SECTION 260:65-1-7. Bid openings

(a)   The public is invited to all bid openings which are held as specified in the solicitation notice. The bids are opened by the Administrator or his designee in the following manner and recorded by an assistant. Bids may be examined by the public after the bid opening on request to the Administrator. [61 O.S., Section 110]

(1)   The bidder's name and city are announced.

(2)   The bid is checked for completeness and correctness. Any of these deficiencies shall be grounds for disqualifying the bid:

(A)   Addenda must be acknowledged. This may be waived in those cases where the addenda has no direct effect on the proposal cost.

(B)   The bid must be signed.

(C)   The affidavits required by the bid documents must be present, signed and properly notarized. [61 O.S., Section 108]

(D)   If the total bid including alternates exceeds the amount specified in 61 O.S., Section 107, a certified check, cashier's check, bid bond or bid letter of credit for 5% of the base bid price and the price of all alternate bids must be present. [61 O.S., Section 107]

(E)   All equipment lists, selected materials, or other information when required by the specifications must be present.

(F)   The price is read aloud.

(b)   Projects for which only a single bid is received shall not be opened until the state agency has been notified and permission has been received from the state agency to open the single bid.

[Source: Added at 31 Ok Reg 1423, eff 9-12-14]