Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: September 12, 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 Y25-782-JF, Orange County Courthouse Clerk of Courts Room 150 Renovations
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approval to award Invitation for Bids Y25-782-JF, Orange County Courthouse Clerk of Courts Room 150 Renovations to the low responsive and responsible bidder, Siwel Inc., in the total contract award amount of $709,375 inclusive of additive 1.
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 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:
The project includes the interior renovation of the existing space consisting of demolition (partitions, finishes, millwork, ceilings, etc.) and construction (partitions, millwork, finishes, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, etc.) in Room 150 to create a more usable space to serve the customer base more efficiently. Additive 1 consists of the demolition (partitions, finishes, millwork, ceilings, etc.) and construction (partitions, millwork, finishes, electrical, plumbing, etc.) to existing breakroom 105 and existing office 106 in order to create a larger, refreshed employee breakroom. The project is located in District 5.
FUNDING:
Funding is available in account number 1023-023-2059-3810
APPROVALS:
The Capital Projects Division concurs with this recommendation.
REMARKS:
Ten bids were received in response to this Invitation for Bid and evaluated for responsiveness, responsibility, and price reasonableness. The bid submitted by Siwel Inc. is considered reasonable based on comparison to the engineer’s estimate. The references provided were satisfactory for this type of work and Siwel Inc. has been determined to be responsible. Therefore, the award is recommended to Siwel Inc.
The bid tabulation is as follows:
Bidder Base Additive Total
Bid No 1 Award
Siwel Inc. $662,898.00 $46,477.00 $709,375.00
NuJack Companies, Inc. $685,924.00 $96,029.00 $781,953.00
S.A. Casey Construction, Inc. $791,000.00 $90,000.00 $881,000.00
FSV Construction Company $793,105.00 $88,705.00 $881,810.00
CORE Engineering & Construction, Inc. $871,140.00 $103,012.00 $974,152.00
Ovation Construction Company, Inc. $911,057.10 $85,100.00 $996,157.10
Dorthy Builds, LLC $948,846.00 $40,000.00 $988,846.00
APD Construction, LLC $972,574.38 $79,474.33 $1,052,048.71
Poli Construction, Inc. $1,014,199.00 $78,829.00 $1,093,028.00
CIC Construction Group USA, LLC $1,187,042.00 $134,985.00 $1,322,027.00