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recorded by the Owner or the Engineer as having secured documents for <br /> this Contract will be rejected . <br /> 12 . MODIFICATION AND WITHDRAWAL OF BIDS <br /> 12 . 1 Bids may be modified or withdrawn by an appropriate document duly <br /> executed (in the manner that a Bid must be executed ) and delivered to the <br /> place where Bids are to be submitted at any time prior to the opening of <br /> Bids . <br /> 12 . 2 If, within two business days after Bids are opened , any Bidder files a duly <br /> signed , written notice with Owner and promptly thereafter demonstrates to <br /> the reasonable satisfaction of Owner that there was a material and <br /> substantial mistake in the preparation of its Bid , that Bidder may withdraw <br /> its Bid and the Bid security will be returned . Thereafter, that Bidder will be <br /> disqualified from further bidding on the work to be provided under the <br /> Contract Documents . <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 <br /> to Bidders after the opening of Bids . <br /> 14. BIDS TO REMAIN SUBJECT OF ACCEPTANCE <br /> All bids will remain subject to acceptance for sixty days after the day of the Bid opening , <br /> but the Owner may, in its sole discretion , release any Bid and return the Bid security prior <br /> to that date . <br /> 15. AWARD OF 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 <br /> or the Bidder is unqualified or of doubtful financial ability or fails to meet <br /> any other pertinent standard or criteria established by Owner. <br /> Discrepancies in the multiplication of units of work and unit prices will be <br /> resolved in favor of the unit prices . Discrepancies between the indicated <br /> sum of any column of figures and the correct sum thereof will be resolved <br /> in favor of the correct sum . <br /> 00100-6 <br /> F:\Utilities\UTILITY - ENGINEERING\Projects - Utility Construction Permits\IRC - Labor Contract RE-BID for 2005-2006\BID <br /> DOCUMENTS - USE ONLY FOR THIS PROJECT \BID DOCUMENTS\00100 Instruction To Bidders .doc <br />