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SCOPE. This specification describes Vision Zero Rapid Response-Safety and Concrete Services (Bid Discount) for use by Purchasing Department of the City of Tampa. No changes, over the award period, shall be permitted unless prior written approval is given by the Director of Purchasing, and where applicable, an amendment to the Agreement is executed by the City and Contractor and approved by resolution of the City Council of the City of Tampa. The Bidder who is awarded the Contract (the "Contractor") will be required to furnish a Public Construction Bond (Performance and Payment Bond) upon the form provided herein, attached hereto as Exhibit B, equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract price, for purposes of insuring the faithful performance of the obligations imposed by the resulting contract, including maintenance and guaranty provisions, and protecting the City from lawsuits for nonpayment of debts as might be incurred during the Contractor's performance under such contract. The Contractor is not guaranteed any particular amount of work during the initial term or any renewal term of the contract. Such Bond shall be recorded by the Contractor and shall then provide the City Representative with a certified copy of the officially recorded Bond within twenty (20) days after the date of Contractor's receipt of written Notice of Award by the City, and prior to Contractor's commencing performance under the contract. The Bond is to be executed by a surety company acceptable to the City of Tampa and licensed to underwrite contracts in the State of Florida. Surety companies shall have a rating of not less than: B+ Class VI as evaluated in the most recently circulated BEST'S KEY RATING GUIDE PROPERTY-LIABILITY, within twenty (20) days after the date of its receipt of written Notice of Award by the City for purposes of insuring the faithful performance of the obligations imposed by the resulting contract, including maintenance and guaranty provisions, and protecting the City from lawsuits for nonpayment of debts as might be incurred during the Contractor's performance under such contract after executing the Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit B, and prior to commencing work, Contractor must record the bond and provide the City a certified copy of the officially recorded Bond. Contractor shall furnish the premiums for the Bond. The City will make payment for the cost of the Bond with the first invoice for each term of the contract. A new Bond is required for each renewal period of this contract in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the estimated contract price for the renewal term.. In lieu of the bonds required by this section, the Contractor may file with the City an alternative form of security which shall be in the form of cash, money order, certified check cashier's check, irrevocable letter of credit, or a security of the type listed in Part II of Chapter 625, Florida Statutes. Such alternative forms of security shall be for the same purpose and shall be subject to the same conditions as those applicable to the bond required by this section. The determination of the value and acceptability of such alternative forms of security shall be made by the City. The City of Tampa reserves the right to cancel, reject any and/or all bids, or to waive any irregularities and accept that bid which is the lowest and best.