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solely by the District. UEC’s total base bid in figures “$898,000” is consistent with the words provided “Eight Hundred Ninety Eight Thousand Dollars Even”. The breakdown of costs (Part A, B, C, D) are for District accounting purposes only and is not a determining factor of the low bid. 2. Unlimited failed to list a certified playground installer, as required The bid form, page 28, required that the "Playground installer must have a Certified Playground Safety Inspector (CPS]) Certification ... " See Attachment 3. Unlimited did not list any subcontractors. See Attachment 4. Unlimited is not qualified to self-perform the playground installation because it does not itself hold the CPSI Certification. Unlimited's bid is non-responsive because it failed to list a CPSI-certified subcontractor and failed to provide a showing that Unlimited is itself CPSI certified. The bid should be rejected as such. Response: Per bidding instructions (Exhibit 2), on BID FORM 6 page 28 “Playground installer must have Certified Playground Safety Inspector (CPSI) Certification…”. There is no bidding requirement to provide proof of CPSI certification. This is a contractual requirement which is confirmed as part of the contract obligation. Additionally, a subcontractor only has to be listed on BID FORM 5 page 21 if the subcontractor “will perform work in an amount in excess of one-half of one percent (1/2%) of the Contractor’s Total Bid Price.” This certification can come from a third party inspecting the installed equipment, not just from the party installing it. That Inspection fee is about $500 per playground, so a very low cost of approximately $1500 for all 3 project sites, an amount less than ½% of the total bid. 3. Unlimited failed to list five (5) similar projects, as required The bid form required that bidders list reference projects similar in scope and complexity to this project. The dollar values of Unlimited's reference projects -$470,039.40; $238,821.45; $398,312.00; $130,817.78; $205,704.26 - are not comparable to the scope and complexity of this project. See Attachment 3. Because it failed to list the required similarly-complex projects, Unlimited's bid is non-responsive and should be rejected as such. Response: Each individual project UEC listed as reference are of similar scope and complexity to the project. ECI’s reasons for MCI protest are listed below in italics; CRPD responses follow: 1. Micon failed to list its treasurer, as required The Information Required of Bidders form required that bidders list their treasurer's name. Instead of doing so, Micon responded "NIA." See Attachment 5. Micon's chief financial officer is Mariia Los. See Attachment 6. Ms. Los should have been listed on the form. Micon's bid is non-responsive and should be rejected as such. Response: MCI’s minor irregularity, if necessary (because the Board accepts ECI’s protest of UEC’s bid), should be waived, as it does not affect the bid and it does not affect their ability to do the work.