SECTION 000010 ADVERTISEMENT OF INVITATION TO BID
PC25-016
CDBG-DR HOMETOWN REVITALIZATION PROGRAM - GLEN COVE
CITY OF PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA
Sealed Bids for CDBG-DR HOMETOWN REVITALIZATION PROGRAM GLEN COVE will be
received electronically via Bonfire by the City of Panama City until 3:00 PM CT, on Wednesday,
November 20, 2024. Sealed bids will immediately be taken to Room 010 of City Hall, 501 Harrison
Avenue, Panama City, FL 32401 and opened publicly.
You may submit bids electronically through the Citys Bonfire Portal at
https://panamacity.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities. If you n e e d
a s s i s t a n c e w i t h r e g i s t r a t i o n o r w i t h b i d s u b m i s s i o n , please contact Johnnie
Gallegos at purchasing@panamacity.gov.
A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for 3:00 PM CT, on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 in
Room 010 of City Hall, 501 Harrison Avenue, Panama City, FL 32401. Following the pre-bid meeting, a
voluntary site visit will be held at 1027 E. Hwy 98, Panama City, FL. 32401.
The project consists of generally constructing and improving the façade of the building as more
accurately described in the architectural plans in the bid specifications. The Instructions to Bidders,
Bid, Contract Agreement, Drawings, Specifications and forms of Bid Bond, Performance Bond, Payment
Bond, Addenda and other Contract Documents may be examined in a PDF format upon email request to the
City's Purchasing Division at purchasing@panamacity.gov. Addenda, if any, will be posted on the City's website and on the
City's Bonfire Portal. Partial sets of Bidding Documents will not be available directly from the Issuing
Office. Neither Owner nor Architect will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents
including Addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the Issuing Office.
Each Bid must be accompanied by a Bid Bond, prepared on the form of Bid Bond attached to the
Contract Documents or a Surety Companys Standard Bid Bond, duly executed by the Bidder as principal
and having as surety thereon a surety company licensed to do business in the State of Florida and listed
as a certified company in the latest issue of U.S. Treasury Circular 570, in the amount of five percent
(5%) of the Bid amount, or $10,000, whichever is more.
No bid may be withdrawn within 60 calendar days after the scheduled time for receipt of bids.
All bidders must be licensed and shall comply with all licensing requirements of the State of Florida. All
bidders must comply with all applicable State and Local laws concerning licensing, registration, and
regulation of contractors doing business in the State of Florida. Further, contractors shall obtain all such
occupational licenses and permits as shall be prescribed by law.
The person or affiliate who has been placed on the convicted vendor list following a conviction for a public
entity crime may not submit a bid for a contract to provide any goods or services to a public entity, may
not submit a bid for a contract to a public entity for the construction or repair of a public building or public
work, may not submit bids for leases of real property to a public entity, may not be awarded a contract or
perform work as a contractor, supplier, subcontractor, or consultant under a contract with any public
entity, and may no transact business with any public entity in excess of the threshold amount provided in
Section 287.017, for Category Two for a period of 36 months from the date of being placed on the
convicted vendor list.
Contractor must ensure employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because
of their race, color, religion, sex or national origin. The Owner or the City of Panama City will in no way be
liable for any cost incurred by any bidder in the preparation of its Bid in response to this invitation to Bid.
The successful Bidder for this Contract will be required to furnish a satisfactory Performance Bond and
Payment Bond each in the amount of one-hundred percent (100%) of the Bid.
The City of Panama City reserves the right to accept any Bids deemed to be in the best interest of the City,
to waive any minor irregularities, scriveners errors, minor omissions, minor deviations, and/or
technicalities in any Bids, or to reject any or all Bids and re-advertise for new Bids, in accordance with the
applicable sections of the Florida Statutes, the City Charter and City code, and this Invitation to Bid (ITB).
The responsibility for submitting a Bid before the stated time and date is solely and strictly that of the
Responsive Bidder. The City is not responsible for any delayed, late, lost, misdelivered, or non-delivered
Bids, no matter the cause.
Instructions to Bidders.
For all further requirements regarding bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer
to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents.
To ensure compliance with federal regulations governing the use of Community Development Block
Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds, any entity (including individuals, firms, and other
organizations) submitting a bid under this solicitation must be registered in the U.S. Governments System
for Award Management (SAM).
Federal regulations prohibit CDBG-DR funds from being provided to entities or individuals that are
suspended, debarred, or otherwise excluded or ineligible for participation in federal assistance programs.
For information on the SAM registration process, visit the SAM.gov website.
Contractor and Subcontractors shall be registered with and use the E-Verify system to verify work
authorization status of all newly hired employees. A contractor or subcontractor shall provide
documentation that they are registered on The Department of Homeland Securitys E-Verify System that
can be found at https://www.e-verify.gov/.
City of Panama City, Florida
Purchasing Division
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