The City reserves the right to accept or reject any Bid, to accept a Bid containing variations from these specifications if the Bid so merits, and to accept partial Bids. Bids must be submitted on the Bid document that the City issues and it must be signed. The Successful Bidder shall be prohibited from discriminating against any individual due to his race, creed, color, national origin, age or sex. The City may waive any informalities or minor irregularities. The Board of Mayor and Aldermen is the final authority and shall have the right to reject any single Bid or all Bids submitted. See attached Specifications, Bid Sheet, Bid Bond and Drug and Alcohol Testing Acknowledgment Statement and Affidavit, along with Company's Testing Policy that must be returned as part of the Bid. Returning the form for disclosure of the Title VI and Title IX information is voluntary. The Standard Germantown Construction Contract, Payment Bond, Performance Bond and the required Insurance Certifications are included and will be required from the selected Bidder. The Project is briefly described as follows: The application of asphalt concrete and related services on various streets and roads in the City of Germantown. The Contractor's classification shall be HRA (B) or MU (D). Each BID must be submitted on forms provided in the BID PACKET DOCUMENTS provided and either accompanied by a BID BOND, properly executed on the form provided, or a Certified check or Cashier's check drawn on a National or Tennessee Bank in the amount of five percent (5%) of the TOTAL BID PRICE and payable to the City of Germantown. For construction projects, the BIDDER'S license number, its expiration date, and that part of the classification applying to the BID, together with certain information regarding subcontractors, must appear on the envelope containing the BID, otherwise the BID shall not be opened or considered. For additional details on this requirement, see Document C of the attached document headed "Information for Bidders". The successful BIDDER shall be prohibited from discriminating against any individual due to the individual's race, creed, color, national origin, age, or sex. The City may waive any informalities or irregularities. The Board of Mayor and Aldermen of the City is the final authority and shall have the right to reject any single BID or all BIDS submitted. General and/or technical questions relating to this solicitation shall be submitted in writing to the City of Germantown, Procurement Department, via e-mail at procurement@germantown-tn.gov BIDDER agrees, upon receipt of the NOTICE OF AWARD accompanied by the CONTRACT AND AGREEMENT (C & A) and all required attachments, to cause same to be properly executed and returned to the CITY OF GERMANTOWN within fifteen (15) days thereafter. BIDDER further agrees, upon receipt of the NOTICE TO PROCEED, (i) to commence work on the PROJECT not later than the last date stated in the Notice to Proceed as to which the BIDDER may commence to proceed, and (ii) to complete the PROJECT within one hundred twenty (120) consecutive calendar days after such date; otherwise, to pay the CITY OF GERMANTOWN as liquidated damages the sum of five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each consecutive calendar day thereafter as provided in the GENERAL PROVISIONS; and (iii) to complete all Punch List items within fourteen (14) consecutive calendar days after the date of Substantial Completion, as such date is determined by the CITY, otherwise, the BIDDER agrees that the CITY may use any remaining retainage to complete all Punch List items.