1) IFB for NGS - N35 & N36 Electrical Equipment Installation
1.1) Cover Page
Solicitation
For Participation in
NGS - N35 & N36 Electrical Equipment Installation
for
JEA
Jacksonville, FL
Solicitation Number 1412065247
Mandatory Pre-Response Meeting Followed by Site Visit on November 5, 2025, at 9:00AM EST
Location: 4377 Heckscher Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32223
Attendees to provide representing company name and full names of attendees to be added to the security visitor list at
least 48-hours prior to arrival. Please bring government issued photo ID.
All visitors will be escorted in from the guard station. Please arrive by 8:45AM. Pre-Bid Meeting will begin at 9:00
AM within the EPPM 10-Wide Conference Room. A site walk of the project will immediately follow the meeting.
Visitors should come equipped with hard hat, safety shoes/boots, and safety glasses. These will be required for the site
walk.
Photos of the project area are acceptable during the site walk.
All attendees shall be always escorted by JEA personnel while at NGS.
Those planning to attend the Mandatory Pre-Response Meeting/Site Visit should send contact information to: Amar
Pekusic (pekus@jea.com) and Victoria Holloway (hollvl@jea.com), 48 hours prior to the Pre-Response Meeting to
have contact information provided at the security gate for access.
Responses are due on December 10, 2025, by 12:00 PM EST
All Responses shall be submitted through JEA’s E-Procurement and Contract Management Portal which is provided
by Zycus Supplier Network which can be accessed at https://zsn.zycus.com/guest. Instructions on how to login to
Zycus is provided below in this Solicitation. LATE RESPONSES MAY BE REJECTED.
For more information, please contact the JEA Buyer at:
Victoria Holloway hollvl@Jea.com
1.2) Scope of Work
The purpose of this solicitation is to select a vendor to decommission, relocate, and install all electrical equipment
within/surrounding the CT5 power cab at the Northside Generating Station. All associated wiring/cabling will have to
be tracked, labeled, and replaced/preserved.
AND
Select a vendor to decommission, relocate, and install all electrical equipment within/surrounding the CT6 power cab
at the Northside Generating Station. All associated wiring/cabling will have to be tracked, labeled, and
replaced/preserved.
A more detailed description of the Work is provided in the Technical Specifications included as an Exhibit to this
Solicitation.
Capitalized terms used in this Solicitation without definition shall have the definitions given to them in Section 2 of
this Solicitation.
1.3) Background
JEA owns, operates and manages the electric system established by the City of Jacksonville, Florida since 1895. In June
1997, JEA also assumed operation of the water and sewer system previously managed by the City. JEA is located in
Jacksonville, Florida, where we proudly serve an estimated 522,469 electric, 396,566 water and 316,441 sewer and
26,902 reuse water customers. JEA is Florida's largest community owned utility and the eighth largest municipal in the
United States.
1.4) Invitation - Submitting a Response
Respondents that meet the Minimum Qualification stated herein are invited to submit a Response to this Solicitation to
perform the Work. A complete copy of this Solicitation, the Technical Specifications, forms and all other documents
referenced in this Solicitation are on JEA’s E-Procurement and Contract Management Portal which is provided by
Zycus Supplier Network which can be accessed at https://zsn.zycus.com/guest/genericRegister/JEA074. Instructions
on how to login to Zycus is provided below in this Solicitation.
All Responses are due at the time indicated on the title page of this Solicitation. Section 1 of this Solicitation are the
instructions for submitting a Response for this Solicitation. Section 2 of this Solicitation contain the definitions and
commercial contract terms associated with this procurement.
A Contract will presented to the Respondent awarded this Work and the Contract will incorporate by reference this
entire Solicitation and all associated Addenda. A sample of the JEA Contract can be found on jea.com.
All documentation submitted with a Response must reference the Solicitation Title and Number stated herein. All
Responses must be made on the appropriate forms and formats as specified by this Solicitation and uploaded to JEA’s
procurement platform.
All Responses should be delivered electronically to JEA via the Zycus platform. An automated, detailed auditing
system provides sealed Response integrity. Responses remain sealed on the platform until the Close Date & Time
(Due Date & Time).
A Respondent shall be solely responsible for timely delivery of its Response to the Zycus Supplier
Network. Respondents are strongly encouraged to acquire log in credentials early as possible. Additionally
Respondents are encouraged to submit Responses early to ensure uploading process goes smoothly. If Respondent is
not able to submit its Response via Zycus, then please email the Response to the JEA Buyer identified in the
Section below titled "Questions".
Responses are due by the time and on the date stated on the cover page of this Solicitation. LATE RESPONSES
MAY BE REJECTED.
1.5) Zycus Instructions
I. How to Log Into Zycus
A. New Users – Zycus
1. New Users will need to register to login. Registration will require Company name, address, phone, contact, title,
phone and email address. Also, it is recommended users use Google Chrome to access Zycus.
2. Note if the company is already doing business with JEA, you may find the company is already registered in Zycus.
To find out if you are registered, try entering your email address in the New User Registration screen. If you receive a
message stating “Email ID already registered”, log in as an Existing User Log-in”. If you don’t know your password,
enter your email address and click on “Forgot Password”.
B. Existing Users or New Users with Previously Registered Emails
1. Once the user has a login on the sourcing platform select “Existing User Log-in”, the user may navigate to the
solicitation by selecting the icon for the applicable solicitation.
II. How to Submit a Response Using Zycus
1. Once logged in, users will see all JEA Sourcing Events, then select the applicable event.
2. Once in the Sourcing Event. The Sourcing Event has prompts for actions required to respond to the solicitation.
3. For the user to proceed to submit a Response to JEA using Zycus, the user will be required to provide its acceptance
of the of the Zycus iSource Terms & Conditions associated with the work. Such Terms and Conditions may cover
non-disclosure, safety, cyber security, Invitation for Bid contract terms, etc.
4. Once all terms are accepted, additional Solicitation information will be available for viewing and submitting a
Response by selecting “Confirm Participation”. JEA will then have a record indicating the company intends to submit
a Response.
5. A user then can respond to each section of the Solicitation, once completed with each section, select “Save”. Note
each section has a red, yellow, green light code. Items will turn green once completed. Yellow and red lights mean
there is additional action required. Users may also note under each tab, there are multiple questions to respond to,
scroll down the list to ensure all questions are answered.
6. In most Solicitations, JEA will provide Technical Specifications, pricing tables in Excel which the user will need to
download. Additionally, Excel pricing tables may need to be uploaded once completed to as part of the Response.
Users can download the required attachments by selecting the “Buyers Attachments” icon.
7. Once the required forms are uploaded and saved, the section light will turn green. Once all sections are completed
and green lighted, the User may select “Submit Response”.
8. Once the user selects “Submit Response”, the user will receive a “Success” pop-up when submitted.
9. Once submitted users may recall and modify submitted documentation and submit information until the Response
Due Date and Time.
1.6) Questions
All Questions must be submitted in writing to the JEA Buyer listed herein at least five business days prior to the
opening date. Questions received within five business days prior to the opening date may not be answered.
1.7) Pre-Response Meeting - Mandatory
There will be a Mandatory Pre-Response meeting associated with this Solicitation at the date and time listed on the
cover page of this Solicitation. All interested Respondents must attend the Pre-Response meeting. Those planning to
attend must email their name and contact information to the JEA Buyer listed herein at least 48 hours prior to the Pre-
Response meeting to facilitate roll call. A Respondent must only sign in representing one company, unless otherwise
agreed to by JEA in writing.
1.8) Opening of Responses
A JEA representative will open each Response that was received prior to the Date and Time, except for those
Responses that have been properly withdrawn. JEA has the right to waive irregularities or informalities in the
Responses to the extent allowable under applicable laws.
1.9) Minimum Qualifications
Respondent must meet the following Minimum Qualifications to be considered eligible to have its Response evaluated
by JEA. Respondent must complete and submit the Minimum Qualification Form provided in this Solicitation.
Respondents that are working or have worked for JEA in the past 2 years involving similar work must submit JEA as a
reference. JEA reserves the right to ask for additional back up documentation or additional reference projects to
confirm the Respondent meets the requirements stated above.
JEA may reject Responses from Respondents not meeting all of the following Minimum Qualifications:
I. The Respondent is not on the State of Florida Convicted Vendor List, State of Florida’s Suspended
Vendor List, The City of Jacksonville’s Disqualified Vendor List, have not had their bidding
privileges actively suspended by JEA, been debarred by JEA, or have had a contract with JEA
terminated for default within the last two (2) years.
II. Contractor and subcontractors must be safety qualified before their bid will be accepted.
III. The Respondent must provide three (3) verifiable references within the last 5 years of similar
projects they have completed that include low/medium voltage Motor Control Center or switchgear
installation, and their associated control wiring/equipment.
IV. The Respondent shall comply with the technical and commercial specifications for this solicitation.
V. If awarded both projects under this solicitation, the Respondent will be required to demonstrate
sufficient staffing, supervision, and equipment to ensure timely completion of both projects. Failure
to demonstrate such capacity may result in withdrawal of one award.
1.10) Number of Contracts to be Awarded
JEA intends to Award two (2) Contracts for the Work. JEA reserves the right to Award more than one Contract based
on certain groupings of the Work items, or JEA may exclude certain Work items, if JEA determines that it is in its best
interest.
1.11) Insurance Requirements
Prior to JEA issuing a Purchase Order to the Company to begin the Work, the Company shall submit a certificate of
insurance (COI) that is in compliance with amounts and requirements as indicated in this Solicitation. Note that the
COI shall specifically indicate JEA as additional insured on all required insurance except Worker's Compensation and
Professional Liability (if applicable). Furthermore, waiver of subrogation must be provided for all required insurance
in favor of JEA, including its board members, officers, employees, agents, successors, and assigns.
1.12) Liquidated Damages In Contract
The Contract issued pursuant to this Solicitation contains liquidated damages tied to project completion deadlines. The
Respondent should review the specific time frames and liquidated damage amounts prior to submitting its Response.
1.13) Jacksonville Small and Emerging Business (JSEB) Participation Goal
The specific JSEB participation requirement for the Scope of Work described in this Solicitation is: ______%. This
percentage is the percentage of the Respondent’s total bid price, less the Supplemental Work Authorization
(SWA), General/Special Conditions, and other allowances as listed in the Bid Workbook, and as noted in the Award
documentation, that must be awarded or subcontracted to JSEB firms. Failure to fully comply with the JSEB
requirements stated herein may disqualify the Response. Respondents are required to complete and submit with their
Response the List of Subcontractors Form, which can be found at www.jea.com. Respondents must specify on the List
of Subcontractors Form how they intend to comply with the JSEB participation requirement stated herein.
Respondents that do not meet the JSEB participation requirement and/or do not submit a List of Subcontractors Form
with their Response may have their Reponses rejected, unless they are exempted under the good faith exception
described below.
In no case shall the Respondent make changes to the JSEB firms listed in its Response, revise the JSEB Scope of
Work or Dollar Amount as stated in its Response without prior written notice to the JEA Project Manager and JEA
Manager Supplier Diversity Programs, and without subsequent receipt of written approval from JEA Project Manager
and JEA Manager Supplier Diversity Programs. JSEB firms that qualify for this Contract are those shown on the
current City of Jacksonville JSEB Directory appearing at https://jaxseb.coj.net. Certification of JSEB firms must
come from the City of Jacksonville. No other agency or organization is recognized for purposes of this Contract.
If the Response does not comply with the JSEB participation requirement established in this Solicitation, the
Respondent must submit documentation as part of its Response describing in detail its good faith efforts to comply
with the JSEB participation requirement of the Solicitation. This documentation shall include at a minimum the
following items:
1. The Respondent shall contact the JEA Manager Supplier Diversity Programs for assistance when all independent
attempts (emails, phone calls, faxes and letters) to contact qualified JSEB firms have failed and shall do so in adequate
time for JSEB firms to be identified and to allow JSEB firms adequate time in which to respond.
2. A written and signed statement describing the level of effort for each of the requirements listed below, including
dates and times, people whom the Respondent contacted and phone numbers to enable JEA to confirm good faith
efforts.
3. Emails and copies of written solicitations of participation the Respondent sent to qualified JSEB firms, showing
adequate response time was provided, defining the scope and nature of the work the JSEB firm is asked to perform,
Respondent contact information for questions and follow-up, and an offer to meet to review plans, specifications and
scope.
4. A statement of the Respondent’s efforts to negotiate a suitable agreement with JSEB firms including call logs
showing participants, dates, times, topics discussed, and open issues.
5. A statement of the Respondent's efforts to help qualified firms that may require assistance in obtaining bonding,
insurance, financing, technical support, procedural information, or other items necessary to compete for and perform
the Work.
6. For each offer received from a qualified JSEB firm but rejected by Respondent, a statement explaining why such
offer was not made part of the Response.
7. For each qualified JSEB firm contacted but considered unqualified by the Respondent to perform a portion of the
Work, a statement of the reasons Respondent considered firm to be unqualified.
Failure by the Respondent to contact the JEA Manager Supplier Diversity Programs as required herein will be
considered when determining if the Respondent has made a good faith effort. The Respondent understands and agrees
that receipt of a lower bid from a non-JSEB qualified firm, will not in and of itself, be sufficient reason to justify
failing to meet the JSEB requirements of the Solicitation. The determination as to whether the Respondent made a
good faith effort in trying to achieve the JSEB participation requirement of this Solicitation will be made solely by
JEA and prior to Award.
All questions and correspondence concerning the JSEB program should be addressed to the following contact:
Bill Hickey
Manager, Supplier Diversity Programs and Procurement Services
JEA
hickwj@jea.com or jsebprogram@jea.com
This page summarizes the opportunity, including an overview and a preview of the attached documents.