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. Revised 1103 . responsible and appro\'ed surety \\'ithin ten (10) days after such award is made by the OV/NER, said BID GU:\R.\NTEE shall be forfeited to the OV/NER us liquidated damages. 209 RETURN OF BID GlL\R\NTEE, As soon as BID prices ha';e been compared, the BID GUARANTEE of all except the three lov:est BIDDER(s) will be returned. When a CONTRACT is H\varded and the successful BIDDER executos the /.GREErvlENT and submits satisfactory B01\iTO(s), the BID GUARANTEE of all BIDDER(s) shall be retumed to them '.vithin sixty (60) days from date BIDes) are opened unless otherwise specified in the CONTRACT DOCUt-.tENTS. . 210 SITE INSPECTION AND INVESTIGATIONS. Prior to submitting a BID, the BIDDER shall inspect the work site and its surroundings. It shall be conclusively presumed that the inspection of the site has been made by the submittal of a BID. . . DRAWINGS and SPECIFICATIONS, defining the WORK, were prepared on the basis of interpretation by the ENGINEER of information derived from investigations of the work site. Such information and data are subject to sampling errors, and the interpretation of the information and data depends to a degree on the judgment of the ENGINEER. In view of this, the BIDDER is invited to make additional investigations. Information about the degree of difficulty of the WORK to be done cannot totally be derived from either the DRAWINGS and SPECIFICATIONS or from the ENGINEER or the ENGINEER's representatives. Since the BID information cannot be guaranteed, the CONTRACTOR shall have assumed the risks attendant to successful performance ofthe WORK at the amount of CONTRACTOR's BID and shall never make claim for additional payments or time extensions on the grounds that the nature or amount of WORK to be done was not understood by the BIDDER when submitting the BID. . . 211 INCONSISTENCIES AND INTERPRET A nONS. Any seeming inconsistencies between different provisions of the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS or any point requiring explanation must be inquired into by the BIDDER, in writing, to the OWNER at least 5 days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, prior to the time set for the opening of the BID. A copy of the decision will be posted at the offices of the OWNER. After BID(s) are opened, all BIDDER(s) must abide by the decision of the OWNER as to such interpretation. . If the decision or interpretation requires that ADDENDA to the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS be issued, such ADDENDA will be published and each BIDDER shall be required to acknowledge the ADDENDA in the BID. Only those interpretations, clarification and explanations issued in writing by the OWNER, either by ADDENDA or by a formal written decision, will be binding. Oral or other interpretations, clarification or explanations will be without legal effect. . 212 WITHDRAWAL OF BID. A BID may be withdrawn by BIDDER at any time prior to the published date and time of BID opening as set forth in the INVITATION FOR BID(s). After the BID opening, no BID can be withdrawn or modified. . 213 BID OPENING. BIDDER(s) are invited to be present at the BID opening. 214 AWARD OF CONTRACT. The OWNER reserves the right to award the contract at any time within sixty (60) days from the date of the opening ofBID(s) unless otherwise specified in the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, The OWNER further reserves the right to reject any and all BID(s) and waive any and all informalities, and the right to disregard all non-conforming or conditional BID(s) or counter BID(s). . spr\RoutContract Section 200-(3)