All bidders must satisfy themselves by personal examination of the locations of the proposed work, by examination of the Specifications and requirements of the work and the accuracy of the estimate of the quantities of the work to be done, and shall not at any time after the submission of a bid dispute or complain of such estimate nor assert that there was any misunderstanding in regard to the nature or amount of work to be done. The City shall not be responsible for bidders' errors and misjudgments, nor any information on local conditions or general laws and regulations. The Documents and Specifications contain the provisions required for the construction of the project. No information obtained from any officer, agent, or employee of the City on any such matters shall in any way affect the risk or obligation assumed by the Contractor or relieve Contractor from fulfilling any of the conditions of the contract. A Bid Bond in a commercially standard form from a Surety Company acceptable to the City, payable to the City of Forest Hills with power of attorney must accompany each bid for ten (10) percent of the total amount of the Base Bid. As soon as the bid prices have been compared, the City will return the Bid Bond of all except the three lowest responsible bidders. When the contract is awarded, the bonds of the unsuccessful bidder(s) will be returned. Proposals which are incomplete, unbalanced, conditional or obscure or which contain additions not called for, erasures, alterations or irregularities of any kind or which do not comply with the INFORMATION FOR BIDDERS may be rejected at the option of the City. The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids or to accept any bid. The City of Forest Hills may cancel this bid. A bidder may withdraw any proposal he has submitted at any time prior to the hour set for the closing of the bids provided the request for withdrawal is signed in a manner identical with the proposal being withdrawn. No withdrawal or modification will be permitted for 30 days after the hour and date designated for opening the bids. The Bidder agrees to maintain a cumulative total of quantities of work installed and work remaining to be performed and shall take all precautions as necessary to prevent installation of quantities with total values exceeding the contract price. The Bidder also agrees that under no circumstances will he be paid any sum in excess of the contract price without the execution of a contract change order. The City reserves the right to award the contract to multiple qualified bidders if the City determines that such awards are in the best interest of the City.
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