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DOCUMENT 00 21 00 INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS ARTICLE 1— DEFINED TERMS 1.01 Terms used in these Instructions to Bidders have the meanings indicated in the General Conditions and Supplementary Conditions. Additional terms used in these Instructions to Bidders have the meanings indicated below: A. Issuing Office — The office from which the Bidding Documents are to be issued and where the bidding procedures are to be administered. ARTICLE 2 — COPIES OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS 2.01 Complete sets of Bidding Documents may be obtained at the location(s) designated in the Advertisement for Bids for the non-refundable purchase price stated therein. 2.02 Complete sets of Bidding Documents shall be used in preparing Bids; neither Owner nor Engineer assumes any responsibility for errors or misinterpretations resulting from the use of incomplete sets of Bidding Documents. 2.03 Owner and Engineer, in making copies of Bidding Documents available on the above terms, do so only for the purpose of obtaining Bids for the Work and do not confer a license or grant for any other use. ARTICLE 3 — QUALIFICATIONS OF BIDDERS 3.01 To demonstrate Bidder's qualifications to perform the Work, within five days of Owner's request, Bidder shall submit written evidence such as financial data, previous experience, present commitments, and such other data as may be deemed necessary by the Owner. 3.02 Responsible Contractor A. In accordance with Laws of Minnesota, 2014, chapter 253 (Minnesota Statutes § 16C.285), Bidders are hereby advised that the Owner cannot award a construction contract in excess of $50,000 unless the contractor is a "responsible contractor" as deemed in Minnesota Statutes § 16C.285, subdivision 3. A bidder submitting a Proposal for this Project must verify that it meets the minimum criteria specified in Minnesota Statutes §16C.285, subdivision 3, by completing the Responsible Contractor Certificate within this Project Manual. Statements in the certificate must be certified by a company officer. Bidders are responsible for obtaining verifications of compliance from all subcontractors, using a form provided by the Owner. A bidder must submit signed verifications from subcontractors upon the Owner's request. B. A Bidder or subcontractor who does not meet the minimum criteria established in Minnesota Statutes §16C.285, subdivision 3, or who fails to verify compliance with the minimum requirements, will not be a "responsible contractor" and will be ineligible to be awarded the Contract for this Project or to work on this Project. Bidders and subcontractors are also advised that making a false statement verifying compliance with any of the minimum criteria will render the Bidder or subcontractor ineligible to be awarded a construction contract for this Project and may result in the termination of a contract awarded to a Bidder or subcontractor that makes a false statement. ARTICLE 4 — EXAMINATION OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS, OTHER RELATED DATA, AND SITE 4.01 Subsurface and Physical Conditions A. The Supplementary Conditions identify: 1. Those reports of explorations and tests of subsurface conditions at or contiguous to the Site that Engineer has used in preparing the Bidding Documents. Instructions to Bidders 00 2100-1