Active SLED Opportunity · FLORIDA · ST. JOHNS COUNTY - PURCHASING DEPARTMENT
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St. Johns County seeks contractors for welding and fabrication services for fleet vehicles and heavy equipment. Services include metal fabrication, repairs, mobile welding, and machine shop work for steel, aluminum, and stainless steel materials. Contractors must provide labor, materials, equipment, and secure storage with no guaranteed work.
> **Attachments are gated.** To access the full download package ($5), contact [support@samsearch.co](mailto:support@samsearch.co). The Contractor is responsible for providing any and all labor, transportation, materials, and equipment required for the performance of welding and fabrication services for to provide welding and fabrication services for fleet vehicles and equipment typically associated with fleet vehicles. Services will be requested by the County on an as-needed basis; no work is guaranteed. The Contractor must have the necessary equipment and capabilities to fabricate and machine parts within factory specifications as necessary. The Contractor must be able to provide all welding and fabrication services for steel, aluminum, and stainless steel materials. The Contractor must be able to weld up to 1-1/2 inch materials. The Contractor must have the ability to engineer, load, and stress test fabricated or repaired points, including points on hydraulic operated equipment. The Contractor must be able to fabricate metal body parts on trucks and various heavy on and off-road equipment, hydraulic tanks, repair and machine cylinder rods and barrels, milling pins and bushings on heavy equipment, and replace tarps and liners on dump trucks. The Contractor shall perform work, including repairs and maintenance typical of machine shops, including but not limited to the following: • Field repair, in-shop and field fabrication, welding, cutting, field repair drainage discharge structures. • Field repair, fabrication, welding, or replacement of structural steel and aluminum, purlins, garage door support brackets, platforms, stairways, aluminum and steel handrails, cabinets, gates, and miscellaneous hardware. Steel and aluminum repairing, welding, and fabrication as needed. • Field repair, in-shop and field fabrication, welding, cutting, replacement and removal of steel plate, pipe and beams used in Weir Channel Gates and well pipe and structure. Welding operations include but are not limited to: • metal heating and cutting with oxy-acetylene welding, brazing; • soldering and plasma cutting; shielded metal arc welding in the flat; • horizontal, vertical and overhead positions; • Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW/MIG) in all positions; • Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW/TIG) in all positions; • use of Arc Welding in joining pipe sections; and • all types of metalizing. The Contractor must provide adequate moving, lifting, and transportation capability for all equipment covered under this contract. For rental of needed equipment not owned by the Contractor, the rental price paid by the Contractor must be billed to the County with no markup. The Contractor is required to provide a rental receipt to the County upon invoicing. The County will not pay rental charges on an invoice without cost verification. Any new fabrication will require the Contractor to submit to the County, prior to the commencement of work, auto CADD prints, or equal, to demonstrate accuracy of items being fabricated representative. County approval is required before work can be performed. Storage & Security: The Contractor must have space and the capacity to securely store County vehicles and equipment while being worked on. Mobile Services: The need may arise for repair to be done on-site. The Contractor must be capable of performing mobile welding and reasonable fabrication services on equipment in field (within St. Johns County) and at County operated facilities in St. Johns County. The Contractor must keep the County premises and field locations free from accumulation of waste materials or rubbish caused by the Contractor's operations at all times. Upon completion of the work, the Contractor must remove all waste materials and rubbish from and around the County facility or field location, as well as all tool construction equipment, machinery, and surplus materials, and must clean all working area surfaces and leave that area "broom clean." Materials: All materials to be utilized must conform to standards of the trade, manufacturers' recommendations, and be acceptable to the County. The Contractor is expected to negotiate and obtain the lowest prices possible when purchasing materials for sale to the County. If requested by the County, the Contractor must provide material waivers for each project. The cost of materials must be based on the Contractor's invoiced price plus a maximum of a ten percent (10%) mark up. A mark-up on sales tax will not be allowed. The Contractor's invoices must clearly show the manufacturers' pa1t number, description, purchase price, and percent mark-up cost. A copy of the Contractor's purchase invoice must be submitted with the Contractor's invoice to the County. ## Details **Bid Opening Date:** 2026-05-22T12:00:00 **Fiscal Year:** 2026 **Solicitation Number:** RFP-MISC 2841-0-2026/GL **Bid Number:** MISC 2841 **Bid Type:** RFP - Request for Proposals **Document Distribution Method:** Download **Document Distribution Notes:** None **Distribution Options:** Bid has no blueprints associated with it **Electronic Bidding:** Yes **County:** St. Johns County **Planholders:** 8
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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