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City of Everett 00 21 13 - 2 <br /> <br /> <br />00 21 13 - 2 INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS <br /> <br />and may apply to the City for additional information and explanation before submitting <br />their Bid. <br />B. The submission of a Bid by the Bidder shall constitute acknowledgment that, in preparing <br />and submitting a Bid, Bidder has not only reviewed the Contract Documents, but is also <br />relying on their own knowledge, examination, inspection, and testing of: <br />1. the Site of the Work, <br />2. access to the Site, <br />3. environmental factors, <br />4. all other data, matters and things requisite to the fulfillment of the Work, <br />5. conditions ordinarily to be encountered and generally recognized as inherent in the <br />Work, <br />6. available services and utilities at and in the vicinity of the Site of the Work, and <br />7. all applicable federal, state and local statutes, ordinances, and regulations dealing <br />with building, public health and safety, or with the prevention of environmental <br />pollution and the preservation of public natural resources, and environmental <br />assessments or impact statements which have been prepared relating to the Work. <br />C. Bidder acknowledges that he/she has not relied on representation or warranty of the City <br />not expressly included in the Contract Documents. <br />D. The information provided by the City is not intended to be a substitute for, or a <br />supplement to, the independent verification by the Bidder to the extent such independent <br />investigation of the Drawings and Specifications or Site conditions is deemed necessary <br />or desirable by the Bidder. Bidder acknowledges that they have not relied upon City or <br />Architect or Engineer furnished information regarding site conditions in preparing and <br />submitting a Bid. <br />1.4 INTERPRETATION OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS <br />A. Should a Bidder find what is believed to be discrepancies in or omissions from the <br />Drawings or Specifications, or should the Bidder be in doubt as to their meaning, Bidder <br />may submit to the City a written request for an interpretation thereof. The Bidder <br />submitting the request will be responsible for its prompt delivery. Any interpretation of <br />the documents, if made, will be made only by addendum duly issued. All requests for <br />interpretations must be in writing and received by the City no later than 7 calendar days <br />prior to the bid opening date. All questions regarding the Contract Documents shall be <br />referred to the City at the address provided in the Contract Documents. <br />1.5 PREPARATION OF BIDS <br />A. Bids shall be submitted on the forms provided by the City and found in the Contract <br />Documents. All blank spaces in the Bid form shall be legibly filled in using a non-erasable <br />medium. In the event that the product of a unit price and an estimated quantity does not <br />equal the extended amount quoted, the unit price shall govern, and the correct product <br />of the unit price and the estimated quantity shall be deemed to be the amount bid. If the <br />sum of two or more items in a bidding schedule does not equal the total amounts quoted, <br />the individual item amounts shall govern and the correct total shall be deemed to be the