Operations Building Addition

*The City of Tega Cay pays SC Sales Taxes in the amount of 7%. However, the City is exempt from Federal Excise Taxes and will issue exemption certificates, if requested. INCLUDE ALL APPLICABLE TAXES IN YOUR LUMP-SUM PROPOSAL COSTS. GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS 1. RECEIPT AND OPENING OF SEALED BID: a. Sealed proposals will be received and opened as specified in this request for bid document. b. The City will consider as non-responsive any proposal not prepared and submitted in accordance with the provisions hereof and may waive any informality or reject any and all proposals. Any proposal may be withdrawn prior to the above scheduled time for the opening of proposals or authorized postponement thereof. Any proposal received after the time and date specified shall not be considered. 2. PREPARATION OF BID: a. All proposals will be evaluated in accordance with the responsiveness to same determined in accordance to the instructions and criteria in this document. Any proposal not providing

sufficient information and documentation to comply with the request for bid requirements will be considered non-responsive and removed from further consideration. b. A bid shall be made in the official name of the firm or individual under which business is conducted (showing the official business address) and must be signed in ink by a person duly authorized to legally bind the person, partnership, company, or corporation submitting the proposal. c. All information shall be typewritten. City of Tega Cay, South Carolina www.tegacaysc.org 7725 Tega Cay Drive Tega Cay, SC 29708 Phone: 803.548.3512 Fax: 803.548.1400 d. Two (2) copies submitted in a sealed envelope. The submitted responder is required to have printed on the envelope or wrapping containing their proposal: responder business name and address and the proposal title. If forwarded by mail, the sealed envelope containing the proposal must be enclosed in the outer envelope. The City shall not be responsible for unidentified proposals. e. Responders mailing their proposal must allow a sufficient mail delivery period to insure timely receipt of their proposal. The City is not responsible for proposals delayed by mail and/or delivery services of any nature. It is the responders sole responsibility to ensure that all documents are received by person (or office) at the time indicated in the proposal document. No facsimile or email submissions will be accepted. f. Responders must clearly mark as Confidential each part of their offer which they consider proprietary information that could be exempt from disclosure under Section 30- 4-40, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976 as amended (Freedom of Information Act). If any part is designated as confidential, there must be attached to that part an explanation of how this information fits within one or more categories listed in Section 30-4-40. The City reserves the right to determine whether this information should be exempt from disclosure and no legal action may be brought against the City or his agents for its determination in this regard. g. Each responder shall acknowledge receipt of all addenda by its submission of a proposal. It shall be each responders responsibility to assure that all addenda have been received. Addenda, if any, will be posted on the RFP/Bid page of the Citys website. No claim for failure to receive addenda will be considered. 3. RESPONDER QUALIFICATIONS: To be acceptable to the City, responders must be skilled and/or licensed, if applicable, in the class of work on which they respond, and no proposal will be considered from any responder who is unable to show that he has actually performed considerable work of similar character to that on which he is responding. 4. EXECUTION OF CONTRACT: The responder to whom an award is made shall deliver to the City a Certificate of Insurance, listing the City of Tega Cay as additional insured, prior to execution of th