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INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS These instructions constitute a part of the Contract Documents and are given for the purpose of guiding Bidders in properly preparing their bids or proposals. Each Bidder shall prepare his bid or proposal in strict compliance with all of the requirements of the Contract Documents and in accordance with the following instructions: IB-l Proposals. Each proposal must be made on the form provided in this bound copy of the Contract Documents, all of whi ch documents must be returned in good order therewith. Each proposal must be enclosed in a seal ed envelope, addressed to the Town of San Luis, P. O. Box 636, San Luis, Colorado 81152, showing on the face thereof the name of the Bidder and the project name of the Proposal. IB-2 Qualifications of Bidders. If the Special Conditions require the Bidder to demonstrate his qual ifications for the Project, each Bidder must be prepared to submit within five days of the Owner's request written evidence of the types set forth in the Special Conditions, such as financial data, previous experience and evidence of authority to conduct business in the jurisdiction where the Project is located. IB-3 Filling in and Signing Proposals. Each proposal shall be legibly written in ink, with all prices given in figures and must cover all of the items of work called for therein and no others. All of the blank spaces in the proposal form must be properly filled o~ Each Bidder must sign the proposal with his usual signature and shall give his full business address. Bids by corporations shall be signed with the name of the corporation followed by the signatures and designations of the President and Secretary (or other person authorized to bind it in the matter) and shall have the corporate seal affixed thereto. IB-4 Addenda. Bidders are required to acknowledge the receipt of all addenda by signing in the place provided and including it with the Proposal when submitting the bid. IB-5 Acceptability of Proposals. No proposal shall be accepted from and no contract will be awarded to any person, firm or corporation that is in arrears to the Owner, upon debt or contract or that is a defaulter, as surety or otherwise, upon any obligation to the Owner. IB-6 Informal and Unbalanced Proposals. Any alternation, interlineation or erasure by the Bidder in the form of the Contract Documents as originally prepared by the Engineer and attached hereto shall render the accompanying proposal informal and may constitute cause for rejection. Proposals that, in the opinion of the Owner, are unbalanced so that each item does not reasonably carry its own proportion of cost or that contains inadequate or unreasonable prices for any item may be rejected. IB-7 Only One Proposal Accepted. The Owner will accept only one (1) proposal for the same work from anyone bidder. This includes proposals that may be submitted under different names by one firm or corporation. III-l (1667-3/90)