Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: December 16, 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: Sara Flynn-Kramer, Manager II, Capital Projects Division
PHONE: 407-836-0048
SUBJECT: Award of Invitation for Bids Y25-771-GV, Corrections Campus Wide Wi-Fi Upgrades
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approval to award Invitation for Bids Y25-771-GV, Corrections Campus Wide Wi-Fi Upgrades, to the low responsive and responsible bidder, A.B. Closing Corporation dba Kavaliro, in the total contract award amount of $877,694.
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. ([Administrative Services Department Capital Projects Division] Procurement Division)
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PROCUREMENT:
Work under this contract consists of supply and installation of system upgrades to the existing Wi-Fi system, which are necessitated due to the existing Wi-Fi system being out of date and malfunctioning.
FUNDING:
Funding is available in account number 1023-081-4036-6438.
APPROVALS:
The Capital Projects Division concurs with this recommendation.
REMARKS:
Five bids were received in response to this Invitation for Bids (IFB) and evaluated for responsiveness, responsibility, and price reasonableness. Tech Armada LLC was deemed non-responsive for failing to submit the Bid Bond forms required in the IFB. Reference checks were performed for A.B. Closing Corporation dba Kavaliro, with satisfactory performance confirmed, and all similar project elements were met in accordance with the IFB requirements. Therefore, award is recommended to A.B. Closing Corporation dba Kavaliro.
The bid tabulation is as follows:
Bidder: Bid Total:
A.B. Closing Corporation dba Kavaliro $877,694
Production & Process Technologies Florida Inc. $891,915
Tadeos Engineering LLC $1,012,000
Titan Electric $1,286,239
Tech Armada LLC Non-Responsive