SLED Opportunity · FLORIDA · CLAY COUNTY
AI Summary
Clay County, FL seeks qualified contractors for foundation and substructure rehabilitation services at 2651 Sapp Lane. This RFP includes local preference and Buy American policies, with strict bid submission and protest rules.
The Clay County Board of County Commissioners (County) is requesting Proposals from qualified Contractors to provide Housing Foundation and Substructure Rehabilitation Services at 2651 Sapp Lane, Middleburg, FL 32068 per Scope of Work associated with this Request for Proposal (RFP).
Bidders shall submit all inquiries regarding this RFB in the "Question and Answer" tab of the RFB. See "Inquiries/Questions" in the "Instructions to Bidders" below for more information.
Bidders are prohibited from contacting, by any means, whether orally, telephonically, electronically or in writing, any member of the Board, any County employee, including the County Manager, the County Attorney or the Commission Auditor, any member of the designated Evaluation Committee or any agent of the County regarding the Request for Bids in any respect during the Request for Bid Period. The Request for Bid Period during which no contact may occur commences from the date of publication of the notice of a Request for Bids and ends upon a Bid Decision becoming final, i.e. after the notice of bid protest period of 72 hours has expired. However, in the event of a notice of protest, the no contact rule continues in place during the Protest Period and does not end until a resolution of the protest has occurred and become final. The following exceptions exist to the no-contact rule:
The Board reserves the right and power to reject any and all Bids without cause and to waive technical and non-technical or non-material defects in the Request for Bids or submittal of any Bid, and in its discretion to re-advertise the Request for Bids. The Board reserves the right to award Request for Bids which would be in the Best Interest of the County. Interested vendors are advised that the Clay County Board of County Commissioners has a local preference policy and Buy American policy. The complete policy for both can be viewed at: https://www.claycountygov.com/government/purchasing/vendor-information.
FOLLOWING THE BID OPENING AND TABULATION, A “NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD BID” OR A “NOTICE OF REJECTION OF ALL BIDS” WILL BE POSTED ON THE INTERNET AT:https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/claycounty?status=all.
THIS WEBPAGE CAN ALSO BE ACCESSED FROM THE HOMEPAGE OF THE COUNTY’S WEBSITE AT:https://www.claycountygov.com/government/purchasing/formal-bid-solicitations
PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS ARE NOTIFIED THAT THE FAILURE TO INCLUDE A PROPER BID BOND OR OTHER SECURITY APPROVED UNDER THE COUNTY’S PURCHASING POLICY, IF REQUIRED FOR THIS REQUEST, WILL RESULT IN REJECTION OF THE BID AND SHALL, AS WELL AS THE FAILURE TO FILE A WRITTEN NOTICE OF PROTEST AND TO FILE A WRITTEN PETITION INITIATING A FORMAL PROTEST PROCEEDING WITHIN THE TIMES AND IN THE MANNER PRESCRIBED IN CHAPTER 8, SECTION I OF THE COUNTY’S PURCHASING POLICY SHALL, CONSTITUTE A WAIVER OF THE RIGHT TO PROTEST THE BID REQUEST, ANY ADDENDUM THERETO, OR THE BID DECISION, AS APPLICABLE, AND TO INITIATE A FORMAL PROTEST PROCEEDING UNDER THE PURCHASING POLICY. THE COUNTY’S PURCHASING POLICY CAN BE VIEWED AT THE COUNTY’S WEBSITE BY FOLLOWING THE APPROPRIATE LINKS FROM THE HOMEPAGE ADDRESS SET FORTH ABOVE.
IF A PROSPECTIVE BIDDER IS IN DOUBT WHETHER THIS REQUEST REQUIRES A BID BOND, SUCH PROSPECTIVE BIDDER IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING APPROPRIATE INQUIRY.
THE BOARD RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY AND ALL BIDS WITHOUT CAUSE AND TO WAIVE TECHNICAL AND NON- TECHNICAL OR NON-MATERIAL DEFECTS IN THE REQUEST OR SUBMITTAL OF ANY BIDS.
A 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 ON A CONTRACT TO PROVIDE ANY GOODS OR SERVICES TO A PUBLIC ENTITY, MAY NOT SUBMIT A BID ON A CONTRACT WITH A PUBLIC ENTITY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR OF A PUBLIC BUILDING OR PUBLIC WORK, MAY NOT SUBMIT BIDS ON LEASES OF REAL PROPERTY TO A PUBLIC ENTITY, MAY NOT BE AWARDED OR PERFORM WORK AS A CONTRACTOR, SUPPLIER, SUBCONTRACTOR, OR CONSULTANT UNDER A CONTRACT WITH ANY PUBLIC ENTITY, AND MAY NOT TRANSACT BUSINESS WITH ANY PUBLIC ENTITY IN EXCESS OF THE THRESHOLD AMOUNT PROVIDED IN SECTION 287.017, FLORIDA STATUTES, FOR CATEGORY TWO FOR A PERIOD OF 36 MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF BEING PLACED ON THE CONVICTED VENDOR LIST.
The intent of this project is to remove and replace deteriorated structural floor framing components identified in the structural inspection prepared by Fortress Engineering Group, LLC, and to restore the building’s substructure to a safe, stable, and code-compliant condition suitable for continued occupancy.
The County’s objective is a complete structural correction, not a temporary or partial repair.
| Event | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Bid Open | 2026-04-14T13:00:00.000Z | Clay County Administration Building Fourth Floor, Conference Room B 477 Houston Street Green Cove Springs, Florida 32043 |
Attached is the sign-in-sheet from the Mandatory Pre-Bid meeting that was held at the following date / time and location:
Thursday, March 19, 2026, 1:00pm
2651 Sapp Lane
Middleburg, FL 32068
The following changes have been made to the previously stated Bid Submission Due Date and Bid Opening Meeting for the Clay County Board of County Commissioners:
Bid Due Date rescheduled from Monday, April 6, 2026, at 4:00 PM EST to Monday, April 13, 2026, at 4:00 PM EST.
Bid Open (Non-Mandatory) rescheduled from Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at 9:00 AM EST to Tuesday, April 14, 2026, at 9:00 AM EST.
Provide a company overview including the following information:
Proposers shall briefly describe their project team, relevant construction experience, and general approach to providing the services requested in this RFP.
The response shall include the following:
Proposers shall demonstrate a clear understanding of the foundation rehabilitation project and present an organized, logical approach to planning, and executing the work. The response shall include an outline of anticipated project tasks in the sequence in which they will be performed and identifying key deliverables.
Proposals shall include a firm, lump-sum price to perform all foundation repair work in accordance with the requirements of this RFP and the Project Approach proposed, including all labor, materials, equipment, supervision, permits, inspections, overhead, and profit.
Provide a minimum of of five (5) similar projects performed that best illustrate experience with residential foundation repair projects of similar scope and complexity.
For each project please provide:
References shall be checked by County staff.
The Bidder acknowledges the following:
The Bidder respond to this RFB in the manner that is being requested of me.
The Bidder is not to add embedded links to any documents, as they will not be accessed / reviewed / evaluated. Hyperlinks are defined as a link from a hypertext file or document to another location or file, typically activated by clicking on a highlighted word or image on the screen.
When a document is required to be uploaded, it must be in PDF format. If the document is not in PDF format, it may not be accessed / reviewed / evaluated.
The Bidder is not to add any hyperlinks or embedded links to response boxes within the questionnaire, as they will not be accessed / reviewed / evaluated.
In accordance with Chapter 119 of the Florida Statutes (Public Records Law) and except as may be provided by other applicable State and Federal Law, all Bidders should be aware that Bids are public record.
If the Bidder considers any portion of the documents, data or records within their Bid to be confidential and/or proprietary and which they believe to be exempt from disclosure, the Bidder must mark the document/response as “Confidential” in the applicable section, citing specifically the applicable exempting law and provide the County with a separate redacted copy of its Bid.
In the event of a request for public records that is in accordance with the above mentioned authority, to which documents that are marked as confidential are responsive, the County will provide the Redacted Copy to the requestor.
The Bidder acknowledges that if the Bidder fails to submit a redacted copy of information it claims is confidential, the County is authorized to produce the entire documents, data or records submitted to the County in answer to a public records request for these records.
If Question Number 2: Proprietary/Confidential Information is Applicable to you, please read/ follow the instructions below:
Once you have completed all sections of this RFB, create a document that is comprised of the information you have provided.
Redact any portion of the documents, data or records within your Bid that you believe to be confidential and/or proprietary and which you believe to be exempt from disclosure and upload the Redacted copy here.
Has Bidder (including any parent company, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, or key personnel) been involved in any litigation, arbitration, or administrative proceedings (past or pending) related to its business operations within the past ten (10) years?
If Yes, please provide a detailed explanation, including:
Case caption and number
Jurisdiction (court or administrative body)
Brief description of the nature of the dispute
Status or outcome (e.g., pending, settled, dismissed, judgment entered)
Important: Failure to fully disclose any relevant information, or any misrepresentation or omission of facts, may result in any remedy deemed to be in the best interest of the County.
If Bidder answered 'Yes' to Litigation, Investigations, and Disputes Disclosure (A), please provide a detailed explanation, including:
Case caption and number
Jurisdiction (court or administrative body)
Brief description of the nature of the dispute
Status or outcome (e.g., pending, settled, dismissed, judgment entered)
Important: Failure to fully disclose any relevant information, or any misrepresentation or omission of facts, may result in any remedy deemed to be in the best interest of the County.
Please enter your Company's Legal Name.
Please provide the full name, title, and email address of the authorized signee for your company.
Please provide the following details for your Company's primary contact person:
Please provide your Company's remittance address.
The Address should include:
Street Address: This should include the building number, street name, and, if applicable, suite number.
City, State, and ZIP Code: The city and state should be fully spelled out (unless state abbreviations are standard), followed by the ZIP Code.
Example of a Complete Address:
John Doe
1234 Elm Street, Apt 5B
Springfield, IL 62704
Please fill out the attached W-9.
Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.
Please enter your EIN number here
Please enter your Company's legal name.
If you are not currently registered with E-Verify, please do so as soon as possible. ALL Bidders must be registered with E-Verify in order to enter into an Agreement with the County.
Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.
County Employee: Please mark yes or no if you work for Clay County as an employee.
An outside personal economic relationship which affords present or future financial benefits to an employee, his family or to individuals with whom he has business or financial ties may be considered a conflict of interest requiring evaluation by the County Manager.
Please select one of the options below:
Please identify yourself, family member or other conflict of interest.
If you selected: "I certify that neither my family nor myself are employees of the County and will benefit financially by doing business with Clay County." please enter "Not Applicable".
Bidders are hereby notified of the provision of section 287.05701, Florida Statutes, as amended, that the Clay County Board of County Commissioners will not request documentation of or consider a Bidder's social, political, or ideological interests when determining if the Bidder is a responsible Bidder.
The Bidder acknowledges they were notified of the provisions in section 287.05701, Florida Statutes.
The Bidder acknowledges that they have thoroughly reviewed the term outlined in the Scope of Work.
The Bidder acknowledges that they have thoroughly reviewed Contract No. _________, between Clay County and _______________ and agrees that the Bidder and its Sub-Contractors shall comply with all terms and conditions listed in the Agreement in addition to all federal, state, and local laws and regulations applicable to this RFP.
Provide certificate(s) of insurance.
Certificates of insurance shall meet or exceed the requirements listed in Section 2. Instructions to Bidders of this RFB.
Please upload Insurance document(s) here.
Is Bidder currently exempt from carrying Workers’ Compensation insurance?
If Yes, Bidder must provide a valid Certificate of Election to be Exempt issued by the Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation.
If Bidder Answered 'Yes' to Workers' Compensation Exemption (A), please upload a valid Certificate of Election to be Exempt issued by the Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation here.
Pursuant to Section 287.087, Florida Statutes, whenever two or more bids, proposals, or replies that are equal with respect to price, quality, and service are received by the state or by any political subdivision for the procurement of commodities or contractual services, a bid, proposal, or reply received from a business that certifies that it has implemented a drug-free workplace program shall be given preference in the award process. In order to have a drug-free workplace program, a business shall:
(1) Publish a statement notifying employees that the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in the workplace and specifying the actions that will be taken against employees for violations of such prohibition.
(2) Inform employees about the dangers of drug abuse in the workplace, the business’s policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace, any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and employee assistance programs, and the penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug abuse violations.
(3) Give each employee engaged in providing the commodities or contractual services that are under bid a copy of the statement specified in subsection (1).
(4) In the statement specified in subsection (1), notify the employees that, as a condition of working on the commodities or contractual services that are under bid, the employee will abide by the terms of the statement and will notify the employer of any conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, any violation of chapter 893 or of any controlled substance law of the United States or any state, for a violation occurring in the workplace no later than 5 days after such conviction.
(5) Impose a sanction on, or require the satisfactory participation in a drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation program if such is available in the employee’s community by, any employee who is so convicted.
(6) Make a good faith effort to continue to maintain a drug-free workplace through implementation of this section.
Does the Bidders business certify that it has implemented a drug-free workplace program? Please answer yes or no below.
If the Bidders Company has a drug-free workplace policy, please upload such policy.
Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.
I have read and acknowledge the document(s) attached above for the Davis Bacon Wage Rates.
Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.
Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.
Please enter your legal company name.
Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.
Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.
A Section 3 “Right to Match” preference shall be afforded to enhance the opportunities and ensure that employment and other economic opportunities generated by certain HUD Housing and/or Community Development Assistance funding shall, to the greatest extent feasible, and consistent with existing Federal, State, and local law and regulations, be directed to low- and very-low income persons and to business concerns which provide economic opportunities to low- and very-low income persons of local businesses to receive awards of Clay County contracts.
A “Section 3 Business” is defined as a business that provides evidence of their Section 3 certification at the time the bid is offered to the County; evidence shall not be provided after the bid closing time.
When a qualified and responsive, non-Section 3 business submits the lowest price bid, and the bid submitted by one or more qualified and responsive Section 3 Business is within ten percent (10%) of the price submitted by the non-Section 3 business, then the Section 3 Business with the apparent lowest bid offer (i.e. the lowest Section 3 bidder) shall have the opportunity to submit, an offer to match the price(s) offered by the overall lowest, qualified and responsive bidder. In such instances, staff shall first verify if the lowest non-Section 3 bidder and the lowest Section 3 bidder are in fact qualified and responsive bidders. Next, the Purchasing Department shall determine if the lowest bidder meets the requirements of Section 287.087 F.S.
If the lowest Section 3 bidder meets the requirements of 287.087, F.S., the Purchasing Department shall invite the lowest Section 3 bidder to submit a matching offer to the Purchasing Department which shall be submitted within five (5) business days thereafter. If the lowest Section 3 bidder submits an offer that fully matches the lowest bid from the lowest non-Section 3 bidder tendered previously, then award shall be made to the Section3 bidder. If the lowest Section 3 bidder declines or is unable to match the lowest non- Section 3 bid price(s), then award will be made to the lowest overall qualified and responsive bidder. If the lowest Section 3 bidder does not meet the requirement of Section 287.087 F.S. and the lowest non- Section 3 bidder does, award will be made to the bidder that meets the requirements of the reference state law.
Bidder must complete and submit with their bid response the Affidavit and Certification for Claiming Status as a Section 3 Business which is included as part of this solicitation and their current Section 3 certification.
Failure on the part of a Bidder to submit this Affidavit with their bid response will preclude said Bidder from being considered for Section 3 preference on this solicitation.
A Bidder who misrepresents the Section 3 Preference status of its firm in a bid submitted to the County will lose the privilege to claim Section 3 Preference status for a period of up to one (1) year.
If necessary, the contracting agency may conduct discussions with qualified and responsive bidders determined to be in contention for being selected for award for the purpose of clarification to assure full understanding of, and verify qualifications and responsiveness to solicitation requirements.
This project is subject to the provisions of Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701u). The purpose of Section 3 is to ensure that employment and other economic opportunities generated by certain HUD Housing and/or Community Development Assistance shall, to the greatest extent feasible, and consistent with existing Federal, State, and local law and regulations, be directed to low- and very-low income persons and to business concerns which provide economic opportunities to low- and very-low income persons
A Section 3 business concerned is defined as follows:
1. That is 51 percent or more owned by Section 3 residents; or
2. Whose permanent, full-time employees include persons, at least 30 percent of whom are currently Section 3 residents, or within three years of the date of first employment with the business concern were Section 3 residents; or
3. That provides evidence of a commitment to subcontract in excess of 25 percent of the dollar award of all subcontracts to be awarded to business concerns that meet the qualifications set forth in section one or two above.
In conformance with Section 3 federal regulations (24 CFR Part 135), Clay County shall direct efforts to award Section 3 covered contracts, to the greatest extent feasible, to Section 3 business concerns in the order of priority listed below:
1. Category 1 businesses: Section 3 business concerns that provide economic opportunities for Section 3 residents in the service area or neighborhood in which the Section 3 covered project is located;
2. Category 2 businesses: Applicants (as this term is defined in 42 U.S.C. 12899) selected to carry out HUD HOUSING AND/OR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE Youthbuild programs;
3. Category 3 businesses: Other Section 3 business concerns. A business concern seeking to qualify for a Section 3 contracting preference shall certify that the business concern is a Section 3 business concern as described above.
Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.
Please download the below documents, and acknowledge receipt on the question below.
I have read and acknowledge the document(s) for CDBG Supplemental Conditions for Construction Contracts attached above.
Please download the below documents, and acknowledge receipt on the question below.
I have read and acknowledge the documents(s) (Clay County Community Development Block Program Purchasing Policy)
Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.
Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.
1. Bid Opportunity List for Commodities & Contractual Services
2. Disclosure of Lobbying Activities
3. Non-Collusion Declaration and Compliance with 48 CFR § 29
4. Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility, and Voluntary Exclusion - Lower Tier Covered Transactions for Federal Aid Contracts
Provide a company overview including the following information:
Proposers shall briefly describe their project team, relevant construction experience, and general approach to providing the services requested in this RFP.
The response shall include the following:
Proposers shall demonstrate a clear understanding of the foundation repair project and present an organized, logical approach to planning, and executing the work. The response shall include an outline of anticipated project tasks in the sequence in which they will be performed and identifying key deliverables.
Proposals shall include a firm, lump-sum price to perform all foundation repair work in accordance with the requirements of this RFP and the Project Approach proposed, including all labor, materials, equipment, supervision, permits, inspections, overhead, and profit.
Provide a minimum of of five (5) similar projects performed that best illustrate experience with residential foundation repair projects of similar scope and complexity.
For each project please provide:
References shall be checked by County staff.
Provide the current and projected availability of key personnel that will be assigned to this project.
Please Select Which Evaluation Criteria to utilize.
Have you verified if there will be additional insurance coverage requirements for this solicitation?
If you answer Yes, please make sure to review / update / change the Insurance requirements listed in the Instructions to Bidders Section.
Will this Bid require a 5% Bid Bond / Cashier Check / Certified Check?
Will License/Certification List be required for this Bid?
Examples: ARPA, CDBG, FEMA , etc...
IF THIS BID IS FEDERALLY FUNDED, PLEASE CHOOSE THE APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS AND SELECT "YES".
Is this Bid an FDOT Project?
Will this Bid require the Davis Bacon Rate Wages?
Will you be creating a Price Proposal Document for the Bidder to complete and upload? (Not using Price Section in OpenGov)
Will this Bid require a Warranty Form?
Will this RFB require a County Warranty Form?
SLED stands for State, Local, and Education. These are solicitations issued by state governments, counties, cities, school districts, utilities, and higher education institutions — as opposed to federal agencies.
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