Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: December 15, 2025
TO: Mayor Jerry L. Demings and County Commissioners
FROM: Carrie Mathes, FNIGP CFCM, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, C.P.M., Manager II, Procurement Division
CONTACT: Terry Devitt, Deputy Director Orange County Convention Center
PHONE: 407-685-9867
SUBJECT: Award of Invitation for Bids Y25-798-RC Orange County Convention Center West Building Westwood Lobby Gardens Upgrades
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approval to award Invitation for Bids Y25-798-RC Orange County Convention Center West Building Westwood Lobby Gardens Upgrades, to the low responsive and responsible bidder, PeakCM, LLC, in the total contract award amount of $437,423.
In the event the bidder recommended above fails to achieve timely compliance with pre-award deliverables, as defined in the Invitation for Bids, including, but not limited to, State Division of Corporations registration, E-verify, insurance and bonds, further request Board authorization for the Procurement Division to award to the next low responsive and responsible bidder as listed in the bid tabulation herein, to the extent practicable and advantageous to the County. ([Orange County Convention Center Capital Projects and Planning Division] Procurement Division)
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PROCUREMENT:
This project involves replacing 88 existing halogen grow lights with energy-efficient LED grow lights, installing sinks, kiosks, and monitors in Grow Areas A and B, and installing kiosks and monitors in the Propagation Area, as well as resurfacing the floor in Grow Area A and B with an epoxy floor system to resolve drainage issues. This project is located in District 6.
FUNDING:
Funding is available in account number 4430-035-0966-57-6210.
APPROVALS:
The Orange County Convention Center concurs with this recommendation.
REMARKS:
Eleven bids were received in response to this Invitation for Bids (IFB) and evaluated for responsiveness, responsibility, and price reasonableness. The bid from Onsite Safety, Inc. was requested and approved to be withdrawn. Ulloa Management Group, LLC was deemed non-responsive for failure to submit the bid bond required in the IFB. The bid submitted from PeakCM, LLC is considered reasonable based on comparison to the engineer’s estimate. References provided were satisfactory for this type of work and PeakCM, LLC has been determined to be responsible. Therefore, the award is recommended to PeakCM, LLC.
The bid tabulation is as follows:
Bidders: Bid Total:
PeakCM, LLC $437,423.00
S.A. Casey Construction $498,000.00
Anderson Place Construction, LLC $546,775.00
8-koi, Inc. $559,800.00
Poli Construction Inc. $591,025.00
CIC Construction Group USA, LLC $668,420.00
Axios Construction Services, LLC $811,439.00
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company $870,000.00
Ovation Construction Company, Inc. $1,329,711.36
Onsite Safety, Inc. Withdrawn
Ulloa Management Group, LLC Non-Responsive