The Oconee County Board of Commissioners is soliciting bids from companies that can provide traffic signal equipment currently on the GDOT Qualified Product List (QPL). Questions regarding this ITB shall be received in writing via email no later than 5:00 PM on December 21, 2022. Responses will be provided via addenda no later than 5:00 PM on December 29, 2022. Each sealed envelope must be marked on the outside as Traffic Signal Equipment ITB# 23-12-007 and should include the respondents name and address The award will be made to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder whose combined bid meets the requirements and criteria set forth in the bid documents; provided, however, that if the bid from the lowest responsible and responsive bidder exceeds budgeted funds, the Oconee County Board of Commissioners may negotiate with such apparent low bidder to obtain a contract price within the budgeted amount. Such negotiations may include changes in the scope of work and other bid requirements. OWNER reserves the right to waive any informality or to reject any or all bids, to evaluate bids, and to accept any bid which in its opinion may be in the best interest of the OWNER. No bid will be rejected without just cause. If required, each bidder must deposit with his bid a Bid Bond or Certified Check for five percent (5%) of the total bid amount, and a Consent of Surety form from a surety company licensed to do business in the State of Georgia. The Consent of Surety shall state that upon award of the Agreement, a Performance and Payment Bond each for one hundred percent (100%) of the Total Agreement Amount can be furnished. The payment and performance bonds are required before the Notice to Proceed can be issued. NOT ALL BID SOLICITAIONS REQUIRE A BID BOND. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING BID BONDS, PLEASE CONTACT THE PROCUREMENT OFFICER. Licensed General Contractors shall furnish to the County, personally or through his or her authorized agent specifically designated to act on his or her behalf in a sworn written document, his or her general contractor license number and the identity of any business organization for which such Applicant is serving as qualifying agent that is undertaking or contracting as a general contractor to construct or manage the construction It is hereby understood and mutually agreed, by and between the Contractor and the Owner, that the date of beginning and the time for completion as specified in the Contract of the work to be done hereunder are ESSENTIAL CONDITIONS of this contract; and it is further mutually understood and agreed that the work embraced in this contract shall be commenced on a date to be specified in the Notice to Proceed. The Contractor agrees that said work shall be prosecuted regularly, diligently, and uninterruptedly at such rate of progress as will insure full completion thereof within the time specified. It is expressly agreed that the established contract time for the work described herein is a reasonable time for the completion of the same, taking into consideration the average climatic range and usual industrial conditions prevailing in this locality. If the said Contractor shall neglect, fail or refuse to complete the work within the time herein specified, or any proper extension thereof granted by the Owner, then the Contractor does hereby agree, as a part consideration for the awarding of this contract, to pay to the Owner, not as a penalty but as liquidated damages for such breach of contract hereinafter set forth, (insert amount) for each and every calendar day that the Contractor shall be in default after the time stipulated in the contract for completing the work.
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