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6.3 Pre-Bid ConferenceA pre-bid conference may be required for bids that are technical or complex. The conference isheld several days after the issuance of the solicitation. This intent is <strong>to</strong> exchange informationbetween the Authority and potential bidders at the same time <strong>to</strong> discuss details of the solicitation,including the scope, deliverables, and expectations. Potential bidders may use this <strong>to</strong> clarify anyinformation they may need <strong>to</strong> submit a responsive and responsible bid.A manda<strong>to</strong>ry pre-bid conference may be required at the discretion of the Authority when deemed<strong>to</strong> be in the Authority’s best interest <strong>to</strong> do so. The User Department will justify the need for sucha requirement <strong>to</strong> the Purchasing and Warehouse Manager. Manda<strong>to</strong>ry conferences are held <strong>to</strong>ensure that potential vendors understand the complexity of the project or scope of service needed<strong>to</strong> provide the work herein. Manda<strong>to</strong>ry conferences may however, hinder competition. If aspecification is written concisely, there should be very little need for a manda<strong>to</strong>ry conference.All attendees at the conference are required <strong>to</strong> sign in with their names, firms they represent,telephone and fax numbers and email addresses. Questions are recorded. If attendance is notmanda<strong>to</strong>ry, the questions and their responses are distributed <strong>to</strong> all potential bidders. Addendawill be issued and distributed with all questions and answers <strong>to</strong> all registered bidders that havereceived the original bid solicitation.6.4 Bid OpeningsBids will be opened publicly and read aloud in the presence of at least two (2) Authorityemployees at the time, date, and place specified on the cover sheet. Bid results will be enteredon a bid tabulation form and distributed <strong>to</strong> all registered bidders that received the original bidsolicitation.6.5 Issuance of AddendaAn addendum is a revision or amendment <strong>to</strong> the bid documents. If an issue is raised at the prebidconference by a prospective bidder that requires a revision <strong>to</strong> the specification or solicitationdocuments, the revision is made in a written addendum. Verbal changes must not be made andinterpretations of a material consequence must not be made verbally <strong>to</strong> potential bidders. Anysuch prohibited verbal changes or interpretations will not be considered valid. The followingrequirements must be met for issuance of an addendum:A. The User Department or Project Manager shall submit <strong>to</strong> the Purchasing andWarehouse Department for review and approval all proposed addenda.21|Page

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