Plumbing Installation and Repair. Question Deadline 10/07/2024 at 2:30 PM ET Initial written questions shall be and final written questions shall be due on or before Friday, October 11, 2024 by 2:30 p.m. (Local Prevailing Time). To be considered for award, a bid shall comply in all material respects with the Invitation to Bid (hereinafter, ITB). Such compliance enables Contractors to stand on an equal footing and maintain the integrity of the sealed bidding system. If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal government processes so that bids cannot be received at the Calvert County Government Procurement Office by the exact time specified in the ITB and urgent Calvert County Government requirements preclude amendment of the bid opening date, the time specified for receipt of bids shall be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in the ITB on the first work day on which normal governmental processes resume. The Board of County Commissioners of Calvert County, Maryland, noted hereinafter as Calvert County Government (or the officially authorized official), reserves the right to reject bids improperly labeled. The envelope shall also show the Contractor's name and address. All bids received before the time set for the opening of bids shall be kept secure. The bids shall not be opened or viewed, and shall remain in a locked bid box, a safe, or in a secured, restricted-access electronic bid box. If an ITB is cancelled, bids shall be returned to the Contractors. Necessary precautions shall be taken to ensure the security of the bid box or safe. Before bid opening, information concerning the identity and number of bids received shall only be made available to employees of Calvert County Government Procurement Office. Such disclosure shall be only on a "need to know" basis. If bid samples are submitted, they shall be handled with sufficient care to prevent disclosure of characteristics before bid opening. Where bids are sent by any method to the Calvert County Government Procurement Office, the Contractor shall be responsible for their delivery before the date and time set for the closing of bid acceptance. If the delivery is delayed beyond the date and hour set for the bid closing, such bids shall not be accepted. Unless otherwise specified, all formal bids shall be binding for 120 calendar days following bid-opening date, unless extended by mutual consent of all parties. If the Contractor to whom an award is made shall fail to execute the Contract hereto attached, and as herein provided, the award may be annulled and the Contract awarded to the next lowest responsible Contractor, and such Contractor shall fulfill every stipulation embraced herein, as if they were the original party to whom the award was made; or Calvert County Government may reject all bids as its interests may require. Contractors are warned against unbalancing their proposals, as this will render them liable to rejection. The right is hereby reserved to reject any or all proposals, and to waive informalities, as the interest of Calvert County Government may require. Ship Package Through the United States Postal Service (Usps) to: Calvert County Government Procurement Office Courthouse, 175 Main Street Prince Frederick, Maryland 20678
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