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Furthermore, the OWNER reserves the right : 1 ) to omit in its entirety any one or more items of the Work without forfeiture of the Contract or claims for loss of anticipated profits or any claims by the Contractor on account of such omission ; 2) to add to the construction of any portion of the Work shown in the Contract Documents ; and 3 ) and to adjust the price in accordance with the unit prices in the Bid Form . 5 . QUALIFICATIONS OF BIDDERS The County reserves the right to make such investigations as it may deem necessary to establish the competency and financial ability of any bidder to perform the work. If, after the investigation , the evidence of competency and financial ability is not satisfactory, the County reserves the right to reject the bid . 6 . SUBMITTAL , RECEIPT, AND OPENING OF BIDS 6 . 1 Submission of Bids . All bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope , addressed and mailed or delivered as stated in the Invitation to Bid, marked with the Project title and name and address of the BIDDER and accompanied by a completed Sworn Statement Under the Florida Trench Safety Act (if applicable) , sworn statement under Section 105 . 08 , Indian River County Code , the Bid Security and other required documents which are included in the Contract Documents . If the Bid is sent through the mail or other delivery system the sealed envelope shall be enclosed in a separate envelope with the notation " BID ENCLOSED " on the face thereof. 6 . 2 . Any bidder may withdraw his bid either personally or by telegraphic or written communication at any time prior to the scheduled closing time for the bid . The bidder shall submit his bid on the form furnished along with all information indicated on the form . Bids shall be in the units specified for each item . The bidder shall enter the company name wherever the bid form so indicates . Bids shall be opened and publicly read at the time and place indicated in the Invitation to Bid . Once bids are opened, they become the property of the County and will not be returned . The bids become "public records " and are subject to disclosure pursuant to Florida Statutes section 1 ] 9 . 07 (m) within 10 days after bid opening . 7 . CONSIDERATION OF BIDS AND AWARD OF CONTRACT The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder whose bid , conforming to the specifications and/or instructions to bidder, will be the most advantageous to the County, price and other factors considered . The OWNER reserves the right to award the contract to other than the low bidder for such reasons as acceptability of specific products or designs , delivery times , warranties, past performance , unacceptable deviations or exceptions taken to the Contract Documents specifications or degree of compliance with any other requirement of the Contract Documents specifications . Further, OWNER shall have the right to consider price , quality, time required for performance and qualifications of the bidder in making the award . The OWNER reserves the right to waive any and all irregularities and to reject any or all bids in the best interest of the OWNER and award the contract to the responsible bidder whose bid is determined to be in the best interest of the County . 6 FAPublic Works\ ENGINEERING DIVISION PROJECTS\ 1042 VI3 Sports Village Lighting\Admim\bid documents\I3id Docs V13SV Lighting revised 12 - 13 - IO . doc