Technical English at WizIQ
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EXHIBIT A
Bid
CONTRACT IDENTIFICATION: Site Preparation for Water Treatment Plant No. 1
Contract 76
THIS BID IS SUBMITTED TO: City of xxxx, Indiana
The undersigned BIDDER proposes and agrees, if this Bid is accepted, to enter into an agreement with OWNER in the form included in the Contract Documents to perform and furnish all Work as specified or indicated in the Contract Documents for the Bid Price and within the Bid Time indicated in the Agreement and in accordance with the other terms and conditions of the Contract Documents.
BIDDER accepts all of the terms and conditions of the Advertisement or Invitation to Bid and Instructions to Bidders, including without limitation those dealing with the disposition of Bid security. This Bid will remain subject to acceptance for 60 days after the day of Bid opening. BIDDER will sign and submit the Agreement with the Bonds and other documents required by the Bidding Requirements within fifteen days after the date of OWNER's Notice of Award.
In submitting this Bid, BIDDER represents, as more fully set forth in the Agreement, that:
a. BIDDER has examined and carefully studied the Bidding Documents and the following Addenda, receipt of all which is hereby acknowledged: (List Addenda by Addendum Number and Date.)
Number Date Number Date b. BIDDER has visited the site and become familiar with and is satisfied as to the general, local and site conditions that may affect cost, progress, performance and furnishing of the Work.
c. BIDDER is familiar with and is satisfied as to all federal, state and local Laws and Regulations that may affect cost, progress, performance, or furnishing of the Work.
d. BIDDER has carefully studied all reports of explorations and tests of subsurface conditions at or contiguous to the site and all drawings of physical conditions in or relating to existing surface or subsurface structures at or contiguous to the site (except Underground Facilities) which have been identified in the Supplementary Conditions as provided in paragraph 4.2.1 of the General Conditions. BIDDER accepts the determination set forth in paragraph SC-4.2 of the Supplementary Conditions of the extent of the "technical data" contained in such reports and drawings upon which BIDDER is entitled to rely as provided in paragraph 4.2 of the General Conditions. BIDDER acknowledges that such reports and drawings are not Contract Documents and may not be complete for BIDDER's purposes. BIDDER acknowledges that OWNER and ENGINEER do not assume responsibility for the accuracy of completeness of information and data shown or indicated in the Bidding Documents with respect to Underground Facilities at or contiguous to the site. BIDDER has obtained and carefully studied (or assumes responsibility for having done so) all such additional or supplementary examinations, investigations, explorations, tests, studies and data concerning conditions (surface, subsurface and Underground Facilities) at or contiguous to the site or otherwise which may affect cost, progress, performance or furnishing of the Work or which relate to any aspect of the means, methods, techniques, sequences and procedures of construction to be employed by BIDDER and safety precautions and program incident thereto. BIDDER does not consider that any additional examinations, investigations, explorations, tests, studies or data are necessary for the determination of this Bid for performance and furnishing of the Work in accordance with times, price and other terms and conditions of the Contract Documents.
e. BIDDER is aware of the general nature of the Work to be performed by Owner and others at the site that relates to Work for which this Bid is submitted as indicated in the Contract Documents.
f. BIDDER has correlated the information known to BIDDER, information and observations obtained from visits to the site, reports and drawings identified in the Contract Documents and all additional examinations, investigations, explorations, tests, studies and data with the Contract Documents.
BIDDER has given ENGINEER written notice of all conflicts, errors, ambiguities or discrepancies that BIDDER has discovered in the Contract Documents and the written resolution thereof by ENGINEER is acceptable to BIDDER, and the Contract Documents are generally sufficient to indicate and convey understanding of all terms and conditions for performing and furnishing the Work for which this Bid is submitted.
This Bid is genuine and not made in the interest of or on behalf of any undisclosed person, firm, or corporation and is not submitted in conformity with any agreement or rules of any group, association, organization, or corporation; BIDDER has not directly or indirectly induced or solicited any other Bidder to submit a false or sham Bid; BIDDER has not solicited or induced any person, firm, or corporation to refrain from bidding; and BIDDER has not sought by collusion to obtain for itself any advantage over any other Bidder or over OWNER.
BIDDER will complete the Work for the unit prices shown on the following pages:
Item No. Description Estimated Amount Unit Unit Price in Figures Total Unit Price in Words Total Estimated Cost of Item 1 Mobilization 1 LS 2a Clearing 48,000 SY 2b Scalping 38,000 SY 3 Storm Drainage Outlet Pipe and Structures 1 LS 4a Excavation 114,000 CY 4b Concrete Excavation 31,000 CY 4c Debris Removal 75 CY 4d Stone/Boulder Removal 100 CY 5a Selected Fill Material 82,000 CY 5b Fill Material 33,000 CY 5c No 2 Aggregate 8,000 CY 5d No 53 Aggregate 5,500 CY 5e 8-Inch Aggregate Drive 720 CY Item No. Description Estimated Amount Unit Unit Price in Figures Total Unit Price in Words Total Estimated Cost of Item 5f Fill Material Off Site 9,000 CY 6a Dewatering – Well Points 20 EA 6b Temporary Drainage Pump 1 EA 7 Geogrid (Tensar BX 1300) 16,000 SY 8 Topsoil (6-Inch) 42,000 SY 9a Temporary Seeding Type T 27,400 SY 9b Seeding Type NM 10,800 SY 9c Seeding Type LGM 3,400 SY 9d Seeding Type MMM 3,500 SY 10 General Erosion Control 1 LS TOTAL COST:
A. LISTED "OR-EQUAL" OR SUBSTITUTIONS
The name or make of any piece of equipment or material of construction specified in Part C of the Contract Documents and identified on the Bid Substitution List shall be used in determining the base bid price. Where two or more Equipment or Product Manufacturers are named, bidders may use any of the named. Bidder may offer "Or-Equal" or substitutions for specified Equipment or Product Manufacturer, provided they name on the Bid Substitution List the "Or-Equal" or substitute offered together with the total amount to be added to, or deducted from the amount of their base bid for the corresponding project item.
All provisions for review and acceptance of an offered substitute shall comply with the Contract Documents. Owner reserves the right to accept or reject any offered substitute.
If the bidder names no substitute on his "Bid Substitution List" the specified Equipment or Product Manufacturers shall be used. No additional substitutes may be offered for items on the "Bid Substitution List" subsequent to the award of the Contract.
Contract award shall be determined by base bid.
Section/ Subsection Specified Equipment of Product Manufacturer Substitute Offered Total Addition Total Deduction Bid Substitution List
BIDDER agrees that the Work will be substantially complete and completed and ready for final payment in accordance with paragraph 14.13. of the General Conditions on or before the dates or within the number of calendar days indicated in the Agreement.
BIDDER accepts the provisions of the Agreement as to liquidated damages in the event of failure to complete the Work within the times specified in the Agreement.
The following documents are attached to and made a condition of this Bid:
Required Bid Security in the form of Surety Bond or Certified Check.
Communications concerning this Bid shall be addressed to the address of BIDDER indicated below Bidder's signature or to the following address:
The terms used in this Bid which are defined in the General Conditions or Instructions will have the meanings indicated in the General Conditions or Instructions.
Submitted on _______________________________________, 20_________.
If BIDDER is:
An Individual
By (Individual’s Signature) Doing business as Business Address: Phone No.:
A Partnership
By (Firm Name) (General Partner’s Signature) (Title) Business Address: Phone No.:
A Corporation
By (Corporation Name) (State of Incorporation) (Signature of Person Authorized to Sign) (Title) (Corporate Seal) Attest (Secretary) Corporate Address: Phone No.: Date of Qualification to do Business is:
A Joint Venture
By (Signature) (Address) By (Signature) (Address) Phone Number and Address for Receipt of Official Communications
(Each joint venturer must sign. The manner of signing for each individual, partnership, and corporation that is a party to the joint venture should be in the manner indicated above).
BID BOND
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
That we, the undersigned ________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________as principal (Bidder) and ________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________ as surety, are hereby held and firmly bound unto the Owner, ________________________________________________________________ in the sum of _____________________________________________________________________________ Dollars ($__________________), for the payment of which well and truly to be made, we hereby jointly and severally bind ourselves, our heirs, our successors and assigns, executors and administrators, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents.
THE CONDITION OF THIS OBLIGATION is such that if the attached Bid of ______________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ is accepted, and the Contract awarded to the above Bidder for construction of all work entitled as ______ _____________________________________________________________________________________
and the said Bidder shall within fifteen (5) days after notice of such award, enter into a Contract in writing and give bond as required for the faithful performance of said Contract, then this obligation shall be null and void; otherwise it shall remain in full force and virtue in law.
SIGNED AND SEALED this ______________ day of ___________, 20__________.
Principal Surety