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• <br /> Corp., 369 So. 2d 391(FIa. 2nd DCA 1979). In these situations, the public entity has greater <br /> discretion. William A . Berbusee, Jr., Inc. v. North Broward Hospital District, 117 So. 550 (Fla. <br /> 2nd DCA 1960). <br /> 1 <br /> 13. The factors to be considered in the award of the bid are set forth in the ITB. For 1 <br /> example,in section 1.11 of the ITB titled"Evaluation of Bids,"it states: <br /> The City, at its sole discretion, reserves the right to inspect any/all <br /> bidders' facilities to determine their capability of meeting the <br /> requirements for the Contract. Also, price, responsibility, and. <br /> responsiveness of the bidders, the financial position, experience, • <br /> staffing, equipment, materials, references, and past history of the <br /> serve to the City and/or with other units of state, and/or local <br /> governments in Florida,or comparable private entities,will be taken <br /> into consideration in the Award of the Contract. <br /> (Jt.Ex. 1,page 4) <br /> 14. Similarly,under Section 2.4 of the ITB titled"Method of Award"it states in part: <br /> The term"lowest responsible and responsive Bidder"as used herein <br /> shall mean the Bidder whose bid is the lowest of those Bidders <br /> . possessing the skill, ability, and integrity necessary for the faithful <br /> performance of the work,whose bid best serves the interests of and <br /> represents the best value to the City, as determined by the City <br /> Commission and/or the City Manager. The bidder will also be 1 <br /> evaluated as part of their"responsible"on their quality control plan, <br /> safety plan and proposed project schedule. <br /> (Jt.Ex.1,page 10). <br /> i <br /> 15. A material term in the context of procurement is one that would deprive the <br /> governmental entity of its assurances that the contract will be entered into,performed and <br /> guaranteed <br /> in accordance with specific requirements of the project or whether it is of such a <br /> nature that its omission would adversely affect competitive bidding by p lacus a bidder int <br /> g <br /> position of advantage over other_ bidders. Robinson Elec. Co.v. Dade County,417 So.2d 1032 <br /> • <br /> • <br /> 8 <br />