The Bay County Board of County Commissioners (County) seeks bids from qualified vendors to provide service, inspection, and purchase of fire extinguishers for compliance of 29 CFR 1910.157 by the Bay County Board of Commissioners and Constitutional Officers. Scope of Service encompasses approximately eight hundred (800) Portable Fire Extinguishers.

ELECTRONIC/SEALED BIDS for ITB NO: 23-28 Service, Inspection, and Purchase of Fire Extinguishers will be received by the BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA up until 2:30 pm (central time) Tuesday, May 2, 2023. Bids will be publicly opened immediately following the deadline. ANY BID RECEIVED AFTER THE SPECIFIED TIME WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

Bids for this solicitation may be submitted either electronically via the County’s Bonfire Web portal or by paper, sealed and delivered to the Board of County Commissioners Purchasing Department, at 840 W. 11 ^th Street, Suite 2500, Panama City, Florida 32401.

Bidders electing to submit paper bids should submit one (1) original bid package. Bids shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope bearing the title of the work, the name of the bidder, and the date for opening. It is the sole responsibility of the bidder to ensure that the bid is received on time.

Each bid shall be valid to Bay County for a period of ninety (90) days after the bid opening. The County will check the bids and notify the selected bidder at the earliest opportunity.

Special Accommodation: Any person requiring a special accommodation at a Pre-Bid Conference or Bid opening because of a disability should call the Purchasing Department at (850) 248-8270 at least five (5) workdays prior to the Pre-Bid Conference or Bid opening. For Hearing Impaired, Dial 1-800-955-8771 (TOO), and 1-800-955-8770 (Voice).

Electronic versions of the solicitation documents are available via Purchasing Department's Bonfire web portal https://baycountyfl.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities

Bid documents, plans, blueprints, or other materials may also be obtained by contacting the Bay County Purchasing Department, purchasing@baycountyfl.gov For security reasons, you must enable JavaScript to view this E-mail address. , 840 West 11 ^th Street, Suite 2500, Panama City, FL 32401, (850) 248-8270.

For those projects with separate plans, blueprints, or other materials that cannot be accessed through the internet, the Purchasing Department will make a good faith effort to ensure that all registered bidders (those who have been registered as receiving a bid package) receive the documents.

QUESTIONS
Bidders shall submit all questions, in writing, to the Purchasing Department via email Purchasing@baycountyfl.gov, the Bonfire portal, or FAX to (850) 248-8276. All questions shall be submitted no later than 5:00 pm (central time) on Friday, April 21, 2023.