The work to be performed and the proposals to be submitted shall include a bid for all general construction, labor, material, tools,
equipment, taxes, permits, licenses, insurance, service costs, etc. incidental to and required for this project. Each proposal must be enclosed in a sealed envelope with the supplied sealed bid notice, bearing the title of the project, bid opening date
and the name and address of the bidder firmly attached. The proposal shall be accompanied by a certified check or acceptable Bidder's
Bond, made payable to the Kosciusko County Auditor, in a sum of not less than ten percent of the total amount of the proposal, which
check or bond will be held by the said Kosciusko County Auditor as evidence that the bidder will, if awarded a contract, enter into the same
with the OWNER upon notification from him to do so within ten days of said notification. Failure to execute the contract and to furnish
performance bond to Kosciusko County, Indiana, will be cause for forfeiture of the amount of money represented by the certified check, or
bidder's bond, as and for liquidated damages. Form 96, as prescribed by the Indiana State Board of Accounts, shall be properly completed,
and submitted with bid proposals. Proposals may be held by the Board of Commissioners for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days from the opening date. The successful Contractor will be required to furnish a Performance Bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract
price within ten (10) days after award of contract and a two (2) year Maintenance Bond in the amount of thirty percent (30%) of the
contract price prior to completion and final payment of the contract. The Board of Commissioners reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, to waive technicalities or irregularities therein, to delete any
item or items and to award a contract on the proposal that in their judgement is the most advantageous to Kosciusko County.
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