Artificial Reef Construction Project

MINORITY BUSINESS AND WOMEN'S BUSINESS UTILIZATION REQUIREMENTS Positive efforts shall be made by the respondents to utilize minority owned and women owned businesses as sources of construction, materials, supplies, and services when feasible. QUALIFICATIONS Respondents must meet the following minimum requirements to be qualified to submit a response to this solicitation: a. Must be on file with the Department of State in accordance with provision of Chapter 607, Florida Statutes; b. Shall have the necessary resources to fulfill the conditions of the contract and show they are competent to complete the project; c. Shall have completed an artificial reef project within the past 5 years, anywhere in the United State. d. Must not be on the federal debarment list; e. Must not be on the state debarment list; Note: Respondents shall attend the pre-submittal meeting. Any Respondent who fails to attend will be deemed non-responsive and automatically disqualified from further consideration. The purpose of this meeting is to familiarize respondents with the projectand answer questions. All Respondents must be present and signed in prior to the start of the Mandatory Pre-Submittal Meeting. The convener of the meeting will collect the sign in sheet(s) and the meeting will "Officially" start. Anyone not signed in at the "Official" start of the meeting will be considered late and will not be allowed to propose on the project. Please allow 10 to 15 minutes to sign in prior to the start of the Mandatory Pre-Submittal Meeting. In the event that any discussions or questions at the pre-submittal meeting or afterward require additional clarification the County will issue a written summary of questions and answers as an addendum to this Request for Proposals. RIGHT TO REJECT In accordance with section 2-113 of the Bay County Code, the County reserves the right to: a. reject any or all Proposals received; b. select and award any portion of any or all Proposal items; c. waive minor informalities and irregularities in the Respondent's Proposal. A Proposal may be rejected if it is non-responsive or does not conform to the requirements and instructions in this RFP. A Proposal may be non-responsive by reasons, including, but not limited to, failure to utilize or complete prescribed forms, conditional Proposals, incomplete Proposals, indefinite or ambiguous Proposals, failure to meet deadlines and improper and/or undated signatures. Other conditions which may cause rejection of Proposals include evidence of collusion, obvious lack of experience or expertise to perform the required work, submission of more than one Proposal for the same work from an individual, Respondent or corporation under the same or a different name, failure to perform or meet financial obligations on previous contracts. Proposals may be rejected if not delivered on or before the date and time specified as the due date for submission of the Proposal. QUESTIONS Proposers shall submit all questions, in writing, to the Purchasing Department at Purchasing@baycountyfl.gov or FAX to (850) 248-8276. All questions shall be submitted no later than 5:00 pm (central time) on Friday, June 2, 2023

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Waterway and Marine Construction, Common Work Results for Waterway and Marine Construction, Waterway and Marine Construction and Equipment, Marine Construction and Equipment.