Okaloosa County BOCC — March 18, 2014 — R&E Farms Contract — reading text

preference to its local firms, that bidder must plainly state the extent of such preference to include the amount and type preference offers. Any bidder failing to indicate such preference will be removed from the County bid list and any and all bids from that firm will be rejected. 14. Hold Harmless - To the fullest extent permitted by law, Contractor shall indemnify and hold harmless County, its officers and employees from liabilities, damages, losses, and costs including but not limited to reasonably attorney fees, to the extent caused by the Last Revised - 12/6/13 Page 5  negligence, recklessness, or intentional wrongful conduct of the Contractor and other persons employed or utilized by the Contractor in the performance of this contract. Note: For bidder's convenience, this certification form is enclosed and is made a part of the bid package. 15. Reorganization or Bankruptcy Proceedings - Bids will not be considered from vendors who are currently involved in official financial reorganization or bankruptcy proceedings. 16. Right to Waive and Relect A. The Board, in its absolute discretion, may reject any proposal of a proposer that has failed, in the opinion of the Board, to complete or perform an Okaloosa County contracted project in a timely fashion or has failed in any other way, in the opinion of the Board, to perform a prior contract in a satisfactory manner, and has directed the Okaloosa County Purchasing Director to emphasize this condition to potential proposers. There is no obligation on the part of the County to award the proposal to the lowest proposer, and the County reserves the right to award the proposal to proposer submitting a responsive proposal with a resulting negotiated agreement which is most advantageous and in the best interest of Okaloosa county, and to reject any and all proposals or to waive any irregularity or technicality in proposals received. Okaloosa County shall be the sole judge of the proposal and the resulting negotiated agreement that is in its best interest and its decision shall be final. C. The Board of County Commissioners reserves the right to waive any informalities or reject any and all proposals, in whole or part, to utilize any applicable state contracts in lieu of or in addition to this proposal and to accept the proposal that in its judgment will best serve the interest of the County. D. The Board of County Commissioners specifically reserves the right to reject any conditional proposal and will normally reject those that made it impossible to determine the true amount of the proposal. 17. Disqualification of Proposers - Any of the following reasons may be considered as sufficient for the disqualification of a proposer and the rejection of his proposal or proposals: A. More than one proposal for the same work from an individual, firm or corporation under the same or different name. B. Evidence that the proposer has a financial interest in the firm of another proposer for the same work. C. Evidence of collusion among proposers. Participants in such collusion will receive no recognition as proposers for any future work of the County until such participant shall have been reinstated as a qualified proposer. D. Uncompleted work that in the judgment of the County might hinder or prevent the prompt completion of additional work if awarded. Last Revised- 12/6/13 Page 6  Failure to pay or satisfactorily settle all bills due for labor and material on former contracts in force at the time of advertisement of proposals. Default under previous contract. G. The Board, in its absolute discretion, may reject any proposal of a proposer that has failed, in the opinion of the Board, to complete or perform an Okaloosa County contracted project in a timely fashion or has failed in any other way, in the opinion of the Board, to perform a prior contract in a satisfactory manner, and has directed the Okaloosa County Purchasing Director to emphasize this condition to potential proposers. 18. Conditional and Incomplete Bids - The Board of County Commissioners specifically reserves the right to reject any conditional bid and will normally reject those that make it impossible to determine the true amount of the bid. 19. Investigation of Bidder - The owner may make such investigations as he deems necessary to determine the stability of the bidder to perform the work and that there is no conflict of interest as it relates to the project. The bidder shall furnish to the owner any additional information and financial data for the purpose as the owner may request. The data shall include a detailed and up-to-date list of plant equipment and materials which bidder proposes to use, indicating which portions he already possesses and a detailed description of the method and program or work to be done. 20. Preparation of Bids - Bids must be submitted upon the prescribed forms provided herein. All blank spaces must be filled in as noted in ink or typed in both words and numbers with the amounts extended and totaled. No changes shall be made in phraseology of the form or in the items mentioned therein. In case of any discrepancy between the written amount and the figures, the written amounts shall govern. Any bid may be rejected which contains any omissions, erasures, alterations, additions, irregularities of any kind, or items not called for or which shall in any manner fail to conform to the conditions of published notice inviting bids. 21. Bid Bond - Bidders are required to submit a Bid Bond, Cashier's or Certified Check in the amount of $10,000 of their total bid and the Bid Bond is to be attached to their bid. 22. Discrimination - An entity or affiliate who has been placed on the discriminatory vendor list may not submit a bid on a contract to provide goods or services to a public entity, may not submit a bid on a contract with a public entity for the construction or repair of a public building or public work, may not submit bids on leases of real property to a public entity, may not award or perform work as a contractor, supplier, subcontractor, or consultant under contract with any public entity, and may not transact business with any public entity. 23. Bid Opening Information - Bid Opening shall be public, on the date and time specified on the bid form. It is the bidder's responsibility to assure that his bid is delivered at the proper time and place. Offers by telegram, facsimile, or telephone are NOT acceptable. Note: Crestview, Florida is "not a next day guaranteed delivery location" by delivery services. Last Revised - 12/6/13 Page 7 24. 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. Last Revised - 12/6/13 Page 8  INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS Contractor's Insurance A. The CONTRACTOR shall not commence any work in connection with this Agreement until he has obtained all required insurance and such insurance has been approved by the Okaloosa County Risk Management Director. All insurance policies shall be with insurers licensed to do business in the State of Florida, and any insuring company is required to have a minimum rating of A, Class X in the Best Key Rating Guide published A. M. Best & Co., Inc. C. All insurance shall include the interest of all entities names in and its respective agents, consultants, servants and employees of each and all other interests as may be reasonably required by Okaloosa County as Additional Insured. The coverage afforded the Additional Insured under this policy shall be primary insurance. If the Additional Insured have other insurance that is applicable to the loss, such other insurance shall be on an excess or contingent basis. The amount of the company's liability under this policy shall not be reduced by the existence of such other insurance. D. The County of Okaloosa shall be listed as Additional Insured by policy endorsement on all insurance contracts applicable to this Agreement except Workers' Compensation and Professional Liability. The County of Okaloosa shall be furnished proof of coverage by certificates of insurance (COI) and endorsements for every applicable insurance contract required by this Agreement. The COl's and policy endorsements must be delivered to the County Representative not less than ten (10) days prior to the commencement of any and all contractual agreements between the County of Okaloosa and the CONTRACTOR. The County shall retain the right to reject all insurance contracts that do not meet the requirement of this Agreement. Further, the County reserves the right to change these insurance requirements with 60-day notice to the CONTRACTOR. G. The insurance definition of Insured or Additional Insured shall include Subcontractor, Sub-subcontractor, and any associated or subsidiary companies of the CONTRACTOR, which are involved, and which is a part of the contract. H. The County reserves the right at any time to require the CONTRACTOR to provide certified copies of any insurance policies to document the insurance coverage specified in this Agreement. The designation of CONTRACTOR shall include any associated or subsidiary company which is involved and is a part of the contract and such, if any associated or subsidiary company involved in the project must be named in the Workers' Compensation coverage. All policies shall be written so that the County will be notified of cancellation or restrictive amendments at