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SNO-ISLE TECH 2O23 SMALL WORKS Section 00 20 00, Page 5 MCGRANAHAN ARCHITECTS INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS 1.17 DISCREPANCIES Should a bidder find discrepancies in, or omission from, the drawings or specifications, or be in doubt as to their meaning, the bidder should at once notify the [Owner or Architect], who will send a written instruction to all bidders in the form of an addendum. Neither the Owner nor the Architect will be responsible for any oral instructions. Questions received less than 72 hours before bids close cannot be answered. All addenda issued during the time of bidding will be numbered consecutively and will be incorporated into the contract. It is the Contractor's responsibility to be sure that it has checked all addenda. 1.18 PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS Free -of -charge access to project bid documents (plans, specifications, addenda, and Bidders List) is provided to Prime Bidders, Subcontractors, and Vendors by going to www.bxwa.com and clicking on "Posted Projects", "Public Works", and "Mukilteo School District". This online plan room provides Bidders with fully usable online documents with the ability to: download, view, print, order full/partial plan sets from numerous reprographic sources, and a free online digitizer/take-off tool. It is recommended that Bidders "Register" in order to receive automatic e-mail notification of future addenda and to i place themselves on the "Self -Registered Bidders List". Bidders that do not register will not be automatically notified of addenda and will need to periodically check the on-line plan room for addenda issued on this project. Contact Builders Exchange of Washington at (425) 258-1303 should you require assistance with access or registration. 1.19 NON -MANDATORY PRE -BID CONFERENCE A Non -Mandatory Pre -Bid Conference will be held at SNO-ISLE TECH SKILLS CENTER, 9001 Airport Road, Everett, WA 98204 Thursday March 9th, 2023 at 2:00 pm, to answer any questions and review the scope of the work and the documents. Attendees will be asked to sign in on the attendance sheet. 1.20 FORFEITURE OF BID GUARANTEE Should the successful bidder fail to enter into the Contract and furnish the required Performance Bond and Payment Bond and insurance documents within ten (10) days after issuance of Notice of Intent to Award Contract, its bid guarantee will be �r forfeited to the Owner as liquidated damages, but not a penalty. 1.21 ALTERNATE BIDS AND UNIT PRICES (IF APPLICABLE) If applicable in the plans and specifications, Contractor shall, at the time of submitting base bids, submit bids on alternates and/or unit prices on the Form of Bid. Alternate bids and unit prices, other than those provided in the Contract Documents, cannot be considered. Failure to bid upon all items called for may cause rejection of bid as irregular and/or nonresponsive. 1.22 REVIEW OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS The Contractor shall carefully study and compare the Contract Documents and shall report any error, inconsistency or omission for instructions by the Architect per Paragraph 1.18 herein. If instructions are issued after the bid this will result in the more costly solution being utilized, with no change in the bid price. mcg-ARC 2120.000 February 28, 2023