Okaloosa County BOCC — July 30, 2015 — I. e. Colleen Marine contract — reading text

information available regarding recycled material content in the products bid. The County is particularly interested in the type of recycled material used (such as paper, plastic, glass, metal, etc.) and the percentage of recycled material contained in the product. The County also requests information regarding any known or potential material content in the product that may be extracted and recycled after the product has served its intended purpose. Note: For respondent’s convenience, this certification form is enclosed and is made a part of the bid package. 24. LOCAL PREFERENCE - Okaloosa County reserves the right to grant a preference to in-county respondents only when bids are received from firms located in states, counties, municipalities or other political subdivisions which offer preference to respondents located in such political subdivisions. The amount of preference given to local respondents will be the same as that given by the state, county, municipality or other political subdivisions in which a respondent is located. If the political subdivision in which a respondent is located offers a preference to its local firms, that respondent must plainly state the extent of such preference to include the amount and type preference offers. Any respondent failing to indicate such preference will be removed from the County bid list and any and all bids from that firm will be rejected. 25. REORGANIZATION OR BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS – Bids will not be considered from vendors who are currently involved in official financial reorganization or bankruptcy proceedings. 26. INVESTIGATION OF RESPONDENT – The County may make such investigations, as it deems necessary to determine the stability of the respondent to perform the work and that there is no conflict of interest as it relates to the project. The respondent shall furnish to the Owner any additional information and financial data for this purpose as the County may request. 27. AUTHORITY TO PIGGYBACK - All respondents submitting a response to this Invitation to Bid agree that such response also constitutes a bid to all governmental agencies under the same conditions, for the same contract price, and for the same effective period as this bid, should the respondent feel it is in their best interest to do so. Each governmental agency desiring to accept these bids and make an award thereof shall do so independently of any other governmental agency. Each agency shall be responsible for its own purchases and each shall be liable only for materials and/or services ordered and received by it, and no agency assumes any liability by virtue of this bid. This Agreement in no way restricts or interferes with the right of any governmental agency to bid any or all items. 28. NO CONTACT CLAUSE - The Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners have established a solicitation silence policy (No Contact Clause) that prohibits oral and written communication regarding all formal solicitations for goods and services (formal bids, Request for Proposals, Requests for Qualifications) issued by the Board through the County Purchasing Department. The period commences when the procurement document is received and terminates when the Board of County Commissioners approves an award. RFB GSC-6 OKALOOSA COUNTY  Note: For respondent’s convenience, this certification form is enclosed and is made a part of the bid package. 29. REVIEW OF PROCUREMENT DOCUMENTS - Per Florida Statute 119.071 (2) 2 sealed bids, proposals, or replies received by an agency pursuant to a competitive solicitation are exempt from s. 119.07(1) (Inspection and copying of public records) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution until such time as the agency provides notice of an intended decision or until 30 days after opening the bids, proposals, or final replies, whichever is earlier. 30. COMPLIANCE WITH FLORIDA STATUTE 119.0701 - The respondent shall comply with all the provisions of section 119.0701, Florida statutes relating to the public records which requires, among other things, that the respondent: (a) keep and maintain public records; (b) Provide the public with access to public records on the same terms and conditions that the public agency would provide the records; (c) ensure that public records that are exempt or confidential and exempt from public records disclosure requirements are not disclosed except as authorized by law; and (d) Meet all requirements for retaining public records and transfer, at no cost, to the public agency all public records in possession of the respondent upon termination of the contract. 31. PROTECTION OF RESIDENT WORKERS – The Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners actively supports the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) which includes provisions addressing employment eligibility, employment verifications, and nondiscrimination. Under the INA, employers may hire only persons who may legally work in the United States (i.e., citizens and nationals of the U.S.) and aliens authorized to work in the U.S. The employer must verify the identity and employment eligibility of anyone to be hired, which includes completing the Employment Eligibility Verifications. The respondent shall establish appropriate procedures and controls so no services or products under the Contract Documents will be performed or manufactured by any worker who is not legally eligible to perform such services or employment. Okaloosa County reserves the right to request documentation showing compliance with the requirements. Respondents doing construction business with Okaloosa County are required to use the Federal Government Department of Homeland Security’s website and use the E-Verify Employment Eligibility Verifications System to confirm eligibility of all employees to work in the United States. 32. SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION BY OWNER FOR CONVENIENCE - Owner may, at any time, without cause, order Respondent in writing to suspend, delay or interrupt the work in whole or in part for such period of time as Owner may determine, or to terminate all or a portion of the Contract for Owner’s convenience. Upon such termination, the Contract Price earned to the date of termination shall be paid to Respondent, but Respondent waives any claim for damages, including loss of profits arising out of or related to the early termination. Those Contract provisions which by their nature survive final acceptance shall remain in full force and effect. If Owner orders a suspension, the Contract price and Contract time shall be adjusted for increases in the cost and time caused by suspension, delay or interruption. No adjustment shall be made to the extent that performance is, was or would have been so suspended, delayed or interrupted by another cause for which Respondent is responsible; or that an equitable adjustment is made or denied under another provision of this Contract. 33. FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE/DELIVERY - In case of default by the respondent or respondent after award of bid, the County after due notice (oral or written) may procure the necessary supplies or services from other sources and hold the respondent responsible for difference in cost incurred. Continuous instances of default shall result in cancellation of the contract and removal of the respondent from the bid list for duration of one year, at the option of County officials. RFB GSC-7 OKALOOSA COUNTY 34. AUDIT - If required, respondent shall permit an authorized, independent audit agency to inspect all data and records of respondent relating to its performance and its subcontracts under this contract from the date of the contract through and until the expiration of contract. 35. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY; NON DISCRIMINATION – Respondent will not discriminate against any employee or an applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, familial status or handicap. 36. NON-COLLUSION – Respondent certifies that it has entered into no Agreement to commit a fraudulent, deceitful, unlawful or wrongful act, or any act which may result in an unfair advantage over other respondents. See Florida Statute 838.22. 37. UNAUTHORIZED ALIENS/PATRIOT’S ACT – The knowing employment by respondent or its subcontractors of any alien not authorized to work by the immigration laws is prohibited and shall be a default of the contract. In the event that the respondent is notified or becomes aware of such default, the respondent shall take steps as are necessary to terminate said employment with 24 hours of notification or actual knowledge that an alien is being employed. Respondent’s failure to take such steps as are necessary to terminate the employment of any said alien within 24 hours of notification or actual knowledge that an alien is being employed shall be grounds for immediate termination of the contract. Respondent shall take all commercially reasonable precautions to ensure that it and its subcontractors do not employ persons who are not authorized to work by the immigration laws. 38. The following documents are to be submitted with the bid packet: A. Drug-Free Workplace Certification Form B. Conflict of Interest C. Federal E-Verify D. No Contact Clause Form E. Recycled Content F. Indemnification and Hold Harmless G. Company Data H. Addendum Acknowledgement I. Bid Sheet J. Certification Regarding Lobbying K. Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion Lower Tier Covered Transactions L. Eglin AFB Form 90 M. Bid Bond RFB GSC-8 OKALOOSA COUNTY  DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE CERTIFICATION THE BELOW SIGNED RESPONDENT CERTIFIES that it has implemented a drug-free workplace program. In order to have a drug-free workplace program, a business shall: 1. Publish a statement notifying employees that the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in the workplace and specifying the actions that will be taken against employees for violations of such prohibition. 2. Inform employees about the dangers of drug abuse in the workplace, the business’s policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace, any available drug counseling, rehabilitation and employee assistance programs, and the penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug abuse violations. 3. Give each employee engaged in providing the commodities or contractual services that are under quote a copy of the statement specified in subsection 1. 4. In the statement specified in subsection 1, notify the employees that, as a condition of working on the commodities or contractual services that are under quote, the employee will abide by the terms of the statement and will notify the employer of any conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, any violation of Chapter 893 or of any controlled substance law of the United States or any state, for a violation occurring in the workplace no later than five (5) days after such conviction. 5. Impose a sanction on, or require the satisfactory