City Council Agenda and Packet 2025 07 08

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BIDDER may withdraw its Bid and the Bid security will be returned. Thereafter, that BIDDER will be disqualified from further bidding on the Work to be provided under the Contract Documents. 15. Opening of Bids 15.1 Bids will be opened and (unless obviously non -responsive) read aloud publicly as indicated in the Invitation to Bid. An abstract of the amounts of the base Bids and major alternates (if any) will be made available to BIDDERS. 16. Bids to Remain Open Subject to Acceptance 16.1 All Bids shall remain open for sixty (60) days after the day of the Bid opening, but OWNER may, in its sole discretion, release any Bid and return the Bid Security prior to that date. 17. Award of Contract 17.1 OWNER reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, including without limitation the rights to reject any or all irregular, nonconforming, nonresponsive, unbalanced or conditional Bids and to reject the Bid of any BIDDER if OWNER believes that it would not be in the best interest of the Project to make an award to that BIDDER, whether because the Bid is not responsive or the BIDDER is unqualified or of doubtful financial ability or fails to meet any other pertinent standard or criteria established by OWNER. Discrepancies between the multiplication of units of Work and unit prices will be resolved in favor of the unit prices. Discrepancies between the indicated sum of any column of figures and the correct sum thereof will be resolved in favor of the correct sum. 17.2 In evaluating Bids, OWNER will consider the qualifications of the BIDDERS, whether or not the Bids comply with the prescribed requirements, and such alternates, unit prices and other data, as may be requested in the Bid Form or prior to the Notice of Award. 17.3 OWNER will consider the qualifications and experience of Subcontractors and other persons and organizations proposed for those portions of the Work as to which the identity of Subcontractors and other persons and organizations must be submitted. OWNER also will consider the operating costs, maintenance requirements, performance data and guarantees of major items of materials and equipment proposed for incorporation in the Work when such data is required to be submitted prior to the Notice of Award. 17.4 OWNER may conduct such investigations as OWNER deems necessary to assist in the evaluation of any Bid and to establish the responsibility, qualifications and financial ability of the BIDDER, proposed Subcontractors and other persons and organizations to perform and furnish the Work in accordance with the Contract Documents to OWNER's satisfaction within the prescribed time. 17.5 If the contract is to be awarded, it will be awarded to the lowest responsible BIDDER based on the combination of Bid Schedules as determined by OWNER and whose evaluation by OWNER indicates to OWNER that the award will be in the best interest of the Project. 17.6 If the contract is to be awarded, OWNER will accept the Bid within sixty days after the Bid 17 2025 WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT PROJECT & SANITARY SEWER BACKWATER PREVENTER VALVE PROJECT Invitation to Bid 49