NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Orange County, Florida, henceforth referred to as the County is accepting sealed responses for Continuing Geotechnical Engineering Services ( Y24-904)Sealed offers for furnishing the above will be accepted up to 4:00 pm EST on Tuesday, March 19, 2024.-NOTE: Respondents are required to submit responses electronically via the OpenGov e-Procurement Platform.Respondents shall not be permitted to hand-deliver, mail, telephone, fax or email offers.Responses received after the submission deadline and/or transmitted outside of the designated OpenGov e-Procurement Platform shall be rejected.BackgroundOrange County exercises the rights and privileges conveyed to it by the State of Florida, and the Orange County Charter. It presently operates with an elected chief executive officer, Orange County Mayor, and six elected district commissioners, who together comprise the Board of County Commissioners.Procurement is an essential function of the County, affecting all
operational departments, ongoing projects and future initiatives. The Procurement Division is divided into three (3) Sections, the “Buying Section”, the “Purchasing Section” and the “Contracts Section”.The Orange County Procurement Division operates under the leadership of Carrie Mathes, MPA, NIGP-CPP, CFCM, CPPO, CPPB as Procurement Division Manager and Chief Procurement Official in accordance with the Orange County Ordinance.TimelineRelease Project Date:February 19, 2024Pre-Bid Meeting (Non-Mandatory):February 26, 2024, 10:30am Join from the meeting link https://ocfl.webex.com/ocfl/j.php?MTID=meea59c395581cdc745d79e7570f247b5Join by meeting number Meeting number (access code): 2633 573 1965 Meeting password: xRFpBdw8g56 Join by phone 1-408-792-6300 Call-in toll number (US/CanadaQuestion Submission Deadline:March 4, 2024, 5:00pmSubmission Deadline:March 19, 2024, 4:00pm