Construction Purchasing Florida Community College

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, FCCJ will discontinue mailing / attaching to construction solicitations its construction general conditions, special conditions, and sample contracts. Bidders shall be responsible to click below the Construction Boiler Plate to pre-view these documents which shall be referred to in each soliciation by reference to this Web site.

Florida Community 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 Sam Phillips, associate director of purchasing, at 904.632.3086.

Construction bids greater than $25,000 are placed on this College Web site 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 Community College, 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 Community College. Click here to review these statute changes.

Being a political sub division of the State of Florida, Florida Community College 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 descretion, 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 is used requiring 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 this Web site under bid schedules.

Listed below are relevant construction documents:

Construction Boiler Plate
Construction Contracting Overview
“Doing Business with Florida Community College” Booklet
FCCJ Pre-Qualified Contractors
FCCJ 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