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ProRFx ID:

ITB10072600000144

Solicitation No:

FAC/270024 UPDATED

ProRFx Type:

ITB: Services

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Bid Name:

Discovery Science Center- Stair Fabrication and Installation UPDATED

Scope of Work:

BACKGROUNDThe City of Ocala requires the services of an experienced contractor to remove the existing exterior stair assembly and provide, fabricate, and install a new hot-dip galvanized steel stair system, including landings, guardrails, handrails, and all anchorage, at the Discovery Science Center, 701 NE Sanchez Ave, Ocala, FL 34470. MANDATO... VIEW ALL

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CITY OF OCALA

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City and town managers' offices

Contact Name:

Caley Conard

Contact Email:

cconard@ocalafl.gov

Contact Phone:

(352) 629-8234 Ship to Location:

110 SE Watula Avenue Address1:

110 SE Watula Avenue Address2:

CITY HALL

City: Ocala State: FL Zip/Postal: 34471 Listing Class.:

ITB Invitation To Bid

Listing Start Date:

10/7/2026 3:12:37 PM EST

Listing Ends After:

End Date/Time reached

Listing End Date:

11/4/2026 2:00:00 PM EST

Bid Closes:

11/4/2026 2:00:00 PM EST

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Formal Question Due By:

11/2/2026 @ 5:00 PM EST

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Mandatory:

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Date: 10/19/2026 10:00:00 AM EST

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REGISTER Location Name:

Discovery Science Center

[30162100] Stairs and stairways [30162101] Steel stairs [72150000] Specialized trade construction and maintenance services [72154000] Specialty building and trades services [72154015] Fire escape installation service [72154024] Ornamental metal and iron work service [72154048] Balcony and external walkway service

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REGISTER Discovery Science Center Address1: 701 NE Sanchez Ave Address2:

City, State, ZIP: Ocala, FL, 34470 Room Number:

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1.1. Contract Value

*1.2. General Terms & Conditions

1.3. Anti-Lobbying/Communication

1.4. Insurance

*1.5. Vendor Agreements

*1.6. SPECIAL CONDITIONS

The ESTIMATED initial contract value is: $ AS BID

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ANTI-LOBBYING/COMMUNICATION WITH CITY STAFF AND OFFICIALS:

To ensure fair consideration for all proposers/bidders, the City strictly prohibits any communication, whether or not written, verbal, or through a third party, relative to this solicitation with any department, City official, City Council member, or employee during the submission process, except inquiries directly made to the Procurement and Contracting Department, Contracting Officer, or as provided in the protest policy located at: Protest Policy

Additionally, the City prohibits communications initiated by a proposer/bidder, agent, or third party of proposer/bidder to any City official(s), City Council member(s), or employee(s) evaluating or considering the proposals/bids prior to, and up to the time an award decision is made at a scheduled City Council meeting.

*** Any prohibited communications initiated by a proposer/bidder, or a third party on behalf of proposer/bidder, will be grounds for disqualifying the offending proposer/bidder from consideration for award of the solicitation >AND< will face a three (3) year debarment from doing any business with the City of Ocala. ***

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One or more items in this section are required.

Compliance Certification:

As an authorized company representative, I certify my firm or corporation:

Agrees to comply the requirements of Florida Statute 287.087 for a Drug Free Workplace.

Agrees to comply with the requirements of Florida Statute 448.095 for Employment Eligibility. Employers, contractors and their subcontractors are required to register and use the Department of Homeland Security’s E-Verify system when hiring new employees for the term of the contract. Violations will result in contract termination. (E-Verify is operated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security).

Owner/Authorized Company Representative initials:

Bidder Certification (Construction Project - Lump Sum):

By my submission of a bid response, and in accordance with your solicitation, I hereby submit this proposal and agree, if my proposal is accepted, to provide goods and services to the City of Ocala in accordance with the solicitation and proposer response. I certify I have read, and will be bound by, all the terms and conditions of this solicitation and any resulting addenda and amendments, in its entirety and understand the scope of work and specification requirements.

Contractor/Bidder agrees to accept the Lump Sum Price as full compensation for doing all work, furnishing all materials, and performing all work embraced in the solicitation/bidding documents; for all loss or damage arising out of performance of the work and from the action of the elements or from any unforeseen or unknown difficulties or obstructions which may arise or be encountered in the prosecution of the Work until the Final Acceptance; and for all risks of every description connected with the Work.

Contractor/Bidder acknowledges that they studied, considered, and included in Bidder’s Lump Sum Bid all costs of any nature relating to: (1) performance of the work under Central Florida weather conditions; (2) applicable law, licensing, and permitting requirements; (3) the Project site conditions, including but not limited to, subsurface site conditions; (4) the terms and conditions of the solicitation/bidding documents, including, but not limited to, the indemnification and no damage for delay provisions.

Contractor/Bidder has given the City or the Engineer written notice of all conflicts, errors, ambiguities, or discrepancies that Bidder has discovered in the Bidding Documents, and the written resolution thereof by the City or the Engineer is acceptable to Bidder.

Under no circumstance will the Bidder rely on the estimated quantities provided, in the Schedule of Bid Prices, or within the solicitation. Bidder acknowledges their lump sum bid was developed using Bidder’s own estimating department to establish quantities based upon the specified project plans and/or the solicitation.

I certify I am the owner or an authorized officer or agent for the above company and the information supplied herein, including all pages attached, is correct and neither the applicant not any person or concern in any connection with the applicant as a principal officer, so far as is known, is now debarred or otherwise declared ineligible by the City of Ocala from bidding for furnished materials, supplies or services to the City of Ocala or agency thereof.

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One or more items in this section are required.

CARE OF WORK:

The Contractor shall be responsible for all damages to persons or property that occur as a result of his fault or negligence in connection with the prosecution of the work and shall be responsible for the proper care and protection of all work performed until completion and final acceptance, whether or not the same has been covered in whole or in part by payments made by the City of Ocala.

The Contractor shall avoid damaging sidewalks, streets, curbs, pavements, utilities, structures or any other property (except that which is to be replaced or removed) either on or adjacent to the site. He shall repair, at his own expense and in manner satisfactory to the City of Ocala, any damage thereto caused by his operations.

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All water and gas mains, all sewer and other pipes, and all conduits and other underground work of any nature, crossing or projecting into any trench or excavation and all appurtenances thereto, such as Cast Iron Valve Boxes, curb boxes, manhole casting, etc., shall be sufficiently and adequately shored and supported by timber and planking and protected by the Contractor from injury, and any damage or injury thereto shall be repaired by the Contractor at his own expense to the satisfaction of the Engineer.

ADA NEEDS:

Please call the procurement professional shown on this listing forty-eight (48) hours in advance so arrangements can be made if reasonable accommodations are needed for you to participate in any meeting.

AWARDED CONTRACT FAILURE - BIDDING SUSPENSION

I understand and agree to the following:

Bidders who submit a bid to the City of Ocala and fail to fulfill the contract term, for any reason, will be subject to future bidding suspension for year (1), and up to a possible three (3) year bid debarment for serious contractual failures.

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The City reserves the right to re-open bidding for a Best-and-Final offer.

BIDDER CONTRACTS:

Bidder contracts/agreements will not be accepted in most cases. If a contract is required, only City of Ocala contracts will be used for all goods and services. The requirement of bidder contracts and/or bidder written terms and conditions may result in bid rejection. The City will consider adding appropriate bidder clauses into our contract; please upload any desired clauses with your solicitation response.

CLARIFICATIONS AND CORRECTIONS:

The City of Ocala reserves the right, where it may serve the City’s best interest, to request additional information or clarifications from bidders/proposers, or to allow corrections of errors or omissions.

CONFIDENTIAL, PROPRIETARY, OR TRADE SECRET MATERIAL:

Bids or quotes received by the City pursuant to its solicitations are exempt from public disclosure until such time that the City provides notice of an intended decision or until thirty (30) days after opening the bids or quotes, whichever is earlier. If the City rejects all bids or quotes pursuant to this solicitation and provides notice of its intent to reissue the solicitation, then the rejected bids or quotes remain exempt from public disclosure until such time that the City provides notice of an intended decision concerning the reissued solicitation or until the City withdraws the reissued solicitation. A bid, quote, or reply shall not be exempt from public disclosure longer than twelve (12) months after the City's initial notice rejecting all bids, quotes, or replies.

ANY MATERIAL SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS SOLICITATION WILL BECOME A PUBLIC RECORD PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 119, FLORIDA STATUTES. THIS INCLUDES MATERIAL WHICH THE RESPONDING BIDDER MAY CONSIDER TO BE CONFIDENTIAL, PROPRIETARY, OR A TRADE SECRET. ANY CLAIM OF CONFIDENTIALITY SHALL BE WAIVED UPON SUBMISSION, EFFECTIVE AFTER OPENING PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 119, FLORIDA STATUTES.

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CONFLICT OF INTEREST:

Disclose the name(s) of any employee, officer, director, shareholder, or agent of your firm that is also a City of Ocala employee or public official:

Disclose the name(s) of any City of Ocala employee or public official that is a known relative of an employee, officer, director, shareholder, or agent of your firm:

Failure to disclose known conflicts of interest may result in bid rejection and/or contract termination, if awarded.

City of Ocala employees who have a 5% or more interest in a bidder's firm must also complete an "Officer and Employee Disclosure Statement" which can be obtained at www.bidocala.com under Vendor Resources. This form includes instructions and relative Florida statutes. Failure to complete this form, if applicable, may result in bid rejection.

CONTRACTOR’S EMPLOYEES:

The foreman, employees, mechanics and other employed by the Contractor shall be skilled in the work given to them to do. Any employee of the Contractor who may use profane or abusive language to the Engineer or any Inspector, or otherwise impede or embarrass him in the performance of his duties, or who obstructs the progress of the work, shall upon the request of the Engineer, be immediately discharged and not again employed without consent of the Engineer.

In doing any work contemplated by this contract, eight (8) hours shall constitute a legal day’s work by any laborer or workman employed by said Contractor hereon.

DELAYS AND DAMAGES:

The Bidder agrees to make no claim for extra or additional costs attributable to any delays or inefficiencies in the performance of this contract occasioned by any act by the City except as provided in the agreement. The Bidder also agrees that any such delay or inefficiency shall be compensated for solely by an extension of time to complete the performance of the work in accordance with the provision in the standard specification.

LIQUIDATED DAMAGES:

The Contractor shall pay the City $ 100.00 for each calendar day that expires after the time specified for Substantial Completion, until the Work is substantially completed. After Substantial Completion, if the Contractor shall neglect, refuse, or fail to complete the remaining Work within the Contract Times or any proper extension thereof granted by the City, the Contractor shall pay an additional $ 100.00 per day for each calendar day that expires after the time specified until Final Completion and acceptance of the project by the City.

The liquidated damages set forth herein shall not be accumulative. If Substantial Completion of the Work is not met within the time specified for final completion of all Work, the liquidated damages shall continue to be at the rate or rates specified for default on Substantial Completion until Substantial Completion is attained. If the Work is not then finally completed, the rate or rates specified for default on final completion shall apply until final completion is attained.

The City shall have the right to deduct the liquidated damages from any money in its hands, otherwise due, or to become due, to the Contractor, or to initiate applicable dispute resolution procedures and to recover liquidated damages for non-performance of this Contract within the time stipulated.

Nothing in this section is intended to limit the right to obtain injunctive relief or any and all relief as may be appropriate. Permission allowing the Contractor to continue and finish any part of the work after the time fixed for its completion or after the date to which the time for completion may have been extended shall in no way operate as a waiver on the part of the City of any of its rights under this Agreement.

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE:

All goods and/or services provided under the resulting agreement are subject to inspection and acceptance by an authorized representative of City. Payment shall not be authorized until the goods and/or services have been received, accepted, and properly invoiced. City reserves the right to have rejected goods replaced by Vendor at the purchase price stipulated in this Agreement; or to return the rejected goods for full credit at the price charged. Transportation costs and any additional costs will be borne by Vendor in each instance. City’s rights with respect to rejection of material are not waived by failure to notify Vendor immediately upon receipt of delivery.

LOCAL VENDOR PREFERENCE:

Preference in solicitations:

* Applies to bids in excess of $50,000.

* Local vendor within 5% of low bid has the option to contract for 1% less than the low bid amount.

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* Any tie between local vendors will be settled with a best and final offer (BAFO) from each local vendor.

* GRANT FUNDED PROJECTS DO NOT ALLOW LOCAL PREFERENCE.

Details of the Local Vendor Preference are available at: Vendor Resources

Every Bidder MUST select "Yes" or "No."

YES, I am a local vendor. (If you selected Yes, you must also confirm the requirements below to receive local preference) NO, I am not a local vendor.

If you desire to receive local preference for this solicitation, you must confirm your business meets the following requirements:

1. Has its headquarters, manufacturing facility, home office, locally-owned franchise, or an operating branch physically located within Marion County, Florida;

2. Has been in operation in Marion County for a minimum of one year prior to the issuance of the city’s formal bid solicitation; and

3. Before the issuance of the city’s formal bid solicitation has paid commercial real property tax, paid/filed a tangible personal property tax form with Marion

County; has received a City of Ocala Home Occupation Permit, or has received a City of Ocala business tax certificate.

Vendor will be required to submit a Local Vendor Preference Affidavit immediately upon notification from Procurement if the local preference will affect the outcome of this solicitation.

Local Vendor will be required to agree to a contract with the City in an amount 1% less than the low bid amount within two (2) business days of notification from City.

Owner/Authorized Company Representative initials:

PERFORMANCE EVALUATION:

At the end of the service period, the City may evaluate vendor performance. This evaluation will become public record.

FLORIDA STATUTE 287.133: Public Entity Crime; denial or revocation of the right to transact business with public entities.

Vendor on its behalf and its affiliates agrees and affirms that it has not been placed on the convicted vendor list following a conviction of a public entity crime as provided for in Section 287.133(2)(a), Florida Statutes, which states:

a person or affiliate who has been placed on the convicted vendor list following a conviction for public entity crime may not submit a bid on a contract to provide any goods or services to a public entity, may not submit a bid on a contract with a public entity for the construction or repair of a public building or public work, may not submit bids on leases or real property to a public entity, may not be awarded or perform work as a contractor, supplier, subcontractor, or consultant under a contract with any public entity, and may not transact business with any public entity in excess of the threshold amount provided in Section 287.017, for CATEGORY TWO, for a period of 36 months from the date of being placed on the convicted vendor list.

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I understand and agree to the following:

FLORIDA STATUTE 448.095: E-VERIFY. Pursuant to section 448.095, Vendor shall register with and use the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (“DHS”) E-Verify System verify the work authorization status of all newly hired employees. Vendor shall obtain affidavits from any and all subcontractors in accordance with paragraph 2(b) of section 448.095, Florida Statutes, and maintain copies of such affidavits for the duration of this Agreement. By entering into any subsequently awarded contract, Vendor certifies and ensures that it utilizes and will continue to utilize the DHS E-Verify System for the duration of the contract and any subsequent renewals of same. Vendor understands that failure to comply with the requirements of this section shall result in the termination of the contract and Vendor may lose the ability to be awarded a public contract for a minimum of one (1) year after the date on which the contract was terminated.

Vendor shall provide a copy of its DHS Memorandum of Understanding upon City’s request. Please visit www.e-verify.gov for more information regarding the E- Verify System.

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REFERENCES:

References within the previous three years are preferred.

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Contact Person:

Phone Number:

Email Address:

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REQUIRED LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS:

My firm and/or sub-contractors can comply with the license and certification requirements in the scope and/or this listing.

Vendor shall upload all licenses and/or certifications with their response and must submit required licenses and certifications immediately upon request from the City.

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SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL:

Vendor will be responsible at all times for precautions to achieve the protection of all persons including employees and property throughout the resulting contract term. The Vendor shall make an effort to detect hazardous conditions and shall take prompt action where necessary to avoid accident, injury or property damage.

EPA, DEP, OSHA, and all other applicable safety laws and ordinances shall be followed as well as American National Standards Institute Safety Standards. All hazardous spills, accidents, injuries or claims or potential claims shall be reported promptly to the City Risk Management Department at 352-401-3989, or cell 352-572-0414, and rdennis@ocalafl.org.

Agrees to comply with the safety and environmental requirements above.

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SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS:

The City of Ocala (City) has no responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or sufficiency of any bid documents obtained from any source other than the official City links below:

Bid Ocala: www.bidocala.com ProRFx Florida: www.florida.prorfx.com

Obtaining these documents from any other source(s) may result in obtaining incomplete and inaccurate information. Obtaining these documents from any source other than directly from the source listed herein may also result in failure to receive any addenda, corrections, or other revisions to these documents that may be issued.

SUBCONTRACTORS AND DBE GOALS:

The bidder represents the subcontractors listed below are financially responsible and are qualified, insured, licensed, and certified to do the work required.

The bidder will endeavor to use DBE/MBE subcontractors whenever possible. For non-grant funded projects, City of Ocala's goal is 15% as a race-neutral DBE goal. FDOT funded projects have a race-neutral DBE goal of 10.65%. The Ocala International Airport's DBE goal is 12%. SunTran's goal is 10.65%. DBE firms can be located via this directory: Florida Department of Transportation DBE Directory

No subcontractors will be utilized.

Our company will be utilizing more than two (2) subcontractors. Our list of subcontractors including percent of work is attached in the section labeled "REQUESTED AND ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS." A fillable subcontractor list is available at: Subcontractor List

Bidder/Prime must perform a minimum of 30% of the work with their own forces unless specified differently in the Scope of Work.

NOTE: Bidder/Prime not providing an accurate, good faith estimate of subcontractor percent (%) of work may have their bid rejected.

SUBCONTRACTOR #1

Company Name:

Work Category:

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WARRANTY ON LABOR AND MATERIALS:

Warranty on Labor:

Calendar Days

Warranty on Materials:

Calendar Days

CITY OF OCALA STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION (EFFECTIVE JANUARY 31, 2025):

For this project, the Contractor will be bound by these specifications and conditions:

STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STREETS, STORMWATER, TRAFFIC, WATER AND SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE:

Standard Specifications for Construction (Effective: 01/31/2025)

DELAYS AND DAMAGES:

The Bidder agrees to make no claim for extra or additional costs attributable to any delays or inefficiencies in the performance of this contract occasioned by any act by the City except as provided in the agreement. The Bidder also agrees that any such delay or inefficiency shall be compensated for solely by an extension of time to complete the performance of the work in accordance with the provision in the standard specification.

CONFIDENTIAL, PROPRIETARY, OR TRADE SECRET MATERIAL:

Bids or quotes received by the City pursuant to its solicitations are exempt from public disclosure until such time that the City provides notice of an intended decision or until thirty (30) days after opening the bids or quotes, whichever is earlier. If the City rejects all bids or quotes pursuant to this solicitation and provides notice of its intent to reissue the solicitation, then the rejected bids or quotes remain exempt from public disclosure until such time that the City provides notice of an intended decision concerning the reissued solicitation or until the City withdraws the reissued solicitation. A bid, quote, or reply shall not be exempt from public disclosure longer than twelve (12) months after the City's initial notice rejecting all bids, quotes, or replies.

ANY MATERIAL SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS SOLICITATION WILL BECOME A PUBLIC RECORD PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 119, FLORIDA STATUTES. THIS INCLUDES MATERIAL WHICH THE RESPONDING BIDDER MAY CONSIDER TO BE CONFIDENTIAL, PROPRIETARY, OR A TRADE SECRET. ANY CLAIM OF CONFIDENTIALITY SHALL BE WAIVED UPON SUBMISSION, EFFECTIVE AFTER OPENING PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 119, FLORIDA STATUTES.

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Awarded Vendors shall comply with all applicable provisions of Section 787.06, Florida Statutes. Specifically, all non-governmental Vendors shall provide the City of Ocala with an affidavit signed by an officer or a representative under penalty of perjury attesting that the non-governmental entity does not use coercion for labor or services as defined in Section 786.06(2), Florida Statutes. ).

If not previously provided, the affidavit may be downloaded from https://www.ocalafl.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/29503 and must be notarized.

ELECTRONIC BID RESPONSE REQUIRED:

All bids/proposals MUST be electronically submitted by or before the due date under the appropriate solicitation/listing accessed online at: www.bidocala.com or www.prorfx.com

Bids/proposals may not be submitted by any other means other than as described above. The City will NOT accept bids/proposals sent by U.S. Mail, private couriers, fax or email.

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Scope Of Work

BACKGROUND

The City of Ocala requires the services of an experienced contractor to remove the existing exterior stair assembly and provide, fabricate, and install a new hot-dip galvanized steel stair system, including landings, guardrails, handrails, and all anchorage, at the Discovery Science Center, 701 NE Sanchez Ave, Ocala, FL 34470.

MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING:

Monday, October 19, 2026 at 10:00 Discovery Science Center 701 NE Sanchez Avenue Ocala, FL 34470 Any vendor who is more than 10 minutes late for the mandatory pre-bid meeting will be disqualified from bidding. Please arrive no later than 10:00 AM.

EXPERIENCE AND LICENSING REQUIREMENTS

1. Licensing Requirement: Bidder must possess a valid General Contractor’s License in the State of Florida to submit a bid for this project.

2. Experience Requirement: Bidder must possess five (5) years’ experience in providing fabrication or installation of exterior metal stair systems.

PERMIT REQUIREMENTS

Permits Required: Contractor will be responsible for obtaining permits at no additional cost to the City:

• Building

• All applicable permits pertaining to the scope of work/project Construction Permit Applications: For construction permits and related documents, please visit: https://www.ocalafl.org/government/city-departments-a-h/growth-management/building/construction-permits

CONSTRUCTION TIMEFRAME

1. Construction Time: The contract time to Substantial Completion is 30 calendar days. The contract time to Final Completion is 14 calendar days after Substantial Completion. Contractor agrees, as a condition for submitting a bid, that this project will be completed in the time agreed upon between the City and the Contractor. The Contractor agrees to commence work on the date specified in a written “Notice to Proceed” by the City. Such “Notice to Proceed” will be issued at the pre-construction conference. The Contractor must be able to mobilize and begin construction no later than 5 calendar days after notification and complete the project by the time limit specified in the “Notice to Proceed.” At no time will the Contractor be allowed to lag behind.

2. Lead Time: The maximum acceptable lead time on materials is two (2) weeks. The City shall issue a Notice to Proceed (NTP) upon notification of receipt of materials by Contractor

Qty Unit of Measure Type of Product MFG Name MFG Part No Description of what is needed Price (Interest Percent) Price (Unit Cost in $) Price (Margin in $) Price (Margin in %)

1 EACH TOTAL BID

AMOUNT

Please enter your total lump sum bid amount from Exhibit B - Price Proposal, HERE.

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