LCI Preconstruction & Estimating Training Manual

Leopardo Companies Inc.

Acme Hospital

Leopardo Companies Inc.

Acme Hospital

5.02

REJECTION OF BIDS [NOTE: FOR PUBLIC/EDUCATION PROJECTS IN ILLINOIS, ONLY THE OWNER CAN ACCEPT /REJECT BIDS--DELETE REFERENCE TO LEOPARDO COMPANIES INC.. FOR ALL OTHER PUBLIC PROJECTS, MAKE SURE TO VERIFY THAT THIS SECTION COMPLIES WITH THE APPLICABLE BIDDING LAW OR ORDINANCE] A. The Leopardo Companies Inc. will have the right to reject any or all Bid Proposals and to reject a Bid Proposal not accompanied by the required bid security or by other information required by the Bidding Documents, or to reject a Bid Proposal which is in any way incomplete or irregular.

PART 6 - POST BID INFORMATION

6.01

POST BID INFORMATION

A. After the Bids are received, tabulated, and evaluated, the apparent low Bidders when so requested shall meet with the Leopardo Companies Inc. at a post-bid meeting for the purposes of determining completeness of scope and any contract overlaps or omissions. If requested, the Bidder shall submit additional qualification forms or other information as required in the Instructions to Bidders. The Bidder will provide the following information at the post-bid meeting:

B. Bids Proposals are considered irregular and may be rejected for any of the following reasons unless otherwise provided by law:

1. Designation of the Work to be performed by the Bidder with its own forces including manpower for the Subcontractor and that of its Subordinate Parties.

1. If Bid Proposal Form furnished is not used or is altered.

2. Detailed cost breakdown of the Bidder’s Bid Proposal including labor, equipment and material unit prices.

2. If there are unauthorized additions, qualified or conditional Bid Proposals, or irregularities of any kind which may make the Bid Proposal incomplete, indefinite, or ambiguous as to its meaning.

3. A list of names of the Subordinate Parties proposed for the principal portions of the Work.

3. If Bidder adds any provisions reserving right to accept or reject any award, or enter into the Agreement pursuant to an award.

4. The proprietary names and suppliers of principal items or systems of materials and equipment proposed for the Work.

4. If Unit or Lump Sum prices or Alternates contained in the Bid Proposal are obviously unbalanced either in excess of, or below, reasonable cost analysis values.

5. The names and backgrounds of the Bidder’s key staff members including superintendent and assistants. Bidder shall be requested to establish the reliability and responsibility of the persons or entities proposed to furnish and perform the Work described in the Bidding Documents.

5. If Bidder fails to complete the Bid Proposal Form where information is requested so the Bid Proposal form cannot be properly evaluated.

6. Commitment to construction schedules, identification of items requiring long lead deliveries and manpower information in accordance with Section 00230 of the Project Manual.

6. [USE FOR PUBLIC WORK -- VERIFY THE LRRB CRITERIA UNDER APPLICABLE LAW OR ORDINANCE--Bidder is deemed to not be the lowest Responsive, Responsible Bidder by definition and prevailing statutes. THIS ITEM 6 MAYBE OMITTED IF NOT REQUIRED] 5.03 ACCEPTANCE OF BID (AWARD) [NOTE: FOR PUBLIC/EDUCATION PROJECTS IN ILLINOIS, ONLY THE OWNER CAN ACCEPT /REJECT BIDS--DELETE REFERENCE TO LEOPARDO COMPANIES INC. – FOR ALL OTHER PUBLIC PROJECTS, VERIFY THAT THESE PROVISIONS COMPLY WITH APPLICABLE BIDDING LAWS AND ORDINANCES – ESPECIALLY WHICH ENTITY MAY ACCEPT/REJECT BIDS, ACCEPTANCE OF ALTERNATES IN A PARTICULAR ORDER, ACCEPTANCE OF VOLUNTARY ALTERNATES, and ACCEPTANCE OF COMBINATION BIDS ] A. It is the intent of the Leopardo Companies Inc. to award the Agreement to the Lowest Responsive and Responsible Bidder provided the Bid Proposal has been submitted in accordance with the requirements of the Bidding Documents and does not exceed the funds available. The Leopardo Companies Inc. shall have the right to waive any informality or irregularity in any Bid Proposal received and to accept Bid Proposals which, in its judgment, are in its own best interest. The Leopardo Companies Inc. reserve the right to reject any Bid Proposal in [its/their] sole discretion except where otherwise provided by law. B. The Leopardo Companies Inc. shall have the right to accept Alternates in any order or combination and to determine the low Bidder on the basis of the sum of the Base Bid, [INSERT IF ALLOWED – Voluntary Alternates,] and Alternates accepted.

7. [INSERT IF REQUIRED - Signed project labor agreements, affirmative action compliance requirements, safety program compliance, as described in the Contract Documents]

B. Prior to award of the Agreement, Leopardo Companies Inc. will notify the Bidder if either the Owner, the Architect, or Leopardo Companies Inc., after due investigation, has reasonable objection to any proposed Subordinate Party. If the Owner, Architect or Leopardo Companies Inc. has reasonable objection to any proposed Subordinate Party, the Bidder may, at its option: (1) withdraw its Bid Proposal; or (2) submit an acceptable substitute Subordinate Party with an adjustment in its bid amount to cover the difference in cost occasioned by such substitution. The Leopardo Companies Inc. may, at its discretion, accept the adjusted bid amount or it may disqualify the Bidder. In the event of either withdrawal or disqualification under this Subparagraph, bid security (if required) will not be forfeited, notwithstanding the provision of Part 4, paragraph 4.04.,A in the Instructions to Bidders. C. Upon the Award of the Agreement, the Subcontractor shall submit to Leopardo Companies Inc. a complete list of all items, products, and layouts for which shop drawings, brochures, or samples are required; name of each Subordinate Party; and date of planned submission. Refer to Section 01330 Submittals of the Project Manual for additional information. D. The Bidder will be required to establish to the satisfaction of the Leopardo Companies Inc., Owner and Architect, the reliability and responsibility of the Subordinate Parties proposed to furnish and perform the Work described in the Bidding Documents. E. Prior to execution of the Agreement, the Bidder shall furnish separate Performance and Payment Bonds, if required, covering the faithful performance of the Subcontractor and the payment of all obligations arising there under equal to 100 per cent of the total amount payable by the terms of the Agreement. [INSERT THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE FOR PRIVATE WORK ONLY, UNLESS OTHERWISE APPROVED BY LEGAL DEPARTMENT -- If the Work is to be commenced prior thereto in response to a letter of intent, the Bidder shall, prior to commencement of the Work submit evidence satisfactory to

C. The Leopardo Companies Inc. shall have the right to accept combination bids from a Bidder for more than one Bid Category.

5.04 To the extent that these Instructions to Bidders and applicable public bidding laws, rules, regulations or ordinances conflict with each other, the provisions of the applicable bidding laws, rules, regulations or ordinances shall govern. [IF NOT A PUBLIC BID YOU MAY DELETE ITEM 5.04 IN IT’S ENTIRETY]

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Leopardo Companies Inc.

Acme Hospital

Leopardo Companies Inc.

Acme Hospital

the Owner and Leopardo Companies Inc. that such bonds will be furnished.] Refer to Section 00610 of the Project Manual for further information.

SECTION 00210 DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK/SPECIAL PROVISIONS

F. Before commencement of any Work, a Certificate of Insurance executed by Bidder's insurance agent or carrier showing evidence of required insurance coverage’s shall be submitted in accordance with the Insurance Requirements set forth in Section 00620 of the Project Manual.

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.01

RELATED DOCUMENTS

G. The Agreement Form to be used for this project is described in Section 00500 of the Project Manual.

A. Attention is directed to, Bidding and Contract Requirements, and to Division 1, General Requirements, which are hereby made a part of this Section.

B. All Bidders are responsible to review all other Bid Category Work descriptions and immediately advise the Leopardo Companies Inc. of any adverse factors, conflicts or ambiguities that might affect the execution of Work of this Bid Package. Each Bidder is responsible to review all Bid Category descriptions and Contract Documents and coordinate the Work accordingly. Each Bidder shall incorporate into its Bid Proposal the cost of coordination of the Work with the requirements of all related Contract Documents, as shown, specified, or required. C. Each Bidder shall thoroughly examine all of the Bidding Documents for the Work of all trades so as to familiarize itself both with the Work required under its Bid Category(ies) and with Work required under all other Bid Categories. D. The Bidding Documents shall be construed so as to require the Bidder to perform all Work reasonably inferable there from as being necessary to produce the intended results. Bidders are required to visit and examine the Project site and may arrange the visit through Leopardo Companies Inc.. E. A complete set of Bidding Documents [INSERT NAMES OF PREVIOUS BID PACKAGE DOCUMENTS, REFERENCE DOCUMENTS, SOIL REPORTS, ETC.] are available for viewing at Leopardo Companies Inc.’s [INSERT office AND/OR field office] and documents can be purchased from [NAME OF PRINTER AND CONTCT INFORMATION] Bidders submitting directly to Leopardo Companies Inc. will receive at no extra cost one complete bid set, including all addenda.

END OF SECTION 00200

1.02

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

A. The Project is located at 1234 Hospital Ln. , Acme , IL , 48123 . The scope of the overall Project generally consists of: New 6-Story hospital B. [INSERT IF REQUIRED - The construction site, staging area and material delivery access is identified on the diagram/map included after this section. Include a site logistics plan immediately behind section 00210 or delete this paragraph]

1.03

SUMMARY OF THE BID CATEGORIES/WORK SCOPES

A. The following is a listing of Bid Categories for Bid Package [INSERT NUMBER AND DESCRIPTION] for Acme Hospital. All work relative to the Bid Package is identified on plans and specifications as prepared by the Architect. Each Bid Category description identifies the scope of Work to be performed by the Bidder as designated by Leopardo Companies Inc..

BID CATEGORIES

BID CATEGORY NUMBER 1 (Foundations and Framework) BID CATEGORY NUMBER 2 (M/E & Interiors)

Specific Bid Category/Work Scope descriptions are found in Section 00220.

1.04

SPECIAL PROVISIONS

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