Common use of IRREGULAR PROPOSALS Clause in Contracts

IRREGULAR PROPOSALS. 1. A Proposal will be considered irregular and will be rejected if: a. The Bidder is not prequalified; b. The authorized Proposal Form furnished by the Contracting Agency is not used or is altered; c. The completed Proposal form contains any unauthorized additions, deletions, alternate Bids, or conditions; d. The Bidder adds provisions reserving the right to reject or accept the Award, or enter into the Contract; e. A price per unit cannot be determined from the Bid Proposal; f. The Proposal form is not properly executed; g. The Bidder fails to submit or properly complete a Subcontractor list, if applicable, as required in Section 1-02.6. h. The Bidder fails to submit or properly complete a Disadvantaged, Minority or Women’s Business Enterprise Certification, if applicable, as required in Section 1-02.6; or i. The Bid Proposal does not constitute a definite and unqualified offer to meet the material terms of the Bid invitation. 2. A Proposal may be considered irregular and may be rejected if: a. The Proposal does not include a unit price for every Bid item; b. Any of the unit prices are excessively unbalanced (either above or below the amount of a reasonable Bid) to the potential detriment of the Contracting Agency; c. Receipt of Addenda is not acknowledged; d. A member of a joint venture or partnership and the joint venture or partnership submit Proposals for the same project (in such an instance, both Bids may be rejected); or e. If Proposal form entries are not made in ink. A Bidder may be deemed not responsible and the Proposal rejected if: 1. More than one Proposal is submitted for the same project from a Bidder under the same or different names; 2. Evidence of collusion exists with any other Bidder. Participants in collusion will be restricted from submitting further Bids; 3. A Bidder is not prequalified for the Work or to the full extent of the Bid;