Harrison County Multi Department Complex Project #11499

NOTIFICATION OF INVITATION FOR BID

Notice is hereby given that Harrison County, Mississippi, will receive sealed bids at the BOARD CONFERENCE ROOM, FIRST JUDICIAL COURTHOUSE, 1801 23rd AVE, GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI, until 10:00 A.M. (CDT) on TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 2022, and then publicly read aloud for the following:

Harrison County Multi Department Complex

Single stipulated sum bids will be received for all work required by the Contract Documents in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.

All Bids must be accompanied by a certified check or bank draft payable to the order of Harrison County, Mississippi, negotiable U.S. Government bonds (at par value), or a satisfactory Bid bond executed by the Contractor and an acceptable surety, must be submitted in in the amount, form and subject to the conditions provided in the Instructions to Bidders. Performance and Payment Bonds will be required from the successful bidder. Bidders shall comply with law of the State of Mississippi requiring Certificate of Responsibility. Bids not accompanied by this will be considered unresponsive and disqualified from consideration.

A Pre-Bid Meeting will be held at the BOARD CONFERENCE ROOM, FIRST JUDICIAL COURTHOUSE, 1801 23rd AVE, GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI at 10:00 A.M. on TUESDAY, May 17, 2022.

Bid documents are being made available via digital or paper copy. All Prospective Contractors and Plan Holders may obtain the bid documents at no charge by contacting the Harrison County Purchasing Department, 1801 23rd Ave., Gulfport, MS 39501, (228) 865-4028 during regular business hours (8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday – Friday). Bid Documents may also be viewed or downloaded at www.centralbidding.com. Charges apply to non- members for documents download. There is NO CHARGE for registration and bid submittal. For any questions relating to registration to bid at www.centralbidding.com call Central Bidding at 225-810-4814. Electronic bidding for this project shall be hosted by Central Bidding.at www.centralbidding.com ONLY. Bid documents may be viewed or downloaded at www.harrisoncountybids.com.

Bids may be submitted via sealed envelope or electronically at www.centralbidding.com until the time specified. Bids received after the specified time will be returned unopened. Bids submitted by sealed envelope must be addressed to Harrison County Chancery Clerk’s Office in the First Judicial District Courthouse 1801 23rd Ave, Gulfport, Mississippi 39501 and designated as Bid for:

Harrison County Multi Department Complex

The current Certificate of Responsibility Number shall be indicated on the exterior of the sealed bid envelope in order to be opened. All Bids submitted for $50,000 or less shall be so marked on the exterior of the sealed bid envelope.

Bids sent through the U.S. Mail are done so at the risk of the Prospective Vendor/Contractor and should be addressed to Harrison County, Mississippi, in care of the Chancery Clerk’s Office, Post Office Drawer CC Gulfport, Mississippi 39502. The County is NOT responsible for bids that arrive in the mail after the designated opening time. Bids may be delivered in person to the Harrison County Chancery Clerk’s Office in the First Judicial District Courthouse located at 1801 23rd Ave, Gulfport, Mississippi until 5:00 p.m. on Monday, June 6, 2022, or the Board of Supervisor’s conference room at the First Judicial District Courthouse in Gulfport, Mississippi on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, prior to the opening time as listed above.

Per Mississippi Law, MS Code 31-3-21 (3); any bid submitted by a non-resident contractor which does not include the non-resident contractor’s current state law pertaining to such state’s treatment of nonresident contractor’s, shall be rejected, and not considered for award. If no such law exists in the nonresident contractor’s state, then the non-resident contractor must provide a statement to that effect.

If the agency is closed for any reason, including but not limited to: acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, earthquakes, floods, or other natural disasters (the “Force Majeure Events”), which closure prevents the opening of bids at the advertised date and time, all bids received shall be publicly opened and read aloud on the next business day that the agency shall be open and at the previously advertised time. The new date and time of the bid opening, as determined in accordance with this paragraph, shall not be advertised, and all Vendors/Contractors, upon submission of a bid, shall be deemed to have knowledge of and shall have agreed to the provisions of this paragraph. Bids shall be received by the agency until the new date and time of the bid opening as set forth herein. The agency shall not be held responsible for the receipt of any bids for which the delivery was attempted and failed due to the closure of the agency resulting from a Force Majeure Event. Each Vendor/Contractor shall be required to ensure the delivery and receipt of its bid by the agency prior to the new date and time of the bid opening.

The Owner expressly reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids or any part of any or all bids based on a lowest and best bid determination. If the bid documents request separate bids on phases or items of a project, the Owner reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids or any part of any or all bids based on a lowest and best bid determination on each phase or item for which a separate bid is requested. The Owner reserves the right to waive informalities.

Harrison County, Mississippi will neither pay for any information herein requested nor be responsible for any costs incurred by the proposer. All bids shall become the property of Harrison County, Mississippi upon submission. Harrison County, Mississippi reserves the right to negotiate final price subsequent to the submission of bids from the selected qualified Bidders.

Bids may be held for a period not to exceed forty-five (45) days from the date of the opening of bids for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the qualifications of Contractors, prior to awarding of the Contract.

By Order of the Board of Supervisors, this the 14th day of February, 2022.

John McAdams
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors Harrison County, Mississippi

Publication Dates:
Thursday, May 5, 2022
Thursday, May 12, 2022