2020 Downtown Landscape Maintenance. All contract proposals for the Work shall be made only on the Contract form attached to this Request for Proposals and shall be complete with a price for each and every item named in the Schedule of Prices section of the Contract form. All contract proposals must be dated on Page 5 of the Contract form and must be signed by an authorized official. All contract proposals shall be accompanied by a cashier's or certified check, or bid bond in form and from a surety satisfactory to Owner, in amount equal to at least 5 percent of the Total Contract Price named in the Schedule of Prices section of the Contract form. Proposals that contain omissions, erasures, alterations, or additions not called for, conditional or alternate bids unless called for, or that contain irregularities of any kind may be rejected. If any prospective bidder has questions about this Request for Proposals, contact Tom Bueser at 847-391-5470 between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 3:30 P.M. No contract proposal shall be withdrawn for a period of 45 days after the opening of any proposal. If this Contract is accepted, Bidder proposes and agrees that Bidder shall provide a Performance Bond and a Labor and Material Payment Bond, on forms provided by, or otherwise acceptable to, Owner, from a surety company acceptable to Owner, each in the penal sum of the Contract Price, within 10 days after Owner's acceptance of this Contract. If this Contract is accepted, Bidder proposes and agrees that Bidder shall commence work not later than April 1, 2020 (weather dependent), provided that Bidder shall have furnished Owner all bonds and all insurance certificates specified in the Contract/Proposal, and shall end on the December 15, 2020 (weather dependent) the "Completion Date". Procure and furnish all permits, licenses, and other governmental approvals and authorizations necessary in connection therewith. Owner reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, reserves the right to reject the low price proposal, and reserves such other rights as are set forth in the Instructions to Bidders.
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