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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
<br />Conditions of the Construction Contract (No. C-700, 2002 ed.) have the meanings
<br />assigned to them in the General Conditions. The term "Bidder" means one who submits
<br />a bid directly to Owner, as distinct from a sub -bidder, who submits a bid to a Bidder. The
<br />term "Successful Bidder" means the lowest, qualified, responsible, and responsive
<br />Bidder to whom Owner (on the basis of Owner's evaluation as hereinafter provided)
<br />makes an award. The term "Bidding Documents" indudes the Advertisement or
<br />Invitation to Bid, Instructions to Bidders, The Bid Form, Disclosure of Relationships
<br />Statement, General Information Regarding Bidder, and the proposed Contract
<br />Documents (induding all Addenda issued prior to receipt of Bids).
<br />1.02 COPIES OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS
<br />A. Complete sets of the Bidding Documents in the number and for the deposit sum,
<br />if any, stated in the Advertisement or Invitation to Bid may be obtained from
<br />Engineer Earl H. Masteller P.E., DEE, Masteller & Moler, Inc., 1655 27th Street,
<br />Suite 2, Vero Beach, Florida 32960, telephone (772) 567-5300, fax (772) 794-
<br />1106.
<br />B. Complete sets of Bidding Documents must be used in preparing Bids; neither
<br />Owner nor Engineer assumes any responsibility for errors or misinterpretations
<br />resulting from the use of incomplete sets of Bidding Documents.
<br />C. Owner and Engineer, in making copies of Bidding Documents available on the
<br />above terms, do so only for the purpose of obtaining Bids on the work and do not
<br />confer a 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
<br />submit, within 5 days of Owner's request, written evidence, such as financial data,
<br />previous experience, present commitments, and other such data as may be necessary to
<br />prove to the satisfaction of the Owner that the Bidder is qualified by experience to do the
<br />work and is prepared 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 fumishing of the work,
<br />(c) consider federal, state, and local laws and regulations that may affect costs,
<br />progress, performance, or fumishing of the work, (d) study and carefully correlate
<br />Bidder's observations with the Contract Documents, and (e) notify Engineer of all
<br />conflicts, errors, or discrepancies in the Contract Documents.
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