Notice of Bid/Request for Proposal

WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS
Suwannee River Water Management District

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

NO. 05/06-053WR

The Suwannee River Water Management District (SRWMD) is requesting proposals from firms or companies that provide, install and maintain flow meters that will automatically collect and transfer data (flow, levels or other parameters as needed), from various water supply systems and provide this data electronically to the District. These services encompass the disciplines of flow measurement within pipes and piping systems (flow meters), meter installation, telecommunications, automated network maintenance, and data management. The metering network will be comprised of separate groundwater or surfacewater pumping systems consisting of public supply systems, farms, dairies, etc. Any work proposed by the District as part of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is subject to District Governing Board approval and funding.

The document outlines the scope of services and all general and specific conditions associated with that scope. All proposals submitted to perform the requested services must be prepared in accordance with the RFP document.

A copy of this RFP is available at www.srwmd.state.fl.us or requests for the RFP document may be directed to:

Debbie Davidson, Administrative Assistant

Suwannee River Water Management District

9225 CR 49

Live Oak, FL 32060

(386)362-1001 or (800)226-1066 (Florida only)

A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at the District headquarters on July 25, 2006, at 9:00 a.m. All questions concerning the RFP must be emailed to: Debbie Davidson, davidson_d@srwmd.state.fl.us or faxed to her at (386)362-1056, no later than 4:00 p.m., on August 1, 2006. To receive responses to questions sent to the District, a Contractor Registration Form must be emailed or faxed to the District no later than August 1, 2006, at 4:00 p.m. Responses to the questions will be emailed on August 11, 2006, to individuals as outlined in the RFP.

The proposals are due at SRWMD headquarters in Live Oak prior to 3:45 p.m., August 18, 2006.