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SECTION 00100 <br /> INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS <br /> ( Based Upon EJCDC No . C - 700 , 2002 Ed . ) <br /> 1 . 01 DEFINED TERMS <br /> Terms used in these Instructions to Bidders which are defined in the Standard General Conditions <br /> of the Construction Contract (No . C - 700, 2002 ed . ) have the meanings assigned to them in the <br /> General Conditions . The term " Bidder" means one who submits a bid directly to Owner, as <br /> distinct from a sub -bidder, who submits a bid to a Bidder. The term " Successful Bidder" means <br /> the lowest, qualified, responsible, and responsive Bidder to whom Owner ( on the basis of <br /> Owner's evaluation as hereinafter provided ) makes an award . The term " Bidding Documents " <br /> includes the Advertisement or Invitation to Bid, Instructions to Bidders , The Bid Form, and the <br /> proposed Contract Documents ( including all Addenda issued prior to receipt of Bids) . <br /> l . 02 COPIES OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS <br /> A . Complete sets of the Bidding Documents in the number and for the deposit sum , if any , <br /> stated in the Advertisement or Invitation to Bid may be obtained from Engineer : PBS & J, <br /> Inc . 600 N . Broadway Avenue, Suite 310, Bartow, Florida 33830, 863 . 533 . 7000 <br /> B . Complete sets of Bidding Documents must be used in preparing Bids ; neither Owner nor <br /> is Engineer assumes any responsibility for errors or misinterpretations resulting from the <br /> use of incomplete sets of Bidding Documents . <br /> C . Owner and Engineer, in making copies of Bidding Documents available on the above <br /> terms , do so only for the purpose of obtaining Bids on the work and do not confer a <br /> license or grant for any other use of the Bidding Documents . <br /> 1 . 03 QUALIFICATIONS OF BIDDERS <br /> To demonstrate qualifications to perform the work, each Bidder must be prepared to submit, <br /> within five ( 5 ) days of Owner' s request, written evidence, such as financial data, previous <br /> experience, present commitments, and other such data as may be necessary to prove to the <br /> satisfaction of the Owner that the Bidder is qualified by experience to do the work and is prepared <br /> to complete the work within the stated time period . <br /> 1 . 04 EXAMINATION OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS AND SITE <br /> A . It is the responsibility of each Bidder, before submitting a bid, to ( a ) examine the <br /> Contract Documents thoroughly , (b) visit the site to become familiar with local <br /> conditions that may affect cost progress , performance, or furnishing of the work, ( c ) <br /> consider federal , state, and local laws and regulations that may affect costs, progress , <br /> performance , or furnishing of the work, (d) study and carefully correlate Bidder' s <br /> observations with the Contract Documents , and ( e ) notify Engineer of all conflicts , errors , <br /> or discrepancies in the Contract Documents . <br /> B . Reference is made to the Supplementary Conditions for identification of: <br /> 00100 - 1 <br />