The Board of Trustees of Forrest County General Hospital will receive sealed proposals for the Forrest General Hospital ER Blue Reroof.

 SEALED BIDS

 Time for Receipt: Sealed bids will be received until 10:00 A.M. CST, on Tuesday, February 21, 2023.

 Location for Receipt:

 Office of the President

Forrest County General Hospital 6051 US Highway 49 South

Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39401-7243

 Bid Opening: Bids received on time will be opened publicly and read aloud in the Oak Room of Forrest County General Hospital promptly after time for receipt.

 A voluntary Pre-Bid conference will be held at 2:00 p.m. CST, on Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at:

 Oak Room

Forrest County General Hospital 6051 US Highway 49 South

Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39401-7243 PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Forrest General Hospital ER Blue Reroof are as described and reflected by the drawings and specifications prepared by Perkins Architecture, PLLC, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, dated January 3, 2023.

 Contracting Arrangement: A single lump sum contract shall be let for the complete Work described in the Bidding Documents.

 DOCUMENTS

 Plan Holders are required to register and order bid documents at https://www.perkinspllcplanroom.com/. Bid documents are non-refundable and must be purchased through the website. All plan holders are required to have a valid email address for registration. Please contact Plan House Printing, 1a Churchill Street, Hattiesburg, MS, 39402, 601-336-6378 for questions regarding website registration and online orders. Cost of bid documents shall be $100.00 per copy.

BIDDING REQUIREMENTS

Bids shall be submitted in duplicate only upon the blank bid forms provided with the project manual and must be accompanied by bid security in the form of a certified check or acceptable bid bond in an amount equal to at least five percent (5%) of the base bid. Said security to be forfeited, as liquidated damages, not penalty, by a bidder who may be awarded the contract, but who fails to carry out the terms of the proposal, execute the contract and post the required performance and payment bonds in the form and amount, and within the time specified. The bid bond, or the certified check, if used in lieu thereof, shall be payable unconditionally to Forrest County General Hospital.

Bids on the project must be received on or before the time specified above, and no bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time and date for the receipt of bids for a period of forty-five

(45) days. All bids submitted must comply with the requirements of Chapter 3, Title 31 (Sections 31- 3-1, et. seq.) of the Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended, and the performance of any contract awarded shall be bonded in accordance with Chapter 5, Title 31 of the Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended.

 Bidders who are non-residents of the State of Mississippi must also comply with the provisions of Section 31-3-21(3) of the Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended.

 The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive informalities. Dated this 3rd day of January, 2023.

 BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF

FORREST COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL

By:     /s/                            Rick Preusch, Chairman

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Wednesday ,January 11,2023 and Wednesday ,January 18,20233.