BIDS ARE REQUESTED FROM QUALIFIED CERTIFIED/REGISTERED CONTRACTORS BY THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF:

PROJECT NO:       FWC 06/07-78

PROJECT NAME:            LAKE JUNIPER DAM PRINCIPAL SPILLWAY REPAIRS

PROJECT LOCATION:   WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA FOR:

Work on this proposed Contract comprises repair of existing concrete principal spillway by dewatering riser area, removing existing gates and grating, cleaning concrete surface, repair concrete surface, installing new gates, grating and constructing exterior trash guard, as shown on the Drawings and specified in the specifications.

PRE-BID CONFERENCE:

A non-mandatory pre-bid conference has been scheduled for 10:00 a.m. (CST), Thursday, March 15, 2007, at Lake Juniper Dam which is located north of DeFuniak Springs, in Walton County, Florida.

REQUIRED BONDS:

Bids shall be accompanied by a bid guarantee of not less than five (5) percent of the amount of the bid.

After award of Contract, a 100% Performance Bond and a 100% Labor and Material Payment Bond Will be required.

Sealed bids will be received, publicly opened and read aloud on:

DATE AND TIME: April 2, 2007, 3:00 p.m. (EST)

PLACE: Purchasing Office, Room 364, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, 620 South Meridian Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1600, (850)488-3428

BID DOCUMENTS:

Bid Documents can be obtained by Bidders upon payment of $25.00, non-refundable, by contacting the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Purchasing Office, Room-364, 620 South Meridian Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1600, (850)488-3428. The payment envelope MUST be plainly marked on the outside with the bid number. The bid package will be sent overnight upon receiving payment by the above-mentioned Purchasing Office. Provide contact information, phone and fax number, as well as complete return address. DO NOT PROVIDE POST OFFICE BOX FOR RETURN ADDRESS.

Bid Documents can also be obtained by downloading at no cost from http://fcn.state.fl.us/owa_vbs/owa/vbs_www.main_menu and search for Bid Number FWC 06/07-78.

CONTACT PERSON:

Direct questions to the On-Site Fisheries Biologist:

Bob Demauro

Blackwater Fisheries Research and Development Center

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

8384 Fish Hatchery Rd.

Holt, FL 32564

(850)957-6177

bob.demauro@myfwc.com