Laserfiche WebLink
40 <br />40 <br />13. OPENING OF BIDS <br />Bids will be opened and (unless obviously non-responsive) read aloud publicly. An <br />abstract of the amounts of base Bids and major alternates (if any) will be made available to <br />Bidders after the opening of Bids. <br />14. BIDS TO REMAIN S[JIBJECT OF ACCEPTANCE <br />All bids will remain subject to acceptance for sixty days atter the day of the Hid opening, <br />bort the Owner may, in its sole discretion, release any Bid and return the Bid security prior <br />to that date. <br />15. AWARD OP CONTRACT <br />15.1 Owner reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, to waive any and all <br />informalities not involving price, time, or charges in the work, and to <br />negotiate contract terms with the Successful Bidder, and the right to <br />disregard all non -conforming, non-responsive, unbalanced, or conditional <br />Bids. Also, Owner reserves the right to reject the Bid of any Bidder if <br />Owner believes that it would not be in the best interest of the Project to <br />make an award to the Bidder, whether because the bid is not responsive or <br />the Bidder is unqualified or of doubtful financial ability or fails to meet any <br />other pertinent standard or criteria establisher) by Owner, Discrepancies in <br />the multiplication of units of work and unit prices will be resolved in favor <br />of the unit prices. Discrepancies between the indicated sum of any colurnn <br />of figures and the correct sum thereof will be resolved in favor of the <br />correct sum. <br />15.2 In evaluating Bids, Owner will consider the qualifications of the Bidder, <br />whether or not the Fids comply with the prescribed requirc..,nents, and such <br />alternates, unit prices, and other data, as may be requested in the Bid Form <br />or prior to the Notice of Award. <br />15.3 Owner may consider the qualifications and experience of subcontractors, <br />suppliers, and other persons and organizations proposed for those portions <br />of the work ass to which the identity of subcontractors, suppliers, and other <br />persons and organizRtions must be submitted as provided in the <br />Supplementary Conditions. Owner nay consider the op.;rating costs, <br />maintenance requirements, performance data and guarantees of major items <br />of materials and equipment proposed for incorporation in the work when <br />such data is required to be submitted prior to the Notice to Award. <br />00100-7 <br />