Indiana Administrative Code
Title 25 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION
Article 2 - PUBLIC WORKS DIVISION
Rule 6 - Receipt and Acceptance of Bids
Section 6-5 - Contract bid award criteria; rejection or waiver of nonconforming bids
Current through March 20, 2024
Authority: IC 4-13-2-9; IC 4-13.6-3-1
Affected: IC 4-13.6; IC 5-16-1-2
Sec. 5.
All bids shall conform to all applicable requirements of the specifications including the instructions to bidders, general conditions, and special conditions. The bid officer shall:
(1) tentatively reject any bid failing to adhere to or conform to such;
(2) inform the director or in his or her absence the commissioner of this fact; and
(3) await a decision as to the acceptability of the bid.
The intent of the department is to not waive technicalities of the bidding procedure. The award of a contract shall be made on the basis of the lowest responsible and responsive bid.