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1 If the Owner has reason to believe that collusion exists among bidders,the Owner will reject the bids of the known participants in such collusion and may,at its option,require that all bidders certify under penalty of perjury,that no collusion has occurred or exists. 1 9. RETURN OF BID GUARANTIES Within 15 calendar days after the bids are opened,the Owner will return the bid guaranties accompanying the bids which are not to be considered in making the award. All other bid guaranties will be held until the Contract has been fully executed;after which,they will be returned to the respective bidders whose bids they accompanied. 10. AWARD OF CONTRACT 10.1.EVALUATION OF BIDS Bids will be evaluated by the Owner to determine which bid if any,should be accepted in the best interest of the Owner.The Owner,in its sole discretion reserves the right to accept or reject bids submitted and to waive informalities and minor irregularities "•: e• ••: . - - - - Al 1. RESPONSIVENESS: Owner will consider all the material submitted by the bidder to determine whether his offering is in compliance with the Contract Documents. 2. RESPONSIBILITY: The Owner will consider all material submitted by the bidder,and other evidence it may obtain otherwise,to determine whether the bidder is capable of and has a history of satisfactorily completing Contracts of this type. Such evaluation will include,but not be limited to, the following factors: (1)whether bidder has adequate financial resources to complete the work;(2) whether the bidder has the necessary experience and organization to perform the work satisfactorily; (3)whether the bidder has a satisfactory record of performance,integrity,experience and skills to perform and complete the work;(4)whether the bidder has a history of completing,failing to complete,defaulting on,or otherwise not completing construction Contracts;(5)whether the bidder or its proposed subcontractors have been involved in disputes or litigation with other Owners and Engineers;and(6)whether the bidder's proposed subcontractors appear capable of and have histories of satisfactorily completing construction Contracts. 3. LOWEST: - - __- t!! ! • . .- t.2== .The lowest responsive bid price by a responsible bidder will be based upon the lump-sum total of the base bid price plus all alternate bid schedule items(if any). Schedules and items actually awarded to the lowest responsive,responsible bidder shall be at the Owner's discretion in order to accommodate available funding.Al 10.2.PRE-AWARD CONFERENCE After bid opening,but prior to award,the apparent successful bidder shall attend a pre-award conference to respond to any questions by the Owner regarding evaluation of bids. The Owner will emphasize items such as insurance and bonding that will assist in prompt issuance of the notice to proceed. By conducting a pre-award conference,the Owner has not thereby waived its right to make determinations regarding responsiveness and responsibility of the bidder. 1 10.3.ACCEPTANCE OF BID Within 45 days after the opening of bids,the Owner will act either to accept a bid from a responsive, responsible bidder,or to reject all bids. The Owner reserves the right to request extensions of such bid acceptance period. The acceptance of a bid will be evidenced by a written notice of award of Contract delivered in person or by certified mail to the bidder whose bid is accepted,together with a request to furnish a performance bond and evidence of insurance and to execute the agreement set forth in the Contract Documents. A contract shall not be formed until the Contract Documents are signed by the Mayor. 00100-5