R2017-107 Contract with Kinney Contractors CDBG Sidewalk Improvement Project

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INFORMATION FOR BIDDERS The Owner reserves the right to pre-qualify all bids, post-qualify all bids, to reject all bids, not to make an award and/or accept the Proposal deemed most advantageous and to the best interest of the Owner. The Bidder must comply with all information and instructions for Bidders. The award of the Contract, if made by the Owner, will be made to the qualified Bidder submitting the lowest responsive, responsible bid, but the Owner shall determine at their own discretion whether a Bidder is qualified to perform the Contract, whether by pre-qualifications, post- qualification or other methods; and what bid is the lowest responsive,responsible bid; and whether it is to the interest of the Owner to accept the bid. If awarded, a written Notice of Award will be sent to the successful Bidder. The Owner will make such investigations as deemed necessary to determine the ability of the Bidder to perform the work, and the Bidder shall furnish to the Owner all such information and data for this purpose as the Owner may request. The Owner reserves the right to reject any bid if the evidence submitted by, or investigation of, such Bidder fails to satisfy the Owner that such Bidder is properly qualified to carry out the obligations of the Contract and to complete the work contemplated therein. Conditional bids will not be accepted. Each bid must be accompanied with a proposal guaranty either as a properly certified check made payable to "Treasurer, City of Decatur," Decatur, Illinois, in an amount not less than ten (10) percent of the bid; or a cashier's check made payable to "Treasurer, City of Decatur", Decatur, Illinois, in an amount not less than ten (10) percent of the bid; or a bid bond on a form approved by the City, executed by a surety company satisfactory to the City, in an amount not less than ten (10) percent of the bid. Such proposal guarantees, of the three lowest bidders, may be retained by the City for a period of 90 days after the date of the bid opening. Checks from other than the three lowest bidders will be returned by the City within seven (7) days after the date of the bid opening. Bid bonds will not be returned. Simultaneously with the delivery of the executed Contract, the Contractor shall furnish a surety bond or bonds as security for faithful performance of this Contract and for the payment of all persons performing labor on the project under this Contract and furnishing materials in connection with this Contract, and other items required by the Conditions and Specifications governing the work. The surety on such bond or bonds shall be a duly authorized surety company satisfactory to the Owner. Attorneys-in-fact who sign bid bonds or contract bonds must file with each bond a certified and effectively dated copy of their Power of Attorney. ' The successful Bidder, upon Bidder's failure or refusal to execute and deliver the Contract and bonds required within (10) consecutive calendar days from and including the date the Bidder has received notice of the acceptance of their bid, shall forfeit to the Owner, as liquidation of damages done for such failure or refusal, the security deposited with their bid. Notice of the Owner's intent shall either be hand delivered by the Owner to the Bidder's address, as given on the Contract Documents, or mailed to such address, first class, United States mail, return receipt requested. Delivery or mailing of said notice to said address shall constitute the notice herein required without the requirement of an acknowledgment of receipt from the Bidder. ' Each Bidder must inform himself fully of the conditions and specifications relating to the construction of the project and the employment of labor thereon. Failure to do so will not relieve a successful Bidder of their obligation to furnish all material and labor necessary to carry out the provisions of the Contract. Insofar as possible, the Contractor, in carrying out their work, must employ such methods or means as will not cause any interruption of or interference with the work of any other Contractor. 8