Common use of INSTRUCTIONS TO PROPOSERS Clause in Contracts

INSTRUCTIONS TO PROPOSERS. Proposals shall be submitted via the electronic submission portal at: xxxxx://xxxxxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx/portal/orangecountyfl. Responses will be opened per the public meeting notice. Offers by mail, hand-delivery, e-mail, telephone, or fax shall not be accepted. Proposals submitted outside of the designated electronic submission portal shall be rejected as non-responsive regardless of where received. The County shall not be responsible for delays caused by any occurrence. The time/date stamp clock located in the electronic submittal portal shall serve as the official authority to determine lateness of any offer. The submission deadline shall be scrupulously observed. It is the sole responsibility of the proposer to ensure that their proposal reaches the Procurement Division. The decision to refuse to consider a proposal that was received beyond the date/time established in the solicitation shall not be the basis for a protest pursuant to the Orange County Code (Procurement Ordinance). All proposals will be opened publicly in accordance with the public notice, and the names of all timely proposers shall be read aloud. Public Openings are held each Wednesday at 9:30am and Friday at 9:30am. A public opening of responses will be conducted at the next posted Procurement Public Meeting following the submission deadline. In the event of a County Holiday or unforeseen delay, responses shall remain sealed until the next public meeting. Firms will be able to attend the public opening virtually, see the following instructions: Visit: xxxxx://xxxx.xxxxx.xxx/ocfl/j.php?MTID=m59bb20319c748f1e60a933cf59c7125b Meeting number: 286 177 361 Password: Go2Meeting Join by phone Option 1: 0-000-000-0000 Access code: 000 000 000 Join by phone Option 2: 0-000-000-0000 Access code: 000 000 000 Join by phone Option 3: 0-000-000-0000 Access code: 286 177 361 The physical meeting location is 000 X. Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000