Construction of existing dirt roads (approximately 0.3 miles) located within Florence County Districts 3, 8 & 9, improving roadway drainage ditches, preparation of graded aggregate base course, and placement of Hot Mix Asphalt Surface Course Type C (200 #/SY) as a final riding surface: Liquidated damages: the time limit e, and placement Of hot mix asphalt surface course type c (200 #/sy) as a final riding surfacethat is set for this project is december 31, 2023. In order to ensure a sincere and reasonable effort on the contractor's part to accomplish the work in a timely fashion, delay damages due to inconveniences to the owner for work not being accomplished on time will be at the rate of five hundred dollars ($500.00) per day. The contractor should realize that delays due to bad weather, materials, and such, not under the control of the contractor will be considered by the engineer for time extension. Construction of existing dirt roads (approximately 0.3 miles) located within Florence County Districts 3, 8 & 9, improving roadway drainage ditches, preparation of graded aggregate base course, and placement of Hot Mix Asphalt Surface Course Type C (200 #/SY) as a final riding surface: Florence County reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bid For all bidders not meeting the criteria of "b" above, a deposit in the amount of five percent (5%) of the proposed total contract price shall accompany the bid. These deposits shall take the form of certified check, cashier's check or bond executed by a corporate surety licensed under the laws of this state. The cashier's check or certified check shall be deposited to the County's account if the successful bidder fails to enter into the proposed contract within ten (10) days after the award. Minority Business Owners (minority or woman owned businesses) will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, creed, sex or national origin in consideration for an award. It is the policy of the County that minority business and women owned business enterprises (MBE/WBE) have an opportunity to participate at all levels of contracting in the performance of County projects to the extent practical and consistent with the efficient performance of the contract. Plan holders desiring further information or interpretation of the Proposal or Plans shall make a written request for such information to Florence County procurement by 4:00 pm on May 26, 2023. Each of the bidders shall fully familiarize itself with the conditions relating to the bid to ensure complete understanding of all the details involved. The bidder shall satisfy itself as to the actual requirements of the bid by personal examination of its location or other means, to enable the bidder to make an informed bid. Failure to do so shall not relieve the successful bidder of its obligation to furnish all materials, products, and/or labor necessary to complete the provision of the awarded contract, and failure to do so may result in the claims against bonds. No allowance will be made for any claims that a bid and/or response were based on incomplete information as to the nature and character of the sites and of the work involved. Construction of existing dirt roads (approximately 0.3 miles) located within Florence County Districts 3, 8 & 9, improving roadway drainage ditches, preparation of graded aggregate base course, and placement of Hot Mix Asphalt Surface Course Type C (200 #/SY) as a final riding surface