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<br />07/04 <br /> <br />18.2 It is the intent of the City to award a Contract to the lowest responsible Total <br />Base Bidder whose Bid is in conformance with the Bidding Documents and does <br />not exceed the funds available. <br /> <br />18.3 Upon acceptance of a Bid and award of the Contract, the successful Bidder shall <br />deliver the executed Contract, along with required bonds and any other items re- <br />quested, to the City within 10 days. Failure to do so will be deemed as a breach <br />of agreement by the Bidder and result in forfeiture of bid security as described in <br />the Instructions to Bidders. <br /> <br />18.4 The City reserves the right to hold all proposals and bid guarantees for a period <br />not to exceed 90 days after the date of bid opening stated in the Advertisement <br />for Bids. <br /> <br />18.5 The award of the contract, if it is awarded, will be to the most responsible bidder <br />whose qualifications indicate the award will be to the best interest of the City and <br />whose proposal shall comply with the requirements of the Contract Documents. <br />Time is of the essence for this project and the time limits set in the proposal, if <br />set by the bidder, will be accorded weight by the City in the determination of the <br />best proposal. <br /> <br />18.7 If the Contractor feels that there is a p-oblem either prior to, or during, the bid <br />opening, he shall contact the City (within 24 hours of the bid opening) and follow <br />the City's current policy for bid protests. <br /> <br />18,8 The City reserves the right to award as a total contract any combination of the <br />Unit Price Bid Schedule Items that would be in the best interest of the City. <br /> <br />END OF SECTION <br /> <br />00100-7 <br /> <br />S\B <br />