The City is soliciting proposals from highly qualified firms for professional services related to converting two (2) hardball courts to permanent pickleball courts and resurfacing multiple tennis and basketball hard surface courts as listed in the Scope of Services. Deadline to Submit Questions / Requests for Clarification May 25, 2023, 10:00 AM Each bid must be accompanied by a Bid Bond or Cashier's Check, in the amount of five percent (5%) of the bid, in the form provided in Form 10. Bid Guaranty shall be made by certified or cashier's check or by a bid bond made payable to the City and provided by a surety company authorized to do business as a surety in the state. All Bid Bonds shall be valid for a period of at least 90 days from the bid submission date. The Bid Bonds for all unsuccessful bids shall be returned after the 90-day period. The purpose of the bid bond is to ensure that bids are honored and that they remain valid for the required period. Performance Bond. If this provision is selected, the selected Contractor must deliver to the City a performance bond in an amount equal to 100 percent of the price specified in the contract. The performance bond shall provide that the bonding company will complete the project if the selected Contractor defaults on the contract with the City by failing to perform the contract in the time and manner provided for in the contract. Payment Bond. If this provision is selected, the selected Contractor must deliver to the City a payment bond in an amount equal to 100 percent of the price specified in the contract. The payment bond shall provide that the bonding company or surety will promptly pay all persons who supply labor, materials, or supplies used directly or indirectly in the performance of the work provided for in the contract between the selected Contractor and the City if the selected Contractor fails to make any required payments only. The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids which is in any way incomplete or irregular, re-bid the entire solicitation, or enter into contracts with more than one Contractor. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any and/or all Bid or parts of Bid, to workshop or negotiate any and all Bid, to select and award Bidder(s) for all or any of the Work, waive irregularities in Bid, to cancel or discontinue this ITB process, and to request new Bid on the required Work or services. The City Commission shall make the final determination and award of Bid(s). All materials submitted in response to this Invitation to Bid become the property of the City and will be returned only at the option of the City. The City has the right to use any or all ideas presented in any Bid or responses to the ITB, whether amended or not, and selection or rejection of Bid does not affect this right.