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1.05 INTERPRETATIONS AND ADDENDA A. All questions about the meanings or intent of the Contract Documents are to be directed in writing to the Indian River County Purchasing Department. Interpretation or clarifications considered necessary by Owner in response to such questions will be issued by Addenda mailed or delivered to all parties recorded by Engineer as having received the Bidding Documents. Questions received less than ten (10) days prior to the date for the opening of Bids may not be answered. Only questions answered by formal written Addenda will be binding. Oral and other interpretations or clarifications will not be binding and will be without legal effect. B. Addenda may also be issued to modify the Bidding Documents as deemed advisable by Owner or Engineer. Only the interpretation or correction issued by Owner or Engineer by Addendum shall be binding. Prospective Bidders are advised that no other source is authorized to give information concerning the documents or to explain or interpret the documents. C. All Bidders will acknowledge in the space provided for in Section 00300 BID FORM, the receipt of all Addenda and will confirm that the Addenda have been considered in the preparations of their proposal. 1.06 BID SECURITY A. Each Bid must be accompanied by Bid security made payable to Owner in an amount of five percent of the Bidder's maximum base bid price and in the form of a certified or cashiers check or an AIA Document A310 Bid Bond issued by a surety meeting the requirements of Paragraph 5.01 of the General Conditions. B. The Bid security of the Successful Bidder will be retained until such Bidder has executed the Agreement and furnished the required Contract security, whereupon the Bid security will be returned. If the Successful Bidder fails to execute and deliver the Agreement and furnish the required Contract security within fifteen days after the Notice of Award, Owner may annul the Notice of Award, and the Bid security of that Bidder will be retained by the County. The Bid security of other Bidders whom Owner believes to have a reasonable chance of receiving the award may be retained by the Owner until the earlier of the seventh (7) day after the effective date of the Agreement or the ninety-first (91) day after the Bid opening, whereupon Bid security furnished by such Bidders will be returned. Bid security with bids which are not competitive may be returned before the end of the ninety -day (90) period. 1.07 CONTRACT TIME The number of days within which, or dates by which, the work is to be substantially completed and also complete and ready for final payment (the Contract Time) are set forth in the Bid Form (Section 00300) and the Agreement (Section 00530). 1-08 LIQUIDATED DAMAGES — — Provisions for liquidated damages are set forth in the Agreement (Section 00530). 1.09 SUBSTITUTE OR "OR EQUAL" ITEMS The Contract, if awarded, will be on the basis of materials and equipment described in the Drawings or specified in the Specifications without consideration of possible substitute or "or equal" items. Whenever it is indicated in the Drawings or specified in the Specifications that a substitute or "or equal" item of material or equipment may be furnished or used by Contractor if acceptable to Engineer, application for such acceptance will not be considered by Engineer until after the Effective Date of the Agreement. The procedure for submission of any such application 00100-3