REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
Taylor County Fire – Station 7
Design-Build Improvement Project
Taylor County, Florida
June 2026
Prepared by:
DRAFT
Taylor County Board of County Commissioners
108 N. Jefferson St.
Perry, Florida 32347
Taylor County Fire – Station 7
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART 1 – PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS
Request For Proposals
Instructions to Respondents
Proposal Forms
Public Entity Crimes Statement
Non-Collusion Affidavit
Truth In Negotiation Certification
Hold Harmless, Release and Indemnity Agreement
PART 2 - CONTRACT FORMS
Agreement between Owner and Design/Builder on the Basis of a Stipulated Price
Bid Bond
T Performance and Payment Bond
PART 3 – CONDITIONS OF THE CONTRACT
F Standard General Conditions
Supplementary Conditions
DRA ATTACHMENT A – DESIGN CRITERIA PACKAGE
Taylor County Fire – Station 7
DRAFT PART 1 – PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS
Page 1 of 1
Taylor County Fire – Station 7
JAMIE ENGLISH
District 1
JIM MOODY
District 2
MICHAEL NEWMAN
District 3
PAM FEAGLE
District 4
THOMAS DEMPS
District 5
TAYLOR COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
GARY KNOWLES, Clerk
Post Office Box 620
Perry, Florida 32348
(850) 838-3506 Phone
(850) 838-3549 Fax
LAWANDA PEMBERTON, County Administrator
201 East Green Street
Perry, Florida 32347
(850) 838-3500, extension 6 Phone
(850) 838-3501 Fax
CONRAD C. BISHOP, JR., County Attorney
Post Office Box 167
Perry, Florida 32348
(850) 584-6113 Phone
(850) 584-2433 Fax
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
FINAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION (DESIGN-BUILD) FOR
TAYLOR COUNTY FIRE – STATION 7 FACILITY
The Taylor County Board of County Commissioners is soliciting sealed proposals from
Design/Builder Firms for the Taylor County Fire – Station 7, a Design-Build
Improvement Project.
Qualified Firms desiring to provide the required Design-Build products or services must submit
five (5) packages in a sealed envelope or similar package marked “Sealed Proposal for Taylor
T County Fire – Station 7” to the Clerk of Court, 1st Floor Courthouse, 108 North Jefferson Street,
Suite 102, Perry, Florida, to arrive no later than 4:00 P.M., local time, on July 29, 2026. All
Proposals MUST have the respondent's name and mailing address clearly shown on the
F outside of the envelope or package when submitted. Proposals will be opened and
respondents announced at 6:00 P.M. local time, or as soon thereafter as practical, on August
3, 2026, in the Taylor County Administrative Complex, 201 East Green Street, Perry, Florida
A 32347.
Proposal information MUST be obtained on-line at the following website address:
www.taylorcountygov.com/government/county_bids/index.php. A Pre-Proposal Conference will
R be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 9th, 2026, at the Administrative Complex located at 201
East Green Street, Perry, Florida 32347.
D The County reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to reject any or all Proposals, to
cancel or withdraw this solicitation at any time and waive any irregularities in the
solicitation process. The County reserves the right to award any contract to the respondent
which it deems to offer the best overall service; therefore, the County is not bound to award any
contract(s) based on the lowest quoted price. The County, in its sole and absolute discretion,
also reserves the right to waive any minor defects in the process and to accept the proposal
deemed to be in the County’s best interest. The County, in its sole and absolute discretion, also
reserves the right to assign a local business preference in an amount of five (5) percent of the
proposal price pursuant to Taylor County Ordinance No. 2003-12. No faxed Proposals will be
accepted.
For additional Information, contact:
Taylor County Fire Rescue
850.838.3522
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, Taylor County, Florida
Page 1 of 1
Taylor County Fire – Station 7
INSTRUCTIONS TO RESPONDENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Article
Article No.
ARTICLE 1- DEFINED TERMS.................................................................................................................................... 1
ARTICLE 2– PROJECT SUMMARY............................................................................................................................ 2
ARTICLE 3- COPIES OF SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS........................................................................................ 3
ARTICLE 4- COMMUNICATION DURING SOLICITATION/LOBBYING PROHIBITION ................................ 3
ARTICLE 5- SITE AND OTHER AREAS .................................................................................................................... 3
ARTICLE 6- EXAMINATION OF SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS, OTHER RELATED DATA, AND SITE .... 4
ARTICLE 7- QUALIFICATIONS OF RESPONDENTS.............................................................................................. 5
ARTICLE 8- PREPARATION OF PROPOSAL ........................................................................................................... 5
ARTICLE 9- PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE .......................................................................................................... 6
ARTICLE 10- PROPOSAL SECURITY........................................................................................................................ 7
ARTICLE 11- CONTRACT TIMES .............................................................................................................................. 7
ARTICLE 12- LIQUIDATED DAMAGES ................................................................................................................... 7
ARTICLE 13- INTERPRETATIONS AND ADDENDA ............................................................................................. 7
ARTICLE 14- SUBSTITUTE AND “OR-EQUAL” ITEMS ........................................................................................ 8
ARTICLE 15- SUBCONTRACTORS, SUPPLIERS, AND OTHERS......................................................................... 8
ARTICLE 16- BASIS OF PROPOSAL; COMPARISON OF PROPOSALS .............................................................. 8
ARTICLE 17- SUBMITTAL OF PROPOSAL .............................................................................................................. 10
ARTICLE 18- MODIFICATION AND WITHDRAWAL OF PROPOSAL................................................................ 10
ARTICLE 19- OPENING OF PROPOSALS ................................................................................................................. 10
ARTICLE 20- PROPOSALS TO REMAIN SUBJECT TO ACCEPTANCE .............................................................. 10
T ARTICLE 21– EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS AND AWARD OF CONTRACT ................................................ 11
ARTICLE 22- CONTRACT SECURITY AND INSURANCE .................................................................................... 11
ARTICLE 23- SIGNING OF AGREEMENT ................................................................................................................ 13
ARTICLE 24- CONTRACTS TO BE ASSIGNED ....................................................................................................... 13
F ARTICLE 25- RETAINAGE .......................................................................................................................................... 14
ARTICLE 26- SALES AND USE TAXES .................................................................................................................... 14
ARTICLE 27- RIGHT TO AUDIT ................................................................................................................................. 14
ARTICLE 28– FORMAT OF PROPOSAL.................................................................................................................... 14
A ARTICLE 1 - DEFINED TERMS
R 1.01 Terms used in these Instructions to Respondents have the meanings indicated in the General Conditions and
Supplementary Conditions. Additional terms used in these Instructions to Respondents have the meanings indicated
D below:
A. Owner – Taylor County Board of County Commissioners, Taylor County, Florida.
B. Issuing Office--The office from which the Solicitation Documents are to be issued and where the RFP
procedures are to be administered. The issuing office for this project will be the Taylor County Clerk of Courts
located at 1st Floor Courthouse, 108 N. Jefferson St., Suite 102, Perry, FL. Request for Proposal procedures
will be administered at the Taylor County Administrative Complex located at 201 East Green St., Perry, FL.
C. Respondent-- One who submits a Proposal directly to Owner as distinct from a sub-bidder, who submits a bid
to Respondent. For purposes of this solicitation, Respondent shall be a Design/Builder Firm.
D. Successful Respondent--The lowest, responsible and responsive Proposal in the best interest of the Owner to
whom Owner (on the basis of Owner’s evaluation as hereinafter provided) makes an award.
E. Professional services - Those services within the scope of the practice of architecture, professional
engineering, landscape architecture, or registered surveying and mapping, as defined by the laws of the state,
Modified Form EJCDC C-200
Copyright © 2002 National Society of Professional Engineers for EJCDC. All rights reserved.
00200 – 1
This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.