26-41 Bay County Military Point Advance Wastewater Treatment Plant PLC Replacement

The Bay County Board of County Commissioners (County) seeks bids from qualified contractors to replace old SLC500’s and associated I/O modules with new ControlLogix or CompactLogix PLC’s and associated I/O modules at the Bay County Military Point Advanced Water Treatment (MPAWT) Plant located at 100 Lagoon Road, Tyndall Air Force Base, FL 32403 in accordance with the Scope of Work Exhibit 2.

MANDATORY SITE VISIT

A MANDATORY Site Visit will be held at 10:00 am (CDT)Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at the Bay County Military Point Advanced Water Treatment Plant located at 100 Lagoon Road, Tyndall Air Force Base, FL 32403.

Note: Any vendor wishing to attend the site visit will be required to report in at the Tyndall AFB Visitor Center prior to attending the site visit. All of the vendor’s employees attending the site visit must possess a valid driver’s license to obtain a visitor pass. Please allow ample time for processing, as wait times for visitor passes may vary.

Please contact the purchasing department by email For security reasons, you must enable JavaScript to view this E-mail address. no later than May 18, 2026, to provide the names of the vendor representatives who will be attending the site visit.

For the vendor awarded the contract, Tyndall AFB will require all of the vendor’s employees to successfully pass a background check. Employees will be required to provide a valid driver’s license and social security number as part of the background check process.

Note: Respondents shall attend the site visit. 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 project. All respondents must be present and signed in prior to the start of the Mandatory Site Visit. 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.  No questions shall be asked at the site visit. All questions shall be submitted in writing to the Bay County Purchasing Office.

Sealed Bids for ITB NO: 26-41 Bay County Military Point Advance Wastewater Treatment Plant Project Logic Controller Replacement will be received by the BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA up until 2:00 pm (CDT) Tuesday, June 9, 2026. Bids will be publicly opened immediately following the deadline. ANY BID RECEIVED AFTER THE SPECIFIED TIME WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

Bids for this solicitation may be submitted either electronically via OPENGOV PROCUREMENT or by paper, sealed and delivered to the Board of County Commissioners Purchasing Department, at 840 W. 11 ^th Street, Suite 2500, Panama City, Florida 32401.

Bidders electing to submit paper bids should submit one (1) original bid package. Bids shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope bearing the title of the work, the name of the bidder, and the date for opening. It is the sole responsibility of the bidder to ensure that the bid is received on time.

Each bid shall be valid to Bay County for a period of ninety (90) days after the bid opening. The County will check the bids and notify the selected bidder at the earliest opportunity.

Special Accommodation:  Any person requiring a special accommodation at a Pre-Bid Conference or Bid opening because of a disability should call the Purchasing Department   at (850) 248-8270 at least five (5) workdays prior to the Pre-Bid Conference or Bid opening.   For Hearing Impaired, Dial 1-800-955-8771 (TOO), and 1-800-955-8770 (Voice).

Electronic versions of the solicitation documents are available via OpenGov Procurement https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/baycountyfl

Bid documents, plans, blueprints, or other materials may also be obtained by contacting the Bay County Purchasing Department, For security reasons, you must enable JavaScript to view this E-mail address. , 840 West 11 ^th Street, Suite 2500, Panama City, FL 32401, (850) 248-8270.

For those projects with separate plans, blueprints, or other materials that cannot be accessed through the internet, the Purchasing Department will make a good faith effort to ensure that all registered bidders (those who have been registered as receiving a bid package) receive the documents.

If any addenda are issued after the initial specifications are released, the County will post the addenda on the County website and OpenGov. It is the responsibility of the bidder prior to submission of any bid to check the above website or contact the Purchasing Department to verify any addenda issued.  The receipt of all addenda must be acknowledged on the addenda response sheet.

QUESTIONS
Bidders shall submit all questions, in writing, to the Purchasing Department via email Purchasing@baycountyfl.gov or through OpenGov. All questions shall be submitted no later than 5:00 pm (CDT) on Friday, May 29, 2026.

Vendors shall be Florida licensed General Contractor. Sub-Contractors shall be Florida licensed in their trade. Vendors shall identify subcontractors that are providing services requiring a license under Florida law. Bids

may be deemed nonresponsive if not accompanied by proof of any required State of Florida license.