Treatment Building at Campbell Station Each proposal submitted must be accompanied by certified check, bank check, or bid bond, made payable to the Manhasset-Lakeville W ater District, in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the total bid price. Bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked only with the names and address of the bidder, the project title and the contract number. The Bid Deposit will serve as a commitment by the bidder that, if its bid is accepted, it will enter into a contract to perform the work and will execute such further security as may be required for the faithful performance of the contract. Said security to be forfeited to the District as liquidated damages in case of failure of the successful bidder to enter into a contract for the execution of the work within ten (10) days (W eekends & Holidays excepted) after written notice from the Board to do so has been mailed to the bidder's address as stated in its proposal. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids, waive any informalities and to accept such bid which, in the opinion of the Owner, is in the best interests of the Owner. No bid may be withdrawn after its acceptance or for a period of forty-five (45) days after being publicly opened and read. Bid document inquiries may be submitted via e-mail by the bidder to the project representative at H2M architects + engineers until 4:30 P.M. on Friday, July 14, 2023 Documents notes Hard Copy Bidding Documents may be obtained from REVplans, 28 Church Street, Unit #7, W arwick, New York 10990, upon deposit of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for each combined set of documents. Checks or money orders shall be made payable to H2M architects + engineers. Mail the deposit to the office of the District's Engineer, H2M architects + engineers, 538 Broad Hollow Road, New York 11747, attn: Melissa Ames. Please simultaneously email a scanned copy of the deposit check to the following: mames@h2m.com and jtodaro@h2m.com. Upon electronic receipt of the scanned check, H2M will forward a copy to REVplans to initiate the addition of the bidder to the bidder's list, and release the printing of hard copy Bidding Documents. Any bidder requiring documents to be shipped shall make arrangements with the printer and pay for all packaging and shipping costs. If a hardcopy of the deposit is not received by H2M, the District reserves the right to reject the bid submission. Deposits for the plans and specifications will be completely refunded to bidders and non-bidders who make a request to H2M to get the deposit check back and return the hard copy plans and specifications in good condition to H2M architects + engineers within ten (10) days (W eekends & Holidays excepted) following the bid date. No deposit will be refunded after ten (10) days following the bid opening. Please note REVplans and melville.h2mplanroom.com are the designated locations and means for distributing and obtaining all bid package information. All bidders are urged to register to ensure receipt of all necessary information, including bid addenda. All bid addenda will be transmitted to registered plan holders via email and will be available at melville.h2mplanroom.com. Plan holders who have paid for hard copies of the bid documents will need to make the determination if hard copies of the addenda are required for their use, and coordinate directly with H2M for hard copies of addenda to be issued.