Annual Point Excavation (Potholing) and Utility Designation Services

Bid#12683-133 - Annual Point Excavation (Potholing) and Utility Designation Services CITB Bidcontact:Please log in to view Bid contact informationIssuing agency:City of Fort Lauderdale, FLSee other Bids by this agencyBid Comments: Sealed bids will be received electronically until 2:00 p.m., local time, on December 6, 2022,and opened online immediately thereafter in the 5th Floor Conference Room, City Hall, 100 North Andrews Avenue,Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301, for BID NO., 12683-133, PROJECT NO., 11944, Annual Point Excavation (Potholing) and Utility Designation Services This solicitation will be opened electronically via bidsync.comat the date and time indicated in the solicitation, thereafter in the 5th Floor Conference Room, City Hall, 100 North Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301 All openings will be held on the bidsync.complatform. Once the Procurement Specialist opens the solicitation, the bid tabulations (where applicable) may be viewed immediately on a computer,

laptop, cell phone, or any other device with WiFi access. Anyone requesting assistance or having further inquiry in this matter must contact the Procurement Specialist indicated on the solicitation, via the Question and Answer (Q&A) forum on BidSync before the Last Day for Questions indicated in the Solicitation. Licensing Requirements:General Contractor’s License issued by the State of Florida. NOTE: Payment on this contract will be made by Visa or MasterCard. There will not be a pre-bid meeting and/or site visit for this Invitation to Bid.However, it will be the sole responsibility of the bidder to inspect the City's location(s)/facilities and become familiar with the scope of the City’s requirements and systems prior to submitting a proposal. No variation in price or conditions shall be permitted based upon a claim of ignorance. Submission of a proposal will be considered evidence that the proposer has familiarized himself with the nature and extent of the work, equipment, materials, and labor required. Bid Security: A certified check, cashier's check, bank officer's check or bid bond for FIVEpercent (5%)of the bid amount, made payable to the City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, shall accompany each offer. Bid Bonds: Bidders can submit bid bonds for projects fourdifferent ways. BidSync allows bidders to submit bid bonds electronically directly through their system using Surety 2000. For more information on this feature and to access it, contact BIDSYNC customer care department. Bidders may uploadtheir original executed bid bond on BIDSYNC to accompany their electronic bids and deliver the original, signed and sealed hard copy within five (5)business days after bid opening, with the company name, bid number and title clearly indicated. Bidders can hand delivertheir bid bond in a sealed envelope to the Finance Department, Procurement Services Division, 100 North Andrews Avenue, Room 619, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301-1016, before time of bid opening, with the company name, bid number and title clearly indicated on the envelope. Bidders can mailtheir bid bond to the Finance Department, Procurement Services Division, 100 North Andrews Avenue, Room 619, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301-1016, before time of bid opening, with the company name, bid number and title clearly indicated on the envelope. NOTE: Bond must be received in Procurement and time stamped before bid opening. It will be the sole responsibility of the bidder to ensure that his bid is submitted prior to the bid opening date and time listed. PAPER BID SUBMITTALS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. BIDS MUST BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY VIA BIDSYNC.COM Certified Checks, Cashier’s Checks and Bank Drafts:These CANNOTbe submitted via BIDSYNC, nor are their images allowed to be uploaded and submitted with your electronic bid. These forms of securities, as well as hard copy bid bonds, must be received on or before the Invitation to Bid (ITB) opening date and time, at the Finance Department, Procurement Services Division, 100 North Andrews Avenue, Room 619, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301-1016, with the bid number and title clearly indicated on the envelope. It is the bidder’s sole responsibility to ensure that his bid bond or other bid security is received by the Procurement Services Division before time of bid opening. Failure to adhere to this requirement may be grounds to consider the bid as non-responsive. The City of Fort Lauderdale reserves the right to waive any informality in any or all bids and to reject any or all bids.For information concerning technical specifications, please utilize the Q&A platform provided by BIDSYNC at www.bidsync.com. Questions of a material nature must be received prior to the cut-off date specified in the solicitation. Material changes, if any, to the scope of services or bidding procedures, will only be transmitted by written addendum. (See addendum section of BIDSYNC Site). Bidders please note: No part of your bid can be submitted via FAX. No variation in price or conditions shall be permitted based upon a claim of ignorance. Submission of a bid will be considered evidence that the bidder has familiarized himself with the nature and extent of the work, equipment, materials, and labor required. The entire bid response must be submitted in accordance with all specifications contained in this solicitation. Information on bid results and projects currently out to bid can be obtained on the City’s website – https://www.fortlauderdale.gov/government/departments-a-h/finance/procurement-servicesFor general inquiries, please call (954) 828-5933. Bid Bond:Please log in to see bid bond informationClassification codes:View classification codesContract duration:2 yearsContract renewal:2 annual renewalsPrices good for:120 daysRegions:Florida, Broward Please log in to see Bid details or to add this to My Bids. If you are not registered, please registerfor free.Login