Each Bid Proposal shall be submitted in accordance with Section 2, Instructions to Bidders, of the Contract Documents. There will not be a pre-bid conference held on this subject Project. The last day to submit written questions will be July 26, 2022. Written responses to all questions received will be e-mailed to all plan holders by July 28, 2022. Plans and Contract Documents including Instructions to Bidders, Form of Bid Proposal, Form of Bid Bond, Form of Agreement, Form of Performance Bond, Form of Labor and Material Payment Bonds, Technical Specifications, and other The Contracting Agency reserves the right to issue addenda to the approved plans and specifications during the advertising period as provided in the Contract Documents. A record of all addenda and copies of same will be available to all qualified bidders from the office of the Contracting Agency. Each bidder shall submit a certified check or a satisfactory bid bond by the bidder and an acceptable surety, in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total amount bid, with each bid Proposal. Bids may be held by the Contracting Agency for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days from the date of the opening of bids, for the purpose of reviewing bids and investigating the qualifications of the bidders prior to award of the Contract. Attention is called to the fact that no less than the minimum salaries and wages set forth in the Contract Documents must be paid on this project. The Contractor must insure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, creed, color, sex or national origin. Bidders on this project must be licensed in New Mexico by the Construction and Industries Division. All bidders will indicate their current New Mexico Contractor's License Number and Classification on the outside of the envelope. After all bids are received, and before award of the contract is effected, the apparent low bidder shall submit a copy of the "wallet card", issued by the Construction and lndustries Division to the Contracting Agency. Please be advised that before bids are opened for each project, Contractors will be given the opportunity to withdraw proposals, which have not been read. Withdrawn proposals will not be allowed to be resubmitted. The five-percent (5%) Resident Contractor Preference will apply to this project. All bids may be rejected if the lowest responsive bid received exceeds the engineers estimate by more than seven percent (7%). The Procurement Code, Sections 13-1-28 through 13-1-199 N.M.S.A. 1978 imposes civil and criminal penalties for its violation. In addition, the New Mexico Criminal Statutes imposes felony penalties for illegal bribes, gratuities and kick-backs. The Village of Grady reserves the right to reject any and all Proposals and to waive technicalities. VILLAGE OF GRADY, NEW MEXICO
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