or confidential and exempt from public records disclosure requirements are not disclosed except as authorized by law for the duration of the contract term and following completion of the contract if the Contractor does not transfer the records to the City. Contractor shall, upon completion of the contract, transfer, at no cost, to the City all public records in possession of the Contractor or keep and maintain public records required by the City to perform services pursuant to the contract. If the Contractor transfers all public records to the City upon completion of the contract, the Contractor shall destroy any duplicate public records that are exempt or confidential and exempt from public records disclosure requirements. If the Contractor keeps and maintains public records upon completion of the contract, the Contractor shall meet all applicable requirements for retaining public records. All records stored electronically must be provided to the City, upon request from the City’s custodian of public records, in a format that is compatible with the information technology systems of the City. 1.4. EXPARTE COMMUNICATIONPlease note that to insure the proper and fair evaluation of a bid, the City of Lakeland prohibits exparte communication (i.e., unsolicited) initiated by the Bidder to the City Official or Employee evaluating or considering the bids prior to the time a bid decision has been made. Communication between Bidder and the City will be initiated by the appropriate City Official or Employee in order to obtain information or clarification needed to develop a proper and accurate evaluation of the bids. Exparte communication may be grounds for disqualifying the offending Bidder from consideration or award of the bid then in evaluation or any future bid.1.5. INSURANCE AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS All insurance shall be secured from or countersigned by an agent or surety company recognized in good standing and authorized to do business in the State of Florida.The Contractor shall, within ten (10) days of notification of award and prior to commencement of work, take out and maintain in full force and effect minimum insurance coverage as specified in the attached requirements. This insurance shall remain in force and effect throughout the duration of the contract.A certificate of existing insurance coverage should be submitted with the bid as proof of insurability. If the current coverage does not meet the bid requirements, then the Bidder should request an affidavit of insurability from the Bidder’s insurance agent that certifies that the requirements can and will be met. Failure to provide adequate insurance coverage may be cause for disqualification as non-responsive to the bid requirements. The Contractor agrees to accept and abide by the City of Lakeland safety regulations in complete accordance with the attached requirements.1.6. INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT The Contractor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the City of Lakeland in complete accordance with the attached requirements. This agreement shall be signed, notarized and returned with the bid submittal. Failure to provide the Hold Harmless Indemnification Agreement may be cause for disqualification as non-responsive to the bid requirements.1.7. PUBLIC ENTITY CRIMES A person or affiliate who has been placed on the convicted vendor list following a conviction for a public entity crime may not submit a bid on a contract to provide any goods or services to a public entity, may not submit a bid on a contract with a public entity for the construction or repair of a public building or public work, may not submit bids on leases of real property to a public entity, may not be awarded or perform work as a contractor, supplier, subcontractor, or consultant under a contract with any public entity, and may not transact business with any public entity in excess of the threshold amount provided in Section 287.017, for CATEGORY TWO for a period of 36 months from the date of being placed on the convicted vendor list.1.8. DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE CERTIFICATION By submitting a bid in response to this Invitation to Bid, you are certifying that your company is a drug-free workplace in accordance with Florida Statute 287.087. 1.9. SUSPENSION AND DEBARMENT CERTIFICATION By submitting a bid in response to this Invitation to Bid, you are certifying that your company, pursuant to 49 CFR Part 29: (1) is not presently suspended or debarred as, and/or listed on the U.S. General Services Administration’s System for Award Management (SAM) as such; and (2) will at all times remain eligible to bid for and perform the services subject to the requirements set forth herein and other applicable laws. Bidder agrees that any contract awarded to Bidder will be subject to termination by the City if Contractor or its subcontractors fail to comply or maintain such compliance.1.10. CONFLICT OF INTEREST / STATEMENT OF NON-COLLUSION The award hereunder is subject to Chapter 112, Florida Statutes. All respondents must disclose with their bid the name of any officer, director, or agent who is also an employee of the City of Lakeland. Further, all respondents must disclose the name of any City of Lakeland employee who owns, directly or indirectly, an interest of five percent (5%) or more of the respondent’s firm or any of its branches.The respondent shall certify that he/she has not, either directly or indirectly, entered into any agreement, participated in any collusion, or otherwise taken any action in restraint of free competitive bidding in connection with the bid and that the respondent is not financially interested in, or otherwise affiliated in a business way with any other respondent on the same land or improvements. 1.11. PROHIBITION AGAINST CONSIDERING SOCIAL, POLITICAL OR IDEOLOGICAL INTERESTS IN GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING -- F.S. 287.05701Bidders are hereby notified of the provisions of section 287.05701, Florida Statutes, as amended, that the City will not request documentation of or consider a Bidder's social, political, or ideological interests when determining if the Bidder is a responsible Bidder. Bidders are further notified that the City's governing body may not give preference to a Bidder based on the Bidder's social, political, or ideological interests.1.12. ADDENDAIt is the Bidder’s responsibility to contact the Purchasing Division prior to submitting a bid to ascertain if any addenda have been issued, to obtain all such addenda and return executed addenda with the bid.The failure of a Bidder to submit acknowledgment of any addenda that affects the bid price(s) may be considered an irregularity and may be cause for rejection of the bid.1.13. LOCAL VENDOR PREFERENCE A copy of City’s Local Preference Policy, Ordinance No. 5912 dated January 3, 2022 is attached.A Local Business shall be defined as a vendor, supplier or contractor that: (i) conducts business within the jurisdictional limits of Lakeland Electric’s service territory by providing goods, services or construction; (ii) maintains a physical business location within the jurisdictional limits of Lakeland Electric’s service territory in an area legally zoned for conducting such business; (iii) conducts business on a daily basis from the local business location; (iv) has conducted business from such location for at least twelve (12) consecutive months prior to the due date for the applicable bid or proposal; and (v) provides a copy of its local business tax receipt, if located within the City of Lakeland, or a copy of its Polk County local business tax receipt, if located outside of the City limits but within Lakeland Electric’s service territory. 1.14. BID PROTEST PROCEDURE The City’s procedure on bid disputes is located in the City’s Purchasing Manual and can be found at https://www.lakelandgov.net/departments/purchasing/bid-dispute-policy.1.15. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF AGREEMENTA copy of the agreement to be entered into with the successful bidder in included with this bid attached herein, should the City require such.1.16. OPENGOV PROCUREMENTThe City of Lakeland uses OpenGov, the e-Procurement Portal (“Portal”), to administer the competitive solicitation process, including but not limited to soliciting quotes, sealed bids, proposals, and qualifications, issuing addenda, posting results and issuing notification of an intended decision. Bidders are strongly encouraged to familiarize themselves well in advance of their intention of submitting a proposal to ensure familiarity with the use of the Portal. The City shall not be responsible for a Bidder’s inability to submit a proposal by the end date and time for any reason, including issues arising from the use of the Portal.1.17. BID SUBMITTAL Respondent shall complete all electronic sections of their response and submit a response before the due date and time identified in the Timeline of this solicitation. Electronic sections may comprise of but are not limited to Contact Information, Addenda Confirmation, Questionnaire, Pricing and Company Profile.The City of Lakeland at its sole discretion reserves the right to waive technicalities or irregularities, to reject any or all bids, and/or to accept that bid which is in the best interest of the City. The award of this bid, if made, may be based on considerations other than total cost and may be awarded based on various considerations, including without limitation; Bidder’s experience and/or qualifications, past experience, administrative cost, standardization, technical evaluation and oral and/or written presentations as required. The City reserves the right to accept all or part, or to decline the whole, and to award this bid to one (1) or more Bidders. There is no obligation to buy. The bid, if awarded, will be in the judgement of the City the most responsive to the City’s needs. The City of Lakeland encourages the use of minority and women-owned businesses as subcontractors or in joint venture arrangements.City of Lakeland, FloridaMark D. Raiford, CPPBPurchasing Manager