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IRC -1505 <br />15.02 A Bid shall be submitted no later than the date and time prescribed and at the place indicated <br />in the advertisement or invitation to Bid and shall be enclosed in an opaque sealed envelope plainly <br />marked with the Project Title and Bid Number (and, if applicable, the designated portion of the <br />Project for which the Bid is submitted), Bid Number, the name and address of Bidder, and shall be <br />accompanied by the Bid security and other required documents. If mail or other delivery system <br />sends a Bid, the sealed envelope containing the Bid shall be enclosed in a separate envelope plainly <br />marked on the outside with the notation "BID ENCLOSED." A mailed Bid shall be addressed to <br />Indian River County, Purchasing Division, 1800 27th Street, Vero Beach, Florida, 32960. <br />ARTICLE 16 - MODIFICATION AND WITHDRAWAL OF BID <br />16.01 A Bid may be modified or withdrawn by an appropriate document duly executed in the 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 <br />to the date and time for the opening of Bids. <br />16.02 If within 24 hours after Bids are opened any Bidder files a duly signed written notice with <br />OWNER and promptly thereafter demonstrates to the reasonable satisfaction of OWNER that there <br />was a material and substantial mistake in the preparation of its Bid, that Bidder may withdraw its <br />Bid, and the Bid security will be returned. Thereafter, if the Work is rebid, that Bidder will be <br />disqualified from further bidding on the Work. <br />ARTICLE 17 - OPENING OF BIDS <br />17.01 Bids will be opened at the time and place indicated in the advertisement or invitation to Bid <br />and, unless obviously non-responsive, read aloud publicly. An abstract of the amounts of the base <br />Bids and major alternates, if any, will be made available to Bidders after the opening of Bids. <br />ARTICLE 18 - BIDS TO REMAIN SUBJECT TO ACCEPTANCE <br />18.01 All Bids will remain subject to acceptance for the period of time stated in the Bid Form, but <br />OWNER may, in its sole discretion, release any Bid and return the Bid security prior to the end of <br />this period. <br />ARTICLE 19 - AWARD OF CONTRACT <br />19.01 OWNER reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, including without limitation, <br />nonconforming, nonresponsive, unbalanced, or conditional Bids. OWNER further reserves the right <br />to reject the Bid of any Bidder whom it finds, after reasonable inquiry and evaluation, to be non - <br />responsible. OWNER may also reject the Bid of any Bidder if OWNER believes that it would not be <br />in the best interest of the Project to make an award to that Bidder. OWNER also reserves the right <br />to waive all technicalities and informalities not involving price, time, or changes in the ork and to <br />negotiate contract terms with the Successful Bidder. The County will not reimburse any Bidder for <br />bid preparation costs. Owner reserves the right to cancel the award of any Contract at any time <br />before the execution of such Contract by all parties without any liability to the Owner. For and in <br />consideration of the Owner considering Bids submitted, the Bidder, by submitting its Bid, expressly <br />Instructions to Bidders - 00200 - 9 <br />FAPublic Works\ENGINEERING DIVISION PROJECTS\1505-66th Ave Widening_49th St to 69th St\t-Admin\Bid Documents\Master Contract Documents\DIV 0 1 Bidding <br />Documents.docx <br />