Bid proposals must be submitted on the prescribed forms and accompanied by security in the amount, form and subject to the conditions listed in the Instructions to Bidders. Bid proposals will be opened at City Hall immediately after the above deadline, with the bid amounts submitted being read aloud by City Staff to the interested parties present, if any. All interested parties are invited to be in attendance at the bid opening. Contractors will be required to have a current Elko City business license prior to time of contract execution; moreover, a current Nevada State contractors license of the proper classification to perform the project work is required at the time of the Project bid opening The award will be made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder to the extent and in the manner required by law, unless all bids are rejected. The lowest responsive and responsible bidder shall be determined on the basis of price, conformance to plans and/or specifications, the bidders qualifications, conformance to applicable sections of NRS Chapter 338, and the best interest of the public. The City Council may formally award the contract to the successful bidder at its regularly scheduled meeting at Elko City Hall on Tuesday, February 23, 2021, after 4:00.P.M, Local Time. The City Council may, in its sole discretion, reject all bids. LABOR COMMISSIONER: The Nevada Labor Commissioners identifying project number is PWP No. EL-2021-093 for this project. NRS 338.013(1) requires the Labor Commissioners identifying number to be included in any bid or other document submitted in response to the advertisement or other type of solicitation. The City of Elko reserves the right to accept or reject any and/or all items specified in the bid proposal and further reserves the right to waive any minor technicalities in the bidding documents. This is a State of Nevada Prevailing Wage and Apprenticehip Act Project