All bids must be sealed and clearly marked on the outside of the envelope as indicated Landscape Services Proposal. In accordance with Mississippi law, all bids must include the Bidder's Certificate of Responsibility Number on the outside of the sealed envelopes. The sealed envelopes shall list the Company Name and Address of Bidder. Envelopes not so marked are submitted at the risk of the Bidder and the City assumes no responsibility for the premature opening of same by any City employee. The city is NOT responsible for bids which are mailed to the wrong address or which arrive in the mail after the designated bid opening time. Bids may be delivered in person to the Office of the City Clerk prior to the bid opening at the time, date and location listed. Each bid shall be accompanied by a Certified Check on a solvent bank, or a Bidder's Bond issued by a Surety Company licensed to operate in the State of Mississippi, in an amount of five percent (5%) of the total bid price, payable to the City of Clinton as bid security. The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount. In accordance with Miss. Code Ann. Sec. 31-3-21(3), any bid submitted by a nonresident contractor which does not include the nonresident contractor's current state law pertaining to such state's treatment of nonresident contracts shall be rejected and not considered for award. If no such law exists in the non-resident contractor's state, then the non-resident contractor may provide a statement to that effect. The project will be awarded to the lowest and best bid. The City of Clinton reserves the right to accept or reject any bids or to waive any technicality or informality. The successful Bidder must adhere to the Citys policy concerning non-discrimination without regard to race, creed, color, age, sex, national origin or disability. No Bidder may withdraw his bid within sixty (60) days after the actual date of the opening thereof.