Construction Purchasing Florida State College at Jacksonville

Listed below is general information and some of the standard contracts and forms used by the purchasing department for construction projects:

Effective Jan. 1, 2006, Florida State College at Jacksonville discontinued mailing/attaching construction solicitations to its construction general conditions, special conditions, and sample contracts. Bidders shall be responsible for previewing these documents which shall be referred to in each soliciation by reference to this Web site.

The College currently pre-qualifies all general contractors annually. The College pre-qualifies three groups by bonding capacity: $5,000,000 or greater, approximately by November, $2,000,000 to $4,999,999.99, approximately by March and less than $1,999,999.99, approximately by August. Any firm interested in pre-qualification may contact Tony Carter, associate director of purchasing, at 904.632.3086.

Construction bids greater than $25,000 are placed on the bid schedule with bidding specifications and necessary information for that bid. Most construction bids are not available digitally and must be purchased and picked-up at Florida State College at Jacksonville, MCCS, 501 W. State St., Jacksonville, FL 32202 (3rd floor purchasing).

There are several recent statute revisions concerning insurance that will affect any construction project with Florida State College at Jacksonville.

Being a political subdivision of the State of Florida, Florida State College at Jacksonville is exempt from both federal excise tax and state tangible personal property sales taxes and as such on any construction project the College may, at the College’s discretion, ask the contracting firm to participate in the Tax Saving Program.

Any project over $2,500 by College APM is required to be competively bid. Projects from $2,500 to $4,999.99 can use an informal process that requires two (2) written quotes. Projects from $5,000 to $24,999.99 can also use an informal process that requires three (3) written quotes. All projects $25,000 or greater require a formal sealed bid/RFP process. These projects will be listed on the bid schedule.

Listed below are relevant construction documents:

• Construction Boiler Plate
• Construction Contracting Overview
  
• Construction General Conditions
  
• “Doing Business with Florida State College at Jacksonville” Booklet
• Florida State College at Jacksonville Pre-Qualified Contractors
• Florida State College at Jacksonville Facilities Management Department Web Page
• POR Form - Tax Saving Requisition Form
• Tax Saving Program Information
• Tax Saving Agreement
• Vendor Application
• W-9 Form
• Procedure for Drawing Rooms

Note: All documents are in PDF format. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print these documents.