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Bid No. 2020048/IRC-1816 <br />INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS <br />GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS <br />Cone of Silence. Potential bidders/respondents and their agents must not communicate in any way with the Board <br />of Commissioners, County Administrator or any County staff other than Purchasing personnel in reference or <br />relation to this solicitation. This restriction is effective from the time of bid advertisement until the Board of County <br />Commissioners meets to authorize award. Such communication may result in disqualification. <br />Sealed Bids and Envelope Markings: All bids must be submitted in a sealed opaque envelope. The outside of the <br />envelope must be clearly marked with the Sealed Bid #, Title of the Bid, Date of the Bid opening, and Time of the <br />Bid Opening and name of firm submitting. <br />Opening Location: It will be the sole responsibility of the Bidder to deliver personally or by mail or other delivery <br />service, their proposal to the office of the Indian River County Purchasing Division. Bids should be delivered to <br />1800 27th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960, on or before the closing hour and date shown for receipt of bids. Bids <br />received in person or by mail after the stated time and date will not be considered. <br />Bid Submission: All bids must be signed with the legal Firm name and by an Officer or employee having authority to <br />bind the company or firm by his / her signature. Bids must be submitted on forms provided by Indian River County. <br />Only the bid form provided by OWNER is acceptable (Bidders are not to recreate the bid form). Bids not submitted <br />on the attached forms) shall be rejected. Bids submitted on forms other than those provided within its document <br />and/or addenda shall be rejected. Submittal of one marked original bid, one copy plus a thumb drive or CD <br />containing a full pdf of your submittal is required. <br />Bid Security and Public Construction Bond: Bid security must accompany each Bid over $35,000, and must be in the <br />form of an AIA Document A310 Bid Bond, properly executed by the Bidder and by a qualified surety, or a certified <br />check or a cashier's check, drawn on any bank authorized to do business in the State of Florida. Bid Security for <br />bids over $35,000 must be in the sum of not less than five percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid, made <br />payable to Indian River County Board of County Commissioners. In the event the Contract is awarded to the <br />Bidder, Bidder will enter into a Contract with the County and furnish the required 100% Public Construction Bond <br />within the timeframe set by the County. If Bidder fails to do so, the Bid Security will be retained by the County as <br />liquidated damages and not as a penalty. If bid does not exceed $100,000, no Public Construction Bond will be <br />required. Bid Security of other Bidders whom OWNER believes do not have a reasonable chance of receiving the <br />award will be returned within seven days after the Bid opening. <br />Withdrawal of Bids: A bid may be modified or withdrawn by an appropriate document duly executed in the <br />manner that a Bid must be executed and delivered to the place where Bids are to be submitted prior to the date <br />and time of opening of bids. If, within 24 hours after Bids are opened, any bidder files a duly signed written notice <br />with Owner and promptly thereafter demonstrates to the reasonable satisfaction of Owner that there was a <br />material and substantial mistake in the preparation of its Bid, that bidder may withdraw its bid and bid security will <br />be returned. Thereafter, if the work is rebid, that bidder may be disqualified from further bidding on the work. <br />Direct Purchase: Indian River County reserves the option to purchase certain tangible materials necessary for the <br />performance of the Contract, and thereby save the amount of the sales tax thereon by virtue of the Owner's status <br />as a Tax -Exempt Institution. For the purpose of these procedures, the Contractor will assign to the County any <br />rights the Contractor may have under quotes, contracts or commitments received from the particular vendor or <br />Page 6 of 39 <br />