Invitation to bid for fire alarm upgrade at Citrus Springs Elementary School.

0131 SACRN 2026-4626 ITB CSE FA UPGRADE INVITATION TO BID Sealed bids for furnishing of all labor and materials and performing all work necessary and incidental to BID NUMBER: 2026-4626, CITRUS SPRINGS ELEMENTARY FIRE ALARM UPGRADE, will be received by the Citrus County School Board prior to 2:00 PM local time February 17th 2026, in the Purchasing Department, Citrus County School Board, Building 200, 1007 West Main Street, Inverness, Florida, 34450-4625. Immediately following all bids received will be opened and read aloud in Building 200, Purchasing Department. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond in the amount of not less than five percent (5%) of the maximum amount of the Bid as a guarantee that the Bidder, if awarded the Contract, will within ten (10) calendar days after written notice being given of bid acceptance, enter into a written Contract with the Citrus County School Board, in accordance with the accepted Bid, and give a surety bond satisfactory to the Citrus County School Board equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract amount. No Bidder may withdraw his/her Bid for a period of thirty (30) days after the date set for the opening of the Bids. All prime contractors must hold a Citrus County School Board Certificate of Pre-qualification to bid on Citrus County School Board construction projects. Prime contractors must be pre-qualified by the Citrus County School Board prior to submitting a bid. Prime contractors bids must be within the bid limits specified on their pre-qualification certificate. For contractor pre-qualification information call the Citrus County School Board Facilities and Construction Department at 352/726-1931, ext. 2208. Pre-bid Conference: A. A mandatory pre-bid conference for Prime Contractors, and optional for sub-contractors, will be held at CITRUS SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 3570 W CENTURY BLVD, CITRUS SPRINGS, FL 34433. B. Conference will occur FEBRUARY 4, 2026, at 8:00 A.M. Bidders may obtain a maximum of two (2) sets of Contract Documents from BCER Engineering Inc., 1901 Ulmerton Rd. Suite 625-033; Clearwater, FL 33762, 863-272-2600, attention Julio Orbegoso) upon deposit of a check made payable to the Citrus County School Board in the amount of ($20) per set. A refund of this deposit will be made upon the return of these Documents in satisfactory condition within ten (10) days after the opening of Bids. Bidders may also obtain one (1) copy of the Contract Documents on usb drive for ten dollars and no cents ($10.00) made payable to (BCER Engineering Inc., 1901 Ulmerton Rd. Suite 625-033; Clearwater, FL 33762, 863-272-2600). Bidders may also view and/or download the Contract Documents as Adobe.pdf files through the internet for free by contacting (BCER Engineering Inc., 1901 Ulmerton Rd. Suite 625-033; Clearwater, FL 33762, 863-272-2600). The Citrus County School Board reserves the absolute right to award the Bid to the lowest, responsive Bidder, to waive any informality or irregularity in any Bid, or to reject any and all Bids received based solely on the Boards determination of the best interests of the School District. CITRUS COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD INVERNESS, FLORIDA BY: Dr. Scott Hebert Superintendent of Schools Published January 17, 24 & 31, 2026.