ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID SCHOOL BOARD OF VOLUSIA COUNTY FLORIDA   NOTICE is hereby given that sealed bids for: Spirit Elementary, Upgrade HVAC Bldg. 7, will be received by the School Board of Volusia County Florida, until March 24, 2026, at 2:00 PM in the Volusia County Schools Facilities Services Building, at which time all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids received after this time will not be accepted. Bids may be mailed or hand delivered to Volusia County Schools, Facilities Services, 3750 Olson Drive, Daytona Beach Florida 32124.   A MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE is scheduled for March 3, 2026, 3:00 PM at 1500 Meadowlark Drive, Deltona, Florida 32725. All bidders must attend. The representative of each bidder shall be an authorized employee of the bidder and shall sign in accordingly.   Documents, including complete specifications, may be examined by appointment at the office of the Construction Project Manager of record at Facilities Services, 3750 Olson Drive, Daytona Beach Florida (386) 947-8786.   BID DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE VIA THE VOLUSIA COUNTY SCHOOLS WEBSITE AT: https://www.vcsedu.org/facilities-design The documents are in PDF format and may be viewed, printed or saved to your computer.   A310 Bid Bond Included (The following sentence applies if the A310 Bid Bond is included for this project) Bids must be accompanied by a bid bond, certified check or cashier's check in an amount equal to five (5) percent of the total bid.   Bidders for this project are required to hold a current Certificate of Prequalification issued by the School Board of Volusia County Florida at the time of the Bid opening. To pre-qualify contact the Procurement department, 200 North Clara Avenue, Deland Florida 32720; telephone (386)734-7190.   All bids shall be binding for a period of 60 calendar days from the date of the Bid opening or until School Board approval of the bid, whichever occurs first. The bid amount of the successful bidder, once approved by the School Board, shall not be subject to change or withdrawal.   All bids shall be subject to the provisions of the solicitation, as defined in FAC Document 631, Instructions to bidders. It is the sole responsibility of all bidders to fully comply with the provisions of the solicitation during this bidding process.   The School Board reserves the right to reject any one or more bids as provided by law.   The School Board of Volusia County, Florida Ruben Colón, Board Chair 12040063 2/10, 2/17, 2/24/2026 3t