Okaloosa County BOCC — February 17, 2015 — RFB PIGGYBACK LANGUAGE

23. 24. REORGANIZATION OR BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS - Bids will not be considered from vendors who are currently involved in official financial reorganization or bankruptcy proceedings. INVESTIGATION OF RESPONDENT - The County may make such investigations, as it deems necessary to determine the stability of the respondent to perform the work and that there is no conflict of interest as it relates to the project. The respondent shall furnish to the Owner any additional information and financial data for this purpose as the County may request. - All respondents submitting a response to this Invitation to Bid at such response also constitutes a bid to all governmental agencies under the same 26. 27. 28. 29. conditions, for the same contract price, and for the same effective period as this bid, should the respondent feel it is in their best interest to do so. Each governmental agency desiring to accept these bids and make an award thereof shall do so independently of any other governmental agency. Each agency shall be responsible for its own purchases and each shall be liable only for materials and/or services ordered and received by it, and no agency assumes any liability by virtue of this bid. This agreement in no way restricts or interferes with the right of any governmental agency to bid any or all items. NO CONTACT CLAUSE - The Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners have established a solicitation silence policy (No Contact Clause) that prohibits oral and written communication regarding all formal solicitations for goods and services (formal bids, Request for Proposals, Requests for Qualifications) issued by the Board through the County Purchasing Department. The period commences when the procurement document is received and terminates when the Board of County Commissioners approves an award. Note: For proposer’s convenience, this certification form is enclosed and is made a part of the bid package. REVIEW OF PROCUREMENT DOCUMENTS - Per Florida Statute 119.071 (2) 2 sealed bids, proposals, or replies received by an agency pursuant to a competitive solicitation are exempt from s. 119.07(1) (Inspection and copying of public records) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution until such time as the agency provides notice of an intended decision or until 30 days after opening the bids, proposals, or final replies, whichever is earlier. COMPLIANCE WITH FLORIDA STATUTE 119.071 - The RESPONDENT shall comply with all the provisions of section 119.071, Florida Statutes relating to the public records which requires, among other things, that the RESPONDENT: (a) Keep and maintain public records; (b) Provide the public with access to public records on the same terms and conditions that the public agency would provide the records; (c) ensure that public records that are exempt or confidential and exempt from public records disclosure requirements are not disclosed except as authorized by law; and (d) Meet all requirements for retaining public records and transfer, at no cost, to the public agency all public records in possession of the respondent upon termination of the contract. PROTECTION OF RESIDENT WORKERS - The Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners actively supports the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) which includes provisions 10