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for temporary construction facilities or storage of materials and equipment are to be <br />provided by and paid for by the Contractor. Easements for permanent structures or <br />permanent changes in existing structures are to be obtained and paid for by the Owner <br />unless otherwise provided in the Contract Documents. <br />H. The submission of a Bid will constitute an incontrovertible representation by Bidder that <br />Bidder has complied with every requirement of this the Instruction to Bidder, that <br />without exception the Bid is premised upon performing and furnishing the work required <br />by the Contract Documents and such means, methods, techniques, sequences or <br />procedures of construction as may be indicated in or required by the Contract Documents, <br />and that the Contract Documents are sufficient in scope and detail to indicate and convey <br />understanding of all terms and conditions for performance and furnishing of the work. <br />1.05 INTERPRETATIONS AND ADDENDA <br />A. All questions about the meanings or intent of the Contract Documents are to be directed <br />in writing to. PBS&J, Inc. 600 N. Broadway Avenue, Suite 310, Bartow, Florida 33830, <br />863.533.7000. Interpretation or clarifications considered necessary by Engineer in <br />response to such questions will be issued by Addenda mailed or delivered to all parties <br />recorded by Engineer as having received the Bidding Documents. Questions received less <br />than ten days prior to the date for the opening of Bids may not be answered. Only <br />questions answered by formal written Addenda will be binding. Oral and other <br />interpretations or clarifications will not be binding and will be without legal effect. <br />B. Addenda may also be issued to modify the Bidding Documents as deemed advisable by <br />Owner or Engineer. <br />1.06 BID SECURITY <br />A. Each Bid must be accompanied by Bid Security made payable to Owner in an amount of <br />five percent of the Bidder's maximum base bid price and in the form of a certified check; <br />cashiers check; or an AIA Document A310 Bid Bond issued by a surety meeting the <br />requirements of Paragraph 5.01 of the General Conditions. <br />B. The Bid Security of the Successful Bidder will be retained until such Bidder has executed <br />the Agreement and furnished the required Contract security, whereupon the Bid security <br />will be returned. If the Successful Bidder fails to execute and deliver the Agreement and <br />furnish the required Contract security within fifteen days after the Notice of Award, <br />Owner may annul the Notice of Award, and the Bid Security of that Bidder will be <br />retained by the County. <br />C. The Bid Security of other Bidders whom Owner believes to have a reasonable chance of <br />receiving the award may be retained by the Owner until the earlier of the seventh (7) day <br />after the effective date of the Agreement or the sixty-first (61 ) day after the Bid opening, <br />whereupon Bid security furnished by such Bidders will be returned. Bid security with <br />bids which are not competitive may be returned before the end of the sixty-day (60) <br />period. <br />1.07 CONTRACT TIME <br />00100-3 <br />