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General Terms and Conditions Cone of Silence. Potential bidders/respondents and their agents must not communicate in any way with the Board of Commissioners, County Administrator or any County staff other than Purchasing personnel in reference or - relation to.this solicitation. This restriction is effective from the time of bid advertisement until the Board of County Commissioners meets to authorize award. Such communication may result in disqualification. Sealed Bids and Envelope Markings: All bids must be submitted in a sealed opaque envelope. The outside of the envelope must be clearly marked with the Sealed Bid #, Title of the Bid, Date of the Bid opening, and Time of the Bid Opening and name of firm submitting. Opening Location: It will be the sole responsibility of the Bidder to deliver personally or by mail or other delivery 'service, their proposal to the office of the Indian River County Purchasing Division. Bids should be delivered to 1800 27d' Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960, on or before the closing hour and date shown for receipt of bids. Bids received in person or by mail after the stated time and date will not be considered. Bid Submission: All bids must be signed with the legal Firm name and by an Officer or employee having authority to bind the company or firm by his / her signature. Bids must be submitted on forms provided by Indian River County. Bids notsubmitted on the attached form(s) shall be rejected. Submittal of one marked original bid and one copy is required unless otherwise instructed. Bid Security and Public Construction Bond. Bid security must accompany each Bid and must be in the form of an AIA Document A310 Bid Bond, properly executed by the Bidder and by a qualified surety, or a certified check or'a cashier's check, drawn on any bank authorized to do business in the State of Florida. Bid Security must be in the sum of not less than five percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid, made payable to Indian River County Board of County Commissioners. In the event the Contract is awarded to the Bidder, Bidder will enter into a Contract with the County and furnish the required 100% Public Construction Bond within the timeframe set by the County. If Bidder fails to do so, the Bid Security will be retained by the County as liquidated damages and not as a penalty. Bid Security of other Bidders whom OWNER believes do not have a reasonable chance of receiving the award will be returned within seven days after the Bid opening. Withdrawal of Bids: A bid may be modified or withdrawn by an appropriate document duly executed in the manner that a Bid must be executed and delivered to the place where Bids are to be submitted prior to the date and time of opening of bids. If, within 24 hours after Bids are opened, any bidder files a duly signed written notice with Owner and promptly thereafter demonstrates to the reasonable satisfaction of Owner that there was a material and substantial mistake in the preparation of its Bid, that bidder may withdraw its bid and bid security will be returned. Thereafter, if the work is rebid, that bidder may be disqualified from further bidding on the work. Direct Purchase: Indian River County reserves the option to purchase certain tangible materials necessary for the performance of the Contract, and thereby save the amount of the sales tax thereon by virtue of the Owner's status as a Tax -Exempt Institution. For the purpose of these procedures, the Contractor will assign to the County any rights the Contractor may have under quotes, contracts or commitments received from the particular vendor or supplier for the materials described in the requisition. -The invoiced amount of County Purchased Materials and applicable sales tax, had the purchases not been tax exempt, once finalized through the Owner's Purchase Order . Page.3 of 37