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Award of Contract to Vortex Services, LLC, for Cell No. 4 Grouting Project at Northwest Solid Waste Facility (Contract No. 24-C000736/FH; Amount: $1,067,000.00)
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BRIEF OVERVIEW
The Procurement Department issued Invitation to Bid (ITB) No. 24-C000736/FH on February 28, 2024, at the request of the Hernando County Solid Waste Department to obtain bids for the Northwest Waste Management Solid Waste Facility Grouting Project.
The Procurement Department placed the legal advertisement in the Hernando Sun on March 15, 2024, and the OpenGov website on February 28, 2024. The bid was sent to Four hundred and twenty-one (421) matching vendors/contractors from the website. The bid document was downloaded by twenty-four (24) vendor/contractors and one (1) bid submission was received.
BIDs RECEIVED:
Vortex Services, LLC - $1,067,000.00
Bids were reviewed and evaluated by the Procurement Department to determine if they were responsive and responsible. The bids were then reviewed and evaluated by the Hernando County Solid Waste Department for award recommendation based on price, conformance with specifications and the Bidder's ability to perform the contract in accordance with the terms, conditions and specifications required.
A Notice of Intent to Award the contract to Vortex Services, LLC dated May 7, 2024, was posted to the OpenGov website as well as posted to the Hernando County Administration electronic public bulletin board.
A Notice of Protest was filed by Earth Tech(DE), LLC on May 9, 2024. Earth Tech(DE), LLC failed to file a formal written protest within 10 working days of the Notice of Protest Pursuant to Section 22(D) of the Hernando County Procurement Manual, EarthTech was required to file its formal written protest within ten (10) days of filing its Notice of Protest. Failure to timely file the formal written protest constitutes a waiver of protest proceedings. Because EarthTech failed to file its formal written protest by May ...
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