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City of Everett 00 21 13 - 3 <br /> <br /> <br />00 21 13 - 3 INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS <br /> <br />amount bid. Do not qualify Bids, since this will automatically be cause for rejection of <br />the Bid. <br />B. Bid prices shall include everything necessary for the completion of the Work including, <br />but not limited to, providing the materials, equipment, tools, plant and other facilities, and <br />the management, superintendence, labor, and all necessary testing services. <br />C. Bidders are warned against making erasures or alterations of any kind to the Bid form, <br />and bids that contain omissions, erasures, or irregularities of any kind may be rejected. <br />No oral, telegraphic, electronic or telephonic bids or modifications will be considered. <br />1.6 BIDDER'S SIGNATURE AND AUTHORITY <br />A. The Bid must be signed by a person authorized to sign the Bid on behalf of the Bidder. <br />1.7 REVISION OR WITHDRAWAL OF BID <br />A. A Bid may be revised and resubmitted as the official Bid if the City receives the revised <br />bid before the scheduled time for opening Bids. Resubmitted Bids shall be in full <br />compliance with these Instructions to Bidders. Bid security shall be in an amount <br />sufficient for the Bid as resubmitted. <br />B. After the scheduled time for opening Bids, no Bidder will be permitted to withdraw his <br />Bid unless the award of contract is delayed for a period exceeding 60 calendar days Bids <br />received after the scheduled closing for opening Bids shall be returned to the Bidder <br />unopened. <br />C. Within 5 days after the opening of Bids (or such longer time as may be granted by the <br />City in writing), a Bidder who wishes to claim error after the Bids have been opened and <br />tabulated shall submit a notarized affidavit signed by the Bidder, accompanied by original <br />work sheets used in the preparation of the Bid, requesting relief from the responsibilities <br />of award. The affidavit shall describe the specific error(s) and certify that the work sheets <br />are the originals used in the preparation of the Bid. City staff will review the certified <br />work sheets to determine the validity of the claimed error and make a recommendation. <br />If the City concurs in the claim of error, the Bidder will be relieved of responsibility, and <br />the bid security of the Bidder will be returned. Thereafter, at the discretion of the City, <br />all Bids may be rejected or award made to next lowest and responsive Bidder. At the <br />discretion of the City, Bidders claiming error may or may not be allowed to participate in <br />the re-bid. <br />1.8 BID SECURITY <br />A. Bid Security in the amount of at least 5 percent of the Total Bid shall accompany each <br />Bid. This security may be by certified check, cashier’s check, or a bid bond made <br />payable to the City of Everett. A bid bond shall be on the form provided in the Contract <br />Documents. A bid bond shall not be conditioned to modify the minimum 5-percent <br />required. The surety shall: (1) be registered with the Washington State Insurance