Jun 1
Bid ended

Biloxi Public Safety Parking Lot Fence #11481

Biloxi, MS (G-NR-E)

Status

Bidding Closed

Bid Date6/1/22 10:00am

Company & Contacts

City of Biloxi
Keith Stuart  
kstuart@biloxi.ms.us

Notice is hereby given that the City of Biloxi, Mississippi, will receive sealed bids at the Mayor’s Office, City Hall, second floor,until 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, the 1st day of June 2022, for the following:

BILOXI PUBLIC SAFETY PARKING LOT FENCE

Work on which proposals are invited consists of all labor, equipment, and materials necessary to install a new chain link fence with automatic gates, walk through gates, and barbed wire in the rear of the Biloxi Police Department located at 170 Porter Avenue, Biloxi, MS.

This contract is good for one hundred and twenty (120) business days following the CITY’S written order to commence (Notice to Proceed).

Work will be authorized using a purchase order.

Proposals must be accompanied by a Proposal Guaranty consisting of a Bid Bond, Cashier’s Check, or Certified Check in the amount of 5% of the amount of the bid. Such security is to be forfeited as liquidated damages, not penalty, by any bidder who fails to carry out the terms of the accepted Bid and/or execute the Contract and Post Performance and Payment Bond as required within the time specified.

It is strongly recommended that all prospective Bidders schedule a site visit to the location and perform their own measurements as all measurements given in the specifications are informational only.

All persons having a contract with the City of Biloxi must adhere to the City’s policy concerning non­- discrimination without regard to race, creed, color, age, sex, national origin, or handicap.

On bids that equal or exceed $50,000, the Certificate of Responsibility classification issued by the Mississippi State Board of Contractors shall be written on the outside of the envelope containing the bids. Bids of less than $50,000 will be marked on the outside that the bid contained within does not exceed $50,000. When bids are submitted electronically, the requirement for including a certificate of responsibility, or a statement that the bid enclosed does not exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), on the exterior of the bid envelope shall be deemed in compliance by including the same information as an attachment with the electronic bid submittal.

Bids, which are for work outside of the classification listed for any bidder, shall be returned unopened.

Bid documents are being made available via paper copy or digital copy (CD). Plan holders are required to register for an account and log in at www.biloxiplans.com; at this site, plans can be viewed for no charge or physically purchased. All plan holders are required to have a valid email address for registration. Purchased bid documents are non-refundable and must be purchased through the website. For questions regarding website registration and online orders please contact web support at (662) 407-0193. A view-only copy of the plans, specifications and proposal documents are also available to be viewed at the City of Biloxi Police Department, which is located at 170 Porter Ave, Biloxi, Mississippi (the Lopez-Quave Public Safety Building, (228) 385-3033. Plans and specifications may be examined without charge online or at the City of Biloxi Police Department during regular business hours (8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m., Monday – Friday).

Contractors have the option of submitting their bids sealed in an envelope or through the City’s electronic bid submission link at www.biloxiplans.com

Preference shall be given to resident contractors, and a nonresident bidder domiciled in a state, city, county, parish, province, nation, or political subdivision having laws granting preference to local contractors shall be awarded Mississippi public contracts only on the same basis as the nonresident bidder’s state, city, county, parish, province, nation or political subdivision awards contracts to Mississippi contractors bidding under similar circumstances. In order to ensure that Mississippi’s so­ called Golden Rule is followed, state law requires a non-resident bidder to attach to his bid a copy of his resident state’s current law pertaining to such state’s treatment of non-resident contractors. Resident contractors actually domiciled in Mississippi, be they corporate, individuals or partnerships, are to be granted preference over nonresidents in awarding of contracts in the same manner and to the same extent as provided by the laws of the state, city, county, parish, province, nation, or political subdivision of domicile of the non-resident.

The ability to obtain any insurance required by the contract documents which does not require proof of coverage to be contained in the submitted bid (such as bid bonds), must be demonstrated in the bid by the means specified in the contract documents. Proof of actual insurance coverage must be submitted within five (5) business days from the bid acceptance.

In compliance with the laws of the State of Mississippi, in choosing materials for the project, the successful bidder shall be required to give preference to materials grown, produced, prepared, made, or manufactured within the State of Mississippi. The foregoing notwithstanding, no preference shall be given to materials grown, produced, prepared, made, or manufactured in the State of Mississippi when other materials of like quality produced outside the State of Mississippi may be purchased or secured at less cost or any other materials of better quality produced outside the State of Mississippi can be secured at a reasonable cost. The Contractor shall not use any materials on the project that are grown, produced, prepared, made, or manufactured outside of the United States. If such materials are not available, then those which are grown, produced, prepared, made, or manufactured outside the United States may be used.

BIDS SHALL BE DELIVERED TO THE MAYOR’S OFFICE, SECOND FLOOR, CITY HALL BUILDING,
140 LAMEUSE STREET, BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI, 39530, OR ELECTRONICALLY SUBMITTED AT WWW.BILOXIPLANS.COM

Bids shall be in letter form with the envelope or electronic attachment and bid marked plainly PARKING LOT FENCE and shall be addressed to the Mayor’s Office, P.O. Box 429, Biloxi, Mississippi 39533. In addition, the envelope or electronic attachment shall list the Company Name and Address, and all applicable state and local license numbers.

The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any informality in the proposal accepted. No bidder may withdraw his bid within 60 days after the actual date of the opening thereof.

Publish Twice: May 2 & 9, 2022