Summary of Specifications:
The Board of County Commissioners of Okaloosa County, Florida, invites you and/or your company to submit a bid in response to this invitation to bid. All terms and conditions below are a part of this invitation and no bid will be accepted unless all terms and conditions have either been satisfied or otherwise waived by the Board of County Commissioners.
The bid shall be awarded to the most responsible and responsive bidder, who presents a bid that, is in the best interest of Okaloosa County.
INSTRUCTION TO BIDDERS
1. All bids to be considered must be in the possession of the Okaloosa County Office of Purchasing prior to the deadline for receiving bids set forth in the Notice to Bidders.
2. Bids may be submitted in the Conference & Training Room #305, prior to Bid Opening or delivered to the Clerk of Circuit Court, 302 N. Wilson St., #203, Crestview, FL 32536. All bids must be in a sealed envelope, clearly marked with the bid package # and the time and date for receipt of bids indicated on the outside of the envelope.
3. Regardless of the method of delivery, each bidder shall be responsible for his or her bid being delivered on time. The County assumes no responsibility for late bids due to mis-delivery.
4. Bids may be withdrawn at any time up to the time for receipt of bids.
5. Bids offered or received after the deadline for bids shall automatically be rejected and returned unopened to the bidder.
6. A bidder may not withdraw his or her bid after the bid opening without forfeiting his or her bid deposit.
7. Each response to bid shall be accompanied by a bid bond in the form of a cashier’s check, certified check, money order or bid bond in the amount of 10% of the bid.
8. Bid deposit checks or bonds are to be made payable to Okaloosa County, Florida.
9. The successful bidder’s bid deposit shall be held by the County until closing or subject to forfeiture if the parties fail to close on the property. The face amount of the bid deposit shall be applied toward monies due the County at closing in accordance with the terms and conditions contained in the agreement for sale and purchase signed by the parties.
10. The bid deposit may be forfeited should the successful bidder fail or refuse to close on the sale and purchase of the property from Okaloosa County within thirty (30) days after award of the bid.
11. Any unsuccessful bidder(s) shall have his or her bid deposit returned promptly after the Board of County Commissioners’ award of the bid.
12. All bids must be submitted on the bid form provided by the County and must be signed by an authorized representative of the person or firm placing the bid.
13. The bid form shall be returned intact with the Notice to Bidders and request for bids. Bidder may attach any other necessary information to his or her bid.
14. Bid award may not be assigned without the consent of the Board of County Commissioners. Any assignment approved shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Invitation for Bids.
15. Procurement questions may be directed to: Richard Brannon, CPPB, FCCM, Purchasing Director; Phone 850-689-5960, 850-689-5970 (Fax).
