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(e) Rejection of bids. The county commission shall have the authority to reject any or <br />all bids, parts of any or all bids, or any or all bids for any one or more supplies or contractual <br />services included in the proposed contract, when the public interest shall be served thereby. <br />Further, after rejection of all bids, the county commission may republish for new bids. County <br />administrator shall have this same authority with respect to bids for contracts under the <br />purchasing authority of the county administrator. (Section 105.01) <br />(f) Bidders in default to county. The county commission may reject the bid of a <br />contractor, vendor, or other service provider who is in default on the payment of taxes, <br />licenses, or other monies due the county. The county administrator shall have this same <br />authority with respect to bids for contracts under the purchasing authority of the county <br />administrator. (Section 105.01) <br />(g) Award of contract. The county commission after review of bids received may award <br />the contract to the bidder who, in the view of the county commission, has submitted the bid <br />that is in the overall best interest of the county. The county administrator shall have this same <br />authority with respect to submittals and bids for contracts under the purchasing authority of <br />the county administrator. (Section 105.01) <br />(h) Public Construction or payment and performance bonds. <br />(1) Contracts under one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00). Normally, <br />public construction or payment and performance bonds shall not be required; however, if the <br />county administrator determines that public construction or payment and performance bonds <br />are desirable in a particular instance, the public notice soliciting competitive solicitation for <br />bids or proposals/advertisement shall specify the requirements for public construction or <br />payment and performance bonds and subparagraphs (2), (3), and (4) of this paragraph shall <br />apply. Except for a contract subject to paragraph (i), when there is no bond requirement the <br />county shall make only one payment for the entire amount when the terms of the contract <br />have been fulfilled. <br />(2) Contracts one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) and over. Either a <br />public construction bond equal to one hundred (100) percent of the contract price, or payment <br />bonds equal to one hundred (100) percent of the contract price and performance bonds equal <br />to one hundred (100) percent of the contract price shall be provided by the successful bidder <br />at the time of the execution of the contract. The public notice soliciting competitive bids or <br />proposals/advertisement shall specify the requirements for public construction or payment <br />and performance bonds. <br />(3) Public construction and payment and performance bond requirements. Each <br />public construction, payment and performance bond shall be provided by a surety company <br />authorized to do business in the State of Florida. The bond shall remain in effect for at least <br />thirty (30) days after final completion. <br />189 <br />