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Each bid must be clearly signed with the full name and address of every person, firm or corporation interested in such bid, followed by the date of such signing, in the space provided at the bottom of the bid form. If more than one person, firm or corporation has an interest in such bid, then the full name and address of each person, firm or corporation must be clearly signed on said bid. If the bidder is a partnership, the firm name and address, as well as the name and address of each individual partner must be given. If the bidder is a corporation, the name of the corporation, the name and title of the officer duly authorize to sign for the corporation, the business address of such officer and the name of the state in which the corporation is incorporated must be given. The bidder shall insert the amount of the bid bond, certified check or cashier's check in the space provided in the bid form. The bidder agrees to be bound by his bid from the time the bid is submitted until the earlier of the date stipulated by such bidder or the fourth regular meeting of the Board of Control after the bid submission date unless such time is extended by agreement between the bidder and the Board. The Director of Public Utilities is authorized to enter into one (1) or more standard purchase or requirement contracts duly let to the lowest and best bidder after competitive bidding for utility poles and crossarms, cable and wire, transformers, high voltage switching equipment, meters and metering equipment, streetlighting materials, manholes, rings and covers, all as deemed by the Director of Public Utilities to be necessary to the operations of the Division of Cleveland Public Power. Any purchase made pursuant to this section shall be made by the Commissioner of Purchases and Supplies and paid from the annual appropriations made for such purpose. Each bidder shall submit with its bid an affidavit stating that neither it nor its agents, nor any other party for it has paid or agreed to pay, directly or indirectly, any person, firm or corporation any money or valuable consideration for assistance in procuring or attempting to procure the contract herein referred to, and further stating that no such money or reward will be hereafter paid. This affidavit must be on the form which is hereto attached. Each bid shall be accompanied by a bid bond signed by a surety .company authorized to do business in Ohio, or by a cashier's check or certified check on a solvent bank, which bond or check shall be in the sum of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid, except that with bids for purchase contracts not in excess of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000). Said bond or check shall be given as security that if the bid is accepted a contract will be entered into and the performance of it properly secured When the bid is accepted, the bid bond, certified or cashier's check will be returned after the contract has been signed and the performance bond, if required, has been submitted to, and approved by, the City. If the successful bidder fails to enter into a contract, the bid bond, certified or cashier's check shall be forfeited and the principal amount of the bid bond shall be paid to the City, or the check shall be surrendered to the City as the agreed amount of liquidated damages. The bid bond, certified or cashier's check of the next lowest and best bidder will be retained until the lowest and best bidder has signed and secured the performance of its contract. If such lowest and best bidder fails to do so, the security of the next lowest and best bidder shall continue to be retained until it properly secures the contract awarded it. If such next lowest and best bidder defaults, the principal amount of its bid bond, or check shall also be forfeited to the City as liquidated damages. When a bid is rejected, the bid bond or check will be released or returned, respectively, to the bidder. Bidder must state in its bid the time, in calendar days, within which it will deliver the item(s) bid unless stated differently in the specifications. If the bid of any prime contractor that is a CSB, MBE, FBE or a CSB, MBE or FBE joint venture is no more than five percent (5%) higher than the lowest actual bid for a contract that is not from a CSB, MBE, FBE or a CSB, MBE or FBE joint venture, the contracting department shall apply a Bid Discount of five percent (5%) to the CSB, MBE, FBE or CSB, MBE or FBE joint venture bid for the purpose of establishing a Comparison Bid. The City of Cleveland shall use the following ranking in determining who receives the preference: Application of Bid Discount - A Contracting Department shall apply a Bid Discount of two percent (2%) to a bid received from a Local Producer (LPE); two percent (2%) to a bid received from a Local Food-Producer (LPE); and two percent (2%) to a bid received from a Local Sustainable Business (SUBE); provided that the maximum total Bid Discount applied under Section 187A.02 (a) shall not exceed four percent (4%). Bid Discounts applied under Section 187A.02 (a) shall be in addition to any Bid Discount applied under Sections 187.03 and 187.05. The maximum amount of any Bid Discounts applied under this Section 187A.02 (a) shall not exceed $50,000. All proposed subcontractors listed in your bid must receive written Board of Control approval in advance. The subcontractors you propose in your sealed bid will be considered the subcontractors that you will use in the contract if awarded to you. See Article B-11 regarding the City's Sub-contractor Addition and Substitution Policy and Procedure. The City also reserves the right to approve an award, but not approve a proposed subcontractor.