PROPOSALS ARE REQUESTED FROM QUALIFIED GENERAL CONTRACTORS BY THE

State of Florida, Department of Military Affairs HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS OWNER, FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF:

PROJECT NO: 120187 ACCOUNTING CODE: MILCON FY08 2085

PROJECT NAME & LOCATION: REGIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE, PHASE 3, CAMP BLANDING JOINT TRAINING CENTER, STARKE, FLORIDA 32091

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Phase 3 for this project consisted of South Billeting Building #3404, South Educational Building # 3402, and related site work as defined by the Architect/Engineers plans and specifications. South Billeting Building # 3404 has three wings: approximately 34,157 gross square feet in the two story center wing with an additive bid item consisting of 20,480 gross square feet in the two story east wing and 41,579 gross square feet in the three story west wing. South Educational Building # 3402 is a single story structure, approximately 27,291 gross square feet. These buildings will have reinforced concrete pad foundation, concrete slab at the first floor, 8" hollow core slab at the second and third floor (only at the South Billeting Building) , 8"/12" reinforced CMU wall with cavity wall insulation and 4" split face CMU veneer, metal accent panels, insulated low E glass in aluminum storefront/curtain wall with operable windows, hollow metal doors, pre-engineered metal trusses, R- 19 rigid insulation under 1-1/2 inch corrugated metal roof deck and standing seam metal roofing. The site work will consisted of clearing / grubbing approximately 16 acres, demolition of existing old foundations and utilities, installing approximately 20,000 square yards of asphalt for parking lots/driveways, sidewalks from the parking lot to the main entry points of the building, all water, sewer, electrical, chiller, data, and telephone lines from the road to the building.

PREQUALIFICATION: Each bidder whose field is governed by Chapter 399, 455, 489, and 633 of the Florida Statutes for licensure or certification must submit prequalification data of their eligibility with their bid or prior to the bid opening. After the bid opening, the low bidder must qualify in accordance with Chapter 60D-5.004. A copy of the requirements is included in the Non-Technical Specifications Level IV / V, Instructions to Bidders under Section B-2 "Bidder Qualification Requirements and Procedures". Note: A completed experience questionnaire and financial statement form number DBC 5085 (Exhibit 3) must be submitted with bid.

BID SECURITY: Bids/Proposals in total excess of $100,000.00, the bidder must provide with bid, a good faith deposit in the amount of 5% of the bid by way of a bid bond from a surety insurer authorized to do business in the STATE OF FLORIDA as surety or a certified check or cashier € s check accompanying the bid.

PERFORMANCE BOND AND LABOR AND MATERIAL PAYMENT BOND € S are required from any persons or parties entering into a formal contract with the STATE OF FLORIDA for contracts in total excess of $100,000.00 for construction, additions, renovations, repairs, or demolition of any public building pursuant to Florida Statute 255.05(1)(a).

INFORMATION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE BY TELEPHONE. All information received through any oral communication shall not be binding on the Department of Military Affairs and shall not be relied upon by an offerer.

Pursuant to Section 287.057(26), Florida Statutes, Respondents to this solicitation or persons acting on their behalf may not contact, between the release of the solicitation and the end of the 72-hour period following the agency posting the notice of intended award, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and state holidays, any employee or officer of the executive or legislative branch concerning any aspect of this solicitation, except in writing to the procurement officer or as provided in the solicitation documents. Violation of this provision may be grounds for rejecting a response.

Any questions from proposers concerning this solicitation shall be submitted in writing, identifying the submitter, to the Architectural-Engineering Firm listed below, attention: Mr. Scott Herlitzka, Project Manager at e-mail scott.herlitzka@jacobs.com. No questions will be accepted after January 25, 2008 4:00 p.m.. Only e--mail inquiries acceptable. The last day for posting the last addenda is February 4, 2008.

All questions and answers/changes to the solicitation will be provided in writing by addenda via e-mail or fax to each registered plan holder and posted on the DMS Vendor Bid System (VBS). It is the prospective contractor € s responsibility to check periodically for any information updates to the solicitation which is posted to the VBS. The Department of Military Affairs bears no responsibility for any delays, or resulting impacts, associated with a prospective contractor € s failure to obtain information made available through the DMS Vendor Bid System.

MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING

DATE AND TIME: January 16, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. local time

PLACE: RTI North Education Building, #3408, Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, Starke, Florida 32091

All interested parties should call Mrs. Bobbie Smith at (904) 823-0256 to be placed on the access list by 4:30 p.m. 15 JAN 08. All General Contractors interested in bidding on this project are required to attend this pre-bid meeting.

Sealed bids will be received, publicly opened and read aloud on: (BIDS MUST BE SUBMITTED PRIOR TO BID OPENING NO LATE BIDS WILL BE ACCEPTED):

DATE AND TIME: February 12, 2008, at 3:00 p.m. Local time

PLACE: Robert F. Ensslin National Guard Armory, 2305 State Road 207, St. Augustine, FL 32086

MARK ENVELOPES: ATTN: SEALED BIDS for: Project No. 120187, REGIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE, PHASE III, CBJTC, ATTN: Michele Dobbs 0255/Bobbie Smith 0256.

BID/PROPOSAL: All responses must be submitted in a sealed package and shall be clearly marked on the outside of package with the above information. Department of Military Affairs is not responsible for the opening of any solicitation package which is not properly marked. It is the respondent € s responsibility to assure its response is submitted to the place and time indicated in this solicitation. Also, all responses must be in full accordance with the requirements of the Drawings, Specifications, Bidding Conditions and Contractual Conditions, and Non-Technical Specifications, which have been prepared by the Engineer as listed, and may be obtained as follows:

Drawings, Specifications, Bidding Conditions and Contractual Conditions, which may be examined and obtained on January 4, 2008 after 3:00 p.m. local time from the:

ARCHITECT ENGINEER: JACOBS FACILITIES INC.. € MR. JEFF VARITEK

Jacobs Facilities, Inc.

5750 Major Boulevard, Suite 400

Orlando, Florida 32819-7962

TELEPHONE: (407) 903-5285

DEPOSIT: $250.00 per set of Drawings and Specifications is required with a limit of (2) sets per General Contractor or Prime Bidder and one set per mechanical subcontractor and/or electrical subcontractor. Make checks payable to: Jacobs Facilties Inc.". The deposit shall only be returned to those General Contractors, or Prime Bidders, mechanical subcontractors and/or electrical subcontractors, who, after having examined the Drawings and Specifications submit a bid (in the case of mechanical and/or electrical subcontractor € s submission of a bid to a prime bidder), and return the Drawings and Specifications in good condition within fifteen (15) days of the date of receipt of bids.

All technical questions shall be directed to the A/E Mr. Scott Herlitzka until close of business January 25, 2008 at e-mail scott.herlitzka@jacobs.com. No questions will be accepted after January 25, 2008 4:00 p.m.. Only e--mail inquiries acceptable. The last day for posting the last addenda is February 4, 2008.

CONTRACT AWARD: The lowest bid will be the bid from the responsive bidder that has submitted the lowest price for the base bid or base bid plus the additive alternates or less the deductive alternates chosen by the Agency to be included in or excluded from the proposed contract, taken in numerical order listed in the bid documents. The order of the alternates may be selected by the Agency in any sequence so long as such acceptance out of order does not alter the designation of the low bidder. The official Notice of Award Recommendation will be by electronic posting on the Department's website at http://fcn.state.fl.us/owa_vbs/owa/vbs_www.main_menu. Failure to file a protest within the time prescribed in Section 120.57(3), Florida Statutes, shall constitute a waiver of proceedings under Chapter 120, Florida Statutes. If no protest is filed, the contract will be awarded to the qualified, responsible and responsive low bidder in accordance with Chapter 60D-5 by the Owner.

The Non-Technical Specifications Level IV & V are considered to be applicable to this solicitation and award of contract when made and are made a part hereof.

The State of Florida, Department of Military Affairs, objects to and shall not consider any additional terms or conditions submitted by a respondent, including any appearing in documents attached as part of a respondent € s response. In submitting its response, a respondent agrees that any additional terms or conditions; whether submitted intentionally or inadvertently, shall have no force or effect. Failure to comply with terms and conditions, including those specifying information that must be submitted with a response, shall be grounds for rejecting a response.

Prior to entering into a contract with the State of Florida, Department of Military Affairs, the selected contractor must be registered with the Florida Department of Management Services (DMS) MyFloridaMarketPlace Vendor Registration System. Information about the registration process is available, and registration must be completed at the MyFloridaMarketPlace website (link available under BUSINESS at www.myflorida.com). Prospective contractors who do not have Internet access may request assistance from the MyFloridaMarketPlace Customer Service at (866) 352-3776. The State of Florida, through the Department of Management Services, has instituted MyFloridaMarketPlace, a statewide e-procurement system. Pursuant to rule 60A-1.032(1), Florida Administrative Code, this contract shall be exempt from the one percent (1%) transaction fee.

The State of Florida's performance and obligation to pay under this contract is contingent upon availability of funding and an annual appropriation by the Legislature.

NO VERBAL STATEMENTS MADE BY ANY STATE OF FLORIDA EMPLOYEE OR AGENCY REPRESENTATIVE WILL OPERATE TO SUPERSEDE INFORMATION PUBLISHED IN THIS SOLICITATION. ONLY WRITTEN ADDENDUMS ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS CONSTRUCTION AND FACILITY MANAGEMENT OFFICE OR ITS REPRESENTATIVES WILL OPERATE TO ALTER OR OTHERWISE AMMEND THIS SOLITICATION.