CDBG-CV Conklin Davis Center Emergency Generator

The County of Volusia has partnered with the Conklin Davis Center for the Visually Impaired for the purchase and installation of an emergency generator for their building at 405 White Street, Daytona Beach. Funds have been provided through the federal Community Development Block Grant – Cares Act (CDBG-CV).

This is a federally assisted project and is subject to Federal Labor Standards which include, the Davis-Bacon Act (payment of prevailing wage rates) and the Copeland Act (anti-kickback of wages & submission of weekly certified payroll reports), as well as other provisions including 24 CFR 85.36 (bonding requirements), and Section 3 & M/WBE. Laborers and mechanics employed by primary contractors and sub-contractors performing construction work on this project shall be paid wages at rates not less than the prevailing rates as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act. The prime contractor is responsible for the enforcement of wage compliance and support documentation for the duration of the project and may be held liable for wage restitution. The applicable information regarding the laws and regulations stated above are included in the bid packet.

The building that currently houses the Conklin Davis Center for the Visually Impaired was constructed in the 1980s and was expanded in 1996. The 28,260 GSF facility consists of three (3) wings including sixteen (16) dormitory rooms, three (3) one-bedroom apartments, commercial kitchen, offices, classrooms, and workshops. The project seeks to provide the facility with an emergency generator that will provide power to the dormitory rooms and kitchen in the event of a power outage.