Description of Work
the Proposed Improvement is Officially Known as "2024 Fire Hydrant Purchasing Program. This Project Will Be Financed by Village of Morton Grove Funds. The Director of Public Works reserves the right to refuse to issue Plans, Specifications and Proposals to any person, firm, or corporation that he considers to be unqualified. The right to waive any irregularity and to reject any or all bids is reserved to the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Morton Grove. WITHDRAWAL OF BID
A Bidder may withdraw its bid by letter or by personally securing, with proper identification, its bid at any time prior to the time stated herein for the opening of bids. Telephonic or facsimile, requests to withdraw a bid will not be considered. After the bid opening, no bid shall be withdrawn or canceled for a period of seventy-five calendar days. When this Contract must be approved by another agency, no bid shall be withdrawn or canceled for a period of ninety days after the bid opening time. RIGHT TO REJECT
BIDS The Village reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any irregularities and/or, to disregard any informality on the bids and bidding when, in its opinion, the best interest of the Village will be served by such action. No bid will be accepted from or Contract awarded to any person, firm, or corporation that is in arrears or is in default to the Village upon any debt or Contract, or that is a defaulter, as surety or otherwise, upon any obligation to said Village, or has failed to perform faithfully any previous Contract with the Village. Bids that contain omissions, erasures, alterations or additions not called or, conditional or alternate bids not called for, or that are irregular in any way, or bids otherwise regular which are not accompanied by the required deposit specified herein may be rejected as informal or insufficient. The Village reserves the right to reject any or all bids, any part thereof, to waive informalities in the bidding, and to accept the bid deemed most favorable to its interest after all bids have been examined and evaluated. BID AWARD
Bid award will be based upon the lowest cumulative bid response for all parts of the project by a qualified bidder. Bids may be held by the Public Works Department for a period not to exceed seventy-five days from the date of the opening of bids for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the qualifications of the Bidders, prior to the award of the Contract. The awarding authority for this project is the Village. Written notice confirming award will then be sent to the Bidder. The Contractor's bid shall be valid for ninety days after the date of the bid opening. General questions regarding the Contract Documents should be directed to Mr. Kevin Lochner, Director of Operations, Public Works Department, via fax to (847) 965-9511. All detailed questions concerning the actual bid specifications should be forwarded in writing via fax no less than five business days prior to the scheduled bid opening date.
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