NOTICE TO RECEIVE SEALED BIDS ? RFP 2025-03

The City of Apalachicola will receive sealed bids from any qualified person, company or corporation interested in constructing:

AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY & CULTURE MUSEUM ? NEW CONSTRUCTION

This project consists of new construction. Plans and specifications can be obtained by emailing Michael Brillhart, mbrillhart@cityofapalachicola.com, or through the City website www.cityofapalachicola.com on the Business ? Request for Proposals page. The completion date for this project will be 300 days for Substantial Completion and 365 days for Final Completion from the date of the Notice to Proceed presented to the awarded bidder. Liquidated damages for failure to complete the project on the specified date will be set at $500.00 per day. Please indicate on the envelope that this is a sealed bid, for the "AAHCM Project". Bids will be received until 4:00PM Eastern Time, on Monday, July 7th at the City of Apalachicola City Hall, 192 Coach Wagner Blvd, Apalachicola, FL 32320, and will be opened and read aloud at 4:05PM Eastern Time. The City of Apalachicola is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Handicapped Accessible/Fair Housing Jurisdiction. The City of Apalachicola reserves the right to waive informalities in any bid, to accept and/or reject any or all bids, and to accept the bid that in their judgment will be in their best interest. All bids shall remain firm for a period of sixty days after the opening. An optional pre-bid conference will be held Monday, June 16th 2025 at 1:00PM Eastern Time at 74 6th Street Apalachicola, FL. Questions regarding the project must be submitted in writing to mbrillhart@cityofapalachicola.com prior to 5:00PM Eastern Time, on Thursday, June 26th. All bidders shall comply with all applicable State and local laws concerning licensing registration and regulation of contractors doing business in the State of Florida.

June 5,8 2025

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