The Minnesota Chapter
of the National Institute
of Governmental Purchasing, Inc.

-Established 1981-

  1. ERRORS.

Bidders shall not be allowed to take advantage of any errors or omissions.

Potential bidders shall promptly notify name/title/address/phone of any ambiguity, inconsistency or material error which may be discovered upon examination of the Bid Documents.  Modifications, corrections and clarifications to the Bid Documents will be made by addenda.  Any modification, correction or clarification made in any other manner shall be cause for rejection of the bid.

  1. SUBMISSION OF BID.
     

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Bids must be submitted on the bid form provided by or identical to the one provided by the County.

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All blank spaces on the form must be completed in ink or typewritten.  Illegible bids will be rejected.

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Alterations or erasures must be crossed out.  Correction thereof must be printed in ink or typed next to it and initialed by each person signing the bid.

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Bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope with the following inscription typed or written on the outside of the envelope:

Sealed Bid for [ DESCRIPTION ].
Due on [ TIME/DATE ].
as well as the name and address of the bidder.
 

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All bids must be submitted by an original writing.  Oral, facsimile, telegraphic, or other electronic transmissions of bids are invalid and will not receive consideration.
 

  1. RECEIPT OF BID.
     

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Bids received prior to the time of opening will be kept secure and unopened.  The County accepts no responsibility for the premature opening of a bid not properly addressed or identified.  If a bid is prematurely opened, it will be resealed immediately and considered with the other bids unless an unfair advantage would result from such action.

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Bidder is fully responsible for submitting bid by date and time stated above.  Bids received after the first bid is opened will not be considered.

 

 

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