SECTION 00010 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS 

Sealed bids, subject to conditions contained herein, will be received by the Port Director, Port Panama City, Florida until 10:00 AM local time, on Thursday, September 5th, 2024, and then publicly opened and read, for furnishing all labor, equipment, and materials to perform all work for the Panama City Port Authority Intermodal Distribution Center (IDC) Bulk Transfer Facility Improvements Phase Two. The work will include the furnishing of all necessary permits, materials, equipment, machinery, tools, apparatus, means of transportation, and labor necessary to complete the referenced project, as described in the detailed Scope of Work in the Contract Documents. 

A NON-MANDATORY site visit is available upon request. Please contact Ms. Sarah Harris, Public Relations Administrator at Sharris@portpanamacityusa.com or 850-767-3220 to schedule a site visit. 

Copies of the Contract Documents are on file at the office of Panama City Port Authority. Please email Mike Sowell, Director of Facilities Sharris@portpanamacityusa.com. A guarantee will be required with each bid as follows: at least 100% of the amount of bid in the form of a certified check or bid bond payable to the Panama City Port Authority. A Public Construction Bond will be required in the amount of 100% of the contract price. 

Bids, accompanied by the Public Entity Crime Statement, Bid Bond, Drug-free Workplace Form and Insurance Certification Statement, must be submitted in the form included in the Contract Documents. Bids must include the unit price for various components identified on the form, which prices will be used in negotiating additions or deletions in the contract amount. 

The Port reserves the right to reject any and all bids or parts of bids to waive any and all bid informalities and to award the bid determined to be in the best interest of the Port. In addition to the discretionary powers vested in the Port, and not in lieu thereof, the Port reserves the right to reject a bid based on the absence of adequate budgetary allowances for the Project. The Port reserves the right to negotiate the terms of the Contract, including pricing and changes to the Plans and Specifications, with the lowest and best bidder. Should negotiations with the lowest and best bidder fail to result in a contract, the lowest and best bidder may be deemed disqualified and the Port may enter into negotiations with the next lowest bidder. This process may continue until negotiations with all bidders fail or a contract is achieved. The Port reserves the right to accept the lowest and best bid for a period of up to ninety (90) days. 

Envelopes containing bids, inside parcel delivery envelopes, must be sealed, addressed as follows and delivered to the Port Director, “Panama City Port Authority-Bulk Transfer Facility Improvements Phase Two”, address: One Seaport Drive, Panama City, FL 32401 by 10:00 AM (local time) on Thursday, September 5th, 2024. Please contact Ms. Sarah Harris, Public Relations Administrator SHarris@portpanamacityusa.com for the Panama City Port Authority’s Electronic Submission procedure. It is the sole responsibility of the submitting Bidder to have its proposal submitted on time as specified. 

Alex King 

Executive Director 

Panama City Port Authority