As of September 6, 2023, bids were canceled. No definite date for the rebid. All questions regarding this solicitation shall be submitted in writing to tmartin@hampton.gov by no later than 3:30 PM EST on August 21, 2023. Questions must be submitted in writing; telephonic inquiries will not be considered. 20050A THE SCHOOL BOARD OF THE CITY OF HAMPTON (HCS) IS SEEKING BIDS FROM QUALIFIED BIDDERS TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF LANGLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BREEZEWAY ADDITION RECEIPT OF BIDS 3.1 Bids will be received on or before the date and the hour and at the place stipulated in the Invitation to Bid and may be modified by subsequent Addenda. Consolidated Procurement Division operating hours are M-F 8:00 AM until 4:30 PM. 3.2 It is the responsibility of the bidder to assure that its bid is delivered to the place designated for receipt of bids by the date and hour (deadline) set for receipt of bids. Therefore, it is the bidder's responsibility to take into account all factors which may impact its bid deliverer/courier's ability to deliver the bid and to implement whatever actions are necessary to have the bid delivered to the proper bid receipt location prior to the bid receipt deadline. No bids or modifications submitted or offered after the date and hour designated for receipt of bids will be accepted or considered. 3.3 The Chief Procurement Officer or designee is HCS's representative designated to receive bids at the time and place noted in the ITB and to open the bids received at the appointed time. 3.4 The official time used for the receipt of responses is determined by reference to the clock designated by the Chief Procurement Officer or designee. The Chief Procurement Officer or designee shall determine when the bid receipt deadline has arrived and shall announce that the deadline has arrived and that no further bids will be accepted. All bids in the possession of the Chief Procurement Officer or designee or designee at the time the announcement is completed are deemed to be timely, whether or not the bid envelope has been physically date/time stamped or otherwise marked by the time the Procurement Officer makes the deadline announcement. 5 The solicitation document maintained by the Procurement Department in the bid file folder shall be considered the official copy. Any exception or changes to the specifications made by the bidder may be cause to disqualify a bid. 3.6 To demonstrate its qualifications to perform the work, each bidder shall be prepared to submit further written satisfactory evidence that the bidder has sufficient experience, necessary capital, materials, machinery and skilled workers to complete the work. If financial statements are required, they shall be of such date as HCS shall determine and shall be prepared on forms acceptable to HCS. HCS may make any such investigations as deemed necessary to determine the ability of the bidder to perform the Work. HCS's decision or judgment on these matters shall be final, conclusive and binding. 3.7 Samples, when requested must be furnished free of expense, and upon request, if not destroyed, will be returned at the bidder's risk and expense.