Notice of Bid/Request for Proposal

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed bids will be received by the City of Apalachicola, 1 Bay Avenue, Apalachicola FL 32320 until two o’clock (2:00 p.m.) local time, August 22, 2006 at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud, for the construction of four separate projects:

REPAIRS TO BATTERY PARK PIERS

REPAIRS TO ANDRIS PIER

REPAIRS TO LAFAYETTE PARK PIER

REPAIRS TO AVENUE C PIER

According to drawings and specifications covering the work.

Any bids received after closing time will be returned unopened.

A pre-bid meeting will be held on August 8, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. local time, at the offices of the City of Apalachicola, 1 Bay Avenue, Apalachicola, FL 32320.

Plans and specifications may be secured upon payment of $50.00 per set from the Engineer, Baskerville-Donovan, Inc., 449 West Main Street, Pensacola, FL 32502, or from the City of Apalachicola, 1 Bay Avenue, Apalachicola FL 32320.

Each bid shall be submitted on the form supplied by the Engineer. Each bid must be accompanied by certified check or Bid Bond in the amount of five percent (5%) of the base bid as guarantee that the bidder, if awarded the contract will, within ten (10) consecutive calendar days after written notice being given of such award, enter into a written contract with the owner in accordance with the accepted bid, and give a one hundred percent (100%) performance bond and one hundred percent (100%) labor and material payment bond satisfactory to the owner. No bids will be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids for a period of ninety (90) days.

The owner reserves the right to waive formalities in bidding and reject any and all bids.

For the City of Apalachicola

City Commission

Betty Webb

Administrator