SECTION 2 BIDDING REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS

A. The Administration will estimate the cost of the Contract and classify it as falling within one of a series of cost groups, each of which will be designated by a letter as follows:

Estimate	Class
Up to $100,000	A
$100,000 to $500,000	B
$500,000 to $1,000,000	C
$1,000,000 to $2,500,000	D
$2,500,000 to $5,000,000	E
$5,000,000 to $10,000,000	F
$10,000,000 to $15,000,000	G
Over $15,000,000	H

B. The letter designations will be published as part of the Notice to Contractors.

A. All Contractors and Subcontractors are hereby instructed to conform to the requirements outlined in the contract plans and specifications for supplies, materials, goods, and services, as a basis for the preparation of all bids including alternates (add or deduct/delete).

B. The failure to comply with this requirement may result in the disqualification of the subject bid.

C. Should a disqualification occur as a result of the Contractor’s failure to comply with this requirement, no claim of any sort shall be made or allowed for the reimbursement of any cost associated with the preparation of the bid, or any other cost associated with preliminary Construction and Engineering work.

1. Within forty-eight (48) hours from bid opening, the apparent low bidder shall complete and deliver to the Administration the Base Bid Schedule of Values form (SP-10.07). The completed Base Bid Schedule of Values form will be utilized by the Administration to determine compliance with the general contractor self-performance requirements specified in General Provision GP-8.01-Subcontracting. In addition, the completed Base Bid Schedule of Values shall not be revised without the approval of the Administration, and shall serve as the basis for the Detailed Schedule of Values described in paragraph D. of this SP-2.02.

2. The Detailed Schedule of Values shall be prepared by the Contractor and included as a part of the Detailed Schedule #1 submission required by Special Provision SP-8.03-Critical Path Method Schedules. The Detailed Schedule of Values shall serve as the basis for cost loading the Detailed Schedule #2 submission required by Special Provision SP-8.03-Critical Path Method Schedules. The Detailed Schedule of Values shall be in the same format as the Base Bid Schedule of Values, with the following additional information:

a. Each of the CSI format Divisions on the Base Bid Schedule of Values form shall be further subdivided by the individual technical specifications under that Division that have been included as part of the work under the Contract.

b. The cost for work to be performed under each technical specification shall be dispersed between the categories of General Contractor, labor and materials; and Subcontractor, labor and materials.

c. The cumulative category totals for technical specifications shall be equal to the respective Division category totals indicated on the Base Bid Schedule of Values form and the cumulative cost totals for the technical specifications shall be equal to the respective Division totals indicated on the Base Bid Schedule of Values form.

A. A Corporation not incorporated in the State of Maryland is considered to be a foreign corporation and, therefore, is required to be registered with the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation, in order to operate in the State (Section 7‑203 of the Corporation Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland).

B. If the bidder is not currently registered, his/her bid shall be accompanied by a certificate that if notified of his/her recommended award of the Contract, he/she will register and provide a copy of his/her Qualification Acknowledgement along with the executed Contract.

A. The address given in the Bid or Proposal is hereby designated as the legal address of the Contractor. Such address may be changed at any time by notice in writing delivered to the Engineer. The delivering at such legal address or the depositing in any post office, in a post‑paid registered wrapper directed to the above‑named address, of any notice, letter, or other communication to the Contractor, shall be deemed to be legal and sufficient service thereof upon the Contractor.

B. The delivering at, or the mailing to, the Contractor's business address (written notice of which address shall be given to the Engineer), or the delivering to the Contractor in person or to his/her authorized representative, of any written notice, letter, or other written communication shall also be, and shall be deemed to be, a legal and sufficient service thereof upon the Contractor.

A. The following requirements are in addition to the provisions outlined in GP-2.17 of the General Provisions.

B. Any proposal having the following faults will be considered irregular and subject to rejection:

1. If the total Bid Price is more than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000), Bid Forms, Section 1, Bid Bond from the Surety guaranteeing that Performance and Payment Bonds will be furnished is not executed and submitted at the time and date bids are due.

2. If Bid Forms, Section 2, Bid/Proposal Affidavit is not executed and submitted prior to recommended award.

3. If Bid Forms, Section 3, Minority Business Enterprise Utilization Affidavit is not executed and submitted at the time and date bids are due.

4. If Bid Forms, Section 4, Subcontract Utilization Affidavit is not executed and submitted at the time and date bids are due.

5. If Federal-Aid Contract Forms, Certification for Federal-Aid Contracts, is not executed and submitted at the time and date bids are due.

6. If Federal-Aid Contract Forms, Buy American Certificate, is not executed and submitted at the time and date bids are due.

7. If the Contractor fails to acknowledge receipt of all addenda in the space provided in the Proposal Section.

8. If the Contractor fails to acknowledge possession of the specified Standard Provisions for Construction Contracts by Volume and Date in the space provided in the Bid Proposal Section.

A. Construction items for which quantities are identified in the "Summary of Quantity" sheet of the Contract Documents in the column headed "Contingent" or listed in the "Proposal Section of Bids Form", are established for the purpose of obtaining bids on one or more pay items that may be incorporated into the project.

B. The Engineer shall have sole discretion in determining whether and to what extent such items will be incorporated into the project.

C. The Engineer may order incorporation of such items at any location within the Contract and at any time during the work. These items may not be located on the Contract Documents. The estimated quantities set out in the Proposal Section of Bid Forms for such items are presented solely for the purpose of obtaining a representative bid price. The actual quantities employed may be only a fraction of, or many times the estimated quantity. The Contractor shall make no claim for additional compensation because of any increase, decrease or elimination of such items.

The Contractor will be notified in writing by the Procurement Officer of the identity of his/her duly "authorized representative" within the meaning of GP-1.03, Organizational Definitions.