Work under this contract will consist of providing all labor, materials, equipment, and incidentals (including mobilization} necessary to restore stormwater secondary drainage canals, ditches, swales, slopes, and roadway shoulders, inclusive of making repairs to slopes and banks of secondary drainage canals, as assigned. Orange County exercises the rights and privileges conveyed to it by the State of Florida, and the Orange County Charter. It presently operates with an elected chief executive officer, Orange County Mayor, and six elected district commissioners, who together comprise the Board of County Commissioners. Procurement is an essential function of the County, affecting all operational departments, ongoing projects and future initiatives. The Procurement Division is divided into three (3) Sections, the "Buying Section", the "Purchasing Section" and the "Contracts Section". The Orange County Procurement Division operates under the leadership of Carrie Mathes, MPA, NIGP-CPP, CFCM, CPPO, CPPB as Procurement Division Manager and Chief Procurement Official in accordance with the Orange County Ordinance. The Estimated Cost for this project is $11,197,800.00 Responses received after the submission deadline and/or transmitted outside of the designated electronically shall be rejected. Consideration for modification or alteration of the documents contained in this solicitation shall be requested during the specified question period, before the applicable deadline. No oral interpretation of the meaning of the plans, specifications, or other Contract documents shall be considered binding. The County shall be bound by information and statements only when such statements are written and executed under the authority of the Manager, Procurement Division. Answers for timely questions will be addressed electronically question and answer module or as an addenda to this solicitation depending on volume, participants are encouraged to subscribe as a follower and monitor all notifications. Beyond questions and answers, any and all modifications, clarifications, interpretations and supplemental instructions will be in the form of a written addendum which, if issued, will be available for obtain. All addenda and questions/answers so issued shall become part of the Contract Documents and receipt shall be acknowledged as specified herein. This provision exists solely for the convenience and administrative efficiency of Orange County. No respondent or other third party gains any rights by virtue of this provision or the application thereof, nor shall any respondent or third party have any standing to sue or cause of action arising there from. Untimely questions are unable to be submitted in the question and answer module, thereafter respondents raising critical concerns must email cassandra.reyes@ocfl.net. Critical clarifications may be made via addenda, however, untimely questions may not be considered. A Certified Check, or a Cashier's Check shall be required to accompany each electronic offer in a stated dollar amount of not less than ten (10%) percent of the sum of the total estimated contract amount for the base period. Upon notice of award, when the contract amount exceeds $100,000, the Contractor shall execute and deliver to the County the Payment and Performance Bonds as security for the faithful performance and completion of the Work and payment for all materials and labor furnished or supplied in connection with all Work included in the Contract Documents. Orange County reserves the right, and the Manager of the Procurement Division, has the absolute and sole discretion to cancel a solicitation at any time prior to approval of the award by the Board of County Commissioners when such approval is required. The decision to cancel a solicitation cannot be the basis for a protest pursuant to the Orange County Code. A mandatory Pre-work Conference will be conducted by the County's Representative to ensure understanding and cooperation of all parties