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THE SCHOOL BOARD OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA t�� 7720 WEST OAKLAND PARK BOULEVARD, SUITE 323, SUNRISE, FLORIDA 33351 - TEL 754-321-0505 • FAX 754-321-0936 PROCUREMENT & WAREHOUSING SERVICES The School Board of wvvw. Browa rd Schools. com Broward County, Florida 7/15/2025 Debra Hixon, Chair Sarah Leonardi, Vice Chair adeff Dear Prospective Bidders,Lod , Essq Adam CerveraraE. p. Maura McCarthy Bulman SUBJECT: Instructions to Bidders Dr. Jeff Holness Invitation to Bid: FY23.029 — Motor Coach Transportation Services iNora Rupert p Rebecca Thompson Dr. Allen Zeman Dr. Howard Hepburn Superintendent of Schools The School Board of Broward County, Florida (SBBC) is interested in receiving bids in response to the attached Invitation to Bid (ITB) for Motor Coach Transportation Services. Any questions regarding this ITB should be addressed to me, in writing via e-mail to marleen.padron@browardschools.com. Once this solicitation is released to the General Public, the Cone of Silence (See General Condition 59) shall take effect. Any bidder, or lobbyist for a bidder, is prohibited from having any communications concerning any solicitation for a competitive procurement with any School Board member, the Superintendent, or any other School District employee after Procurement & Warehousing Services releases a solicitation to the General Public. All communications must go through the Purchasing Agent. Any information that amends any portion of this ITB, which is received by any method other than an Addendum issued to the ITB, is not binding on SBBC. In order to ensure that your bid is in full compliance with all requirements of the ITB, carefully read all portions of the ITB document, paying particular attention to the following areas: • SMALLIMINORITYIWOMEN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (EISNIMIWBE) CERTIFICATIONIPARTICIPATION (See Attachment A) SBBC has implemented a Small/Minority/Women Business Enterprise (E/SN/WWBE) Program as part of the SBBC's competitive solicitation and contracting activity in accordance with School Board Policy 3330 Supplier Diversity Outreach Program. The purpose of the program is to remedy the ongoing effects of identified marketplace discrimination that the School Board has found continue to adversely affect the participation of Small/Minority and/or Women Business Enterprises ("E/S/V/MIWBE") in School Board contracts. E/SN/M/WBE vendors utilized for this contract must be certified by SBBC's Supplier Diversity Outreach Program Office prior to the submission of the bid proposal. For information on EISNIMIWBE Certification or Policy 3330, contact SBBC's Supplier Diversity Outreach Program at 754-321-0550 or visit http://www.brow@rdschools.com/sdop. • ' NON -MANDATORY BIDDERS' CONFERENCE A Bidders' Conference will be held on (SEE SECTION 2 — CALENDAR), beginning at Eastern Time (ET), in the Technology and Support Services Center, Procurement & Warehousing Services, 7720 West Oakland Park Boulevard, Sunrise, Florida 33351-6704. Representatives from all interested companies are encouraged to attend. • SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS Submittal Requirements in Section 1 is a listing of submittals that are required to be part of your bid package. Please make sure that all required submittals have been included as part of your bid package. • COMPLETION OF BIDS The Bid Summary Sheets upon which the Bidder submits its prices should be completed electronically (Excel, if applicable). The Bidder Acknowledgement Section must be completed in full and fully executed by an authorized representative of the Bidder. SBBC reserves the right to reject any bid which is not completed in full. • PRICING CORRECTIONS SBBC reserves the right not to tabulate any illegible entries, pencil bids, or price corrections that have not been initialed and to reject any bid containing any of these errors. • DUE DATE Bids are due electronically (e-bidding through DemandStar) on the date and time stated on Page 1 of the ITB. In order to have your bid considered, it must be received on or before the date and time due. Bids received after 2:00 p.m. ET on the date due will not be considered. • STATEMENT OF "NO BID" If you are not submitting a bid in response to this ITB, please complete Section 9, Statement of "No Bid" and return via facsimile to 754-321-0555 or scan and send via e-mail to marleen.padron@browardschools.com. Your response to the Statement of "No" Bid is very important to Procurement & Warehousing Services when creating future ITBs. Thank you for your interest in SBBC. Again, if you have any questions, please contact me at the telephone number or email address stated above. Marleen Padron Purchasing Agent II -= tl IPIS 7s�7 B R O Ulf A R D Educating Today's Students to L County Public Schools Succeed in Tomorrows World