General Requirements and Covenants (2)

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• • • 5. Lack of proper eouipment and/or sufficient experience to perform the work contemplated as revealed by the Questionnaire. 6. No contractor's license or a contractor's license which does not cover type of work contemplated. 7. More than one proposal for the same work from an individual, firm, partnership, corporation or joint venture under the same or different name. 8. For delivery of bids after the deadline for receiving bids. 2.2 INTERPRETATION OF + U, aTITIES IN BID SCHEDULE - When quantities for individual items of work are listed in the proposal form for which respective unit prices are asked, said quantities are to be considered as approximate and are to be used by the Department only for the purpose of comparing on a uniform basis bids offered for the work and the undersigned agrees that be is satisfied with and will at no time dispute said estimated quantities as a means of compar- ing the bids. After determining the low bidder by comparison of bids submitted in accordance with the proposal form and Subsection 3.1 -'CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSALS" in these specifications, the right is also especially reserved to increase or decrease the scope of the improvement, subject to the provisions of Subsection 4.2 - "CHANGE". On UNIT PRICE bids, payment will be made only for the actual number of units incorporated into the finished Project at the UNIT PRICE bid. It is understood and agreed that the contractor will make no claim for anticipated profit or loss of profit due to the Department's right to eliminate entirely some or to increase or decrease any or all of the quantities shown in the proposal form. 2.4 -EXAMINATION OF PLANS A sj7cIFIgAII2p7sAND. SITE OF WORK - The bidder shall examine carefully the site of work contemplated and the proposal, plans, speci- fications and contract form therefor. It will be assumed that the bidder has investigated and is satisfied as to the conditions to be encountered, as to the character, quality, and quantities of work to be performed and materials to be furnished, and as to the requirements of these specifications and plans and contract. No extra compensation will be given by reason of the Contractor's misunderstanding or lack of knowledge of the requirements of the work to be accomplished or the conditions to be encountered in performing the project or by reason of the occurrence or discovery of unforseen developments or conditions. There an investigation of subsurface conditions has been made by the Department in respect to foundation or other design, the bidders may inspect the records of the Department as to such investigation, including examination of samples, if any, at the office of the Engineer, Milo, Hawaii. Section 2 Page 6