INVITATION TO BID

DATE: June 4, 2025

TO: Trade Contractors as listed:

Bid Packages

2A Demolition

3A Concrete

4A Masonry

5A Metals

6A Millwork

7A Roofing

8A Storefront

9A Gypsum & ACT

9B Flooring

9C Terrazzo

15B Plumbing

15C Fire Sprinkler

15D HVAC

16A Electrical

FROM: Childers Construction Co. / Payson Smith

PROJECT: Florida State Capitol

Capitol Complex-North & South Plaza Level

Lower Level Pedestrian Entries

MSFM-02306030

Department of Management Services

Tallahassee, Florida

Childers Construction Company, The Construction Manager, state license number CGC45514, invites your firm to submit proposals for the above referenced project.

CONTRACT DOCUMENTS: Contract documents will be available on June 20, 2025 at the Childers Construction Company FTP site listed below. In order to access the Contract Documents (Plans, Specifications and Supplements) the Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) must be submitted to Mindee Hurst at mindee@childers-construction.com.

NDA is located on FTP site at www.childers-construction.com under the Subcontractor Tab on the Childers Home Page, with the following information:

Account: NDA-FDACS (case sensitive)

Password: warehouse (case sensitive)

After the NDA is submitted, the subcontractor will receive a document with an account and password to an FTP site with the Contract Documents.

It is the responsibility of the bidders and vendors to inquire concerning additional Supplements and Addendums that are normally issued during the bid process. All revisions will be posted on Childers FTP site.

PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held at 10:00 AM on Thursday, June 19, 2025 at the Capitol Building. Please meet at the east side of the Capitol Tower Building main entrance.

GENERAL PREQUALIFICATION Bidders must be prequalified by the Construction Manager to bid the project. All bidders must prequalify for the current 2025 year and must submit the form in this bid package. Confirm your status with Mindee Hurst. Prequalifications must be submitted a minimum of 7 days prior to bid.

BID SECURITY There is 5% security required to bid this project for EVERY Bid Package.

BONDING All bids exceeding $100,000 shall provide Performance & Payment Bonds.

SEALED BIDS will be received by the Construction Manager until 2:00 PM Thursday, July 17, 2025. Bidders are advised to hand deliver bids or send by US mail, FEDEX or UPS to 108 East Jefferson Street, Tallahassee, FL and must be confirmed by the bidder by calling our office 850-296-2661. Childers acknowledges NO responsibility for faxed, electronic or second party delivered bids. Emailed bids should be sent to bids@childers-construction.com. All bids results listed on "Bid Tabulations" are unofficial until scope reviews are conducted after the bid date.

Childers Construction Company reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and waive informalities in any bid. Information on bid documents is available by contacting Childers Construction Company, Mindee Hurst at (850) 296-2661.

June 6,8,11,15,18,22,25,29,July 2,6,9,13,16 2025

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