Sealed bids will be received by the Town of Beloit from furniture contractors for Fire Station No.2 - New Office Furniture Bids received after that time will not be considered. All Bids shall be addressed and delivered to the front desk immediately inside the entrance to the building on or before the time set forth above. Sealed envelopes or packages containing the Bid Forms shall be transmitted to the attention of the "Town Clerk" and shall be marked or endorsed with the title of the Bid ("Sealed Bid for Town of Beloit Fire Station No.2 - New Office Furniture") and the Bidder's full legal name. Bids shall be submitted in the form and manner contained in the Bidding Requirements. Each bid must be accompanied by a bid bond or a cashier's check in the amount of 10% of the total bid, made payable to the Town of Beloit, as a guarantee that the successful bidder will promptly execute a satisfactory contract, will furnish a satisfactory performance bond and payment bond and proceed with the work. Upon failure to do so, the bidder shall forfeit the amount deposited as liquidated damages and no mistakes, errors, exclusions, or omissions on the part of the bidder shall excuse the bidder or entitle the bidder to a return of the aforementioned amount. No bid will be considered unless the bidder shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the Town Board that the bidder has the necessary facilities, abilities, experience, equipment, financial and physical resources available to fulfill the conditions of the Contract and execute the work, should the Contract be awarded to such bidder. Bidders will examine the plans and specifications and the location in which said work is to be done and judge for themselves all the circumstances and surrounding known and reasonably foreseen conditions affecting the cost and nature of the work, and all bids will be presumed to be based on such examination, familiarity and judgment. Questions about the bid documents should be submitted, in writing, to Carrie Kotera, Williams Architects at cakotera@williamsarchitects. com questions submitted by bidders during the bidding period shall be in the form of written addendum to all plan holders of record. Questions will not be accepted after Monday September 23. . The successful bidder shall be required to provide a Performance Bond and a Material and Labor Payment Bond in the amount of 100% of the Contract Amount, as well as liability and property insurance as required by the Bidding Requirements before commencing work. The successful bidder shall enter into a formal contract based on the conditions and requirements in the Bidding Requirements and the Bidding Requirements will be incorporated into the Contract. The successful bidder will be required to comply with the provisions of all State of Wisconsin and federal laws concerning public works projects as well. The Owner encourages Minority-Owner business Enterprises (MBE's), Women Business Enterprises (WBE's), and Small Business in Rural Areas (SBRA's) to submit bids. The Town Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to waive any technicalities and irregularities in the bidding and to hold the bid proposals for a period of sixty (60) days from the date of opening set forth above.
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