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County recommends rejecting EMS building bids, offers bidders chance to correct errors
Summary
Staff told commissioners four EMS building bids had procedural deficiencies and recommended rejecting the submissions but allowing affected firms a short cure period; the board approved the recommendation and directed staff to notify bidders and reconvene later with a corrected selection packet.
County procurement staff reported the EMS building bid opening produced four responses but identified procedural deficiencies in at least one bidder’s submission that conflicted with applicable Florida statute and the solicitation. Staff recommended rejecting the bids, issuing an addendum, and giving affected bidders a fixed period (seven days, with a Wednesday 2 p.m. deadline cited) to cure defects and resubmit.
The board voted to follow the attorney’s/procurement recommendation: reject the current submissions, notify bidders of deficiencies, allow a brief cure period to resubmit corrected bids and then reconvene with a selection committee to review the corrected packets. Staff said they would not re-advertise but would directly notify the current bidders and set an internal selection schedule for the next available packet.
Commissioners asked about timeline; staff projected an award could be handled at the next meeting if resubmissions arrive in time. The board did not name an award at this meeting.
