24-3549.5 County Farm Road and Landon Road Sewer #16484

Harrison County Board of Supervisors (Owner) is requesting Bids for the construction of the following Project:

County Farm Road and Landon Road Sewer MCWI No.: 347-2-CW-5.5

Sealed Bids for the construction of the Project will be received by the Board of Supervisors of Harrison County at the First Judicial Courthouse, Emergency Management Conference Room located at 1801 23rd Avenue, Gulfport, Mississippi,
until Monday, September 9, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. local time. At that time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read.

The Project includes the following Work:

Construction of A 1,000 gallon per minute (GPM) pump station with 6,000 linear feet of force main and approximately 1,000 linear feet of gravity sewer ranging in size from 10” to 15” and associated work including, but not limited to, street repair, replacement of storm drain culverts, erosion control, traffic control, etc.

Sealed Bids must be on file with the Clerk of the Board prior to the opening date and time as stated above. Sealed Bids must be sealed and clearly marked on the outside envelope as indicated Bid for County Farm Road and Landon Road Sewer to be opened September 9, 2024. Sealed Bid envelopes not so marked are submitted at the risk of the perspective Bidder and the County assumes no responsibility for the premature opening of same by any County employee. All bids must be on file with the Clerk of this Board on or prior to the hour and date first mentioned above. Bids sent through the mails should be addressed to the Board of Supervisors, care of the Chancery Clerk’s Office, Post Office Drawer CC, Gulfport, Mississippi 39502. Bids delivered in person must be delivered to the Clerk’s Office in the First Judicial District Courthouse, Gulfport, Mississippi.

Obtaining the Bidding Documents

Information and Bidding Documents for the Project can be found at the following designated website:

www.harrisoncountybids.com

Bidding Documents may be viewed and downloaded from the designated website. Prospective Bidders are urged to register with the designated website as a plan holder. The designated website will be updated periodically with addenda, lists of registered plan holders, reports, and other information relevant to submitting a Bid for the Project. All official notifications, addenda, and other Bidding Documents will be offered only through the designated website. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the designated website.

The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is:
Overstreet & Associates, PLLC
161 Lameuse Street, Suite 203
Biloxi, MS 39530

Prospective Bidders may examine the Bidding Documents at the Issuing Office on Monday through Thursday between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. and Friday between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and Noon.

“Electronic Bids” may be submitted on-line at www.harrisoncountybids.com prior the opening date and time as stated above. For any questions relating to the electronic submittal or bidding process, please call PH Bidding Group at 662-407-0193.

All interpretations of drawings and specifications shall be directed to Overstreet & Associates, PLLC, Grady Martin, P.E. via email at grady@overstreeteng.com. Questions received less than seven (7) days prior to the date for opening of Bids may not be answered.

Bids will be received from a single prime Contractor. Bids shall be on a unit price basis as indicated on the Bid Form.

Bid security shall be furnished in accordance with the Instruction to Bidders.

For bids exceeding $50,000.00, Bidder mut indicate his Certificate of Responsibility Number on the outside of sealed bid as required by Mississippi Law. Effective July 1, 2010; Per MS Code 31-3-21(3); any bid submitted by a nonresident contractor which does not include the nonresident contractor’s current state law pertaining to such state’s treatment of nonresident contractors, shall be rejected and not considered for award. If no such law exists in the non-resident contractor’s state, then the non-resident contractor may provide a statement to that effect.

If the agency is closed for any reason, including but not limited to: acts of God, strike, 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/Bidders , 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 bds for which the delivery was attempted and failed due to the closure of the agency as a result of a Force Majeure Event. Each Vendor/Bidders shall be required to ensure delivery and receipt of its bid by the agency prior to the new date and time of the bid opening.

The Board 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 determination. If the Bid documents request separate bids on phases or items of a project, the Board 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 Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to waive informalities.

Bids may be held by the Owner for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days from the date of submittal for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the qualifications of Bidders, prior to awarding of the Contract. No bidder may withdraw his bid within sixty (60) days after date of submittal.

Minority and women’s business enterprises are solicited to bid on this contract as prime contractors and are encouraged to make inquiries regarding potential subcontracting opportunities, equipment, materials or supply needs.

All contracts awarded under this Advertisement will be funded in part by anticipated funds from the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) THROUGH THE Mississippi Municipality and County Water Infrastructure Grant (MCWI) Program. The successful Bidder will be required tom comply with all MCWI Program regulations and requirements

A Pre-Bid Conference for the Project will be held on August 22, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. at the EMA Conference Room, Harrison County Courthouse, 1801 23rd Avenue, Gulfport, Mississippi. Attendance at the Pre-Bid Conference is encouraged but not required.

Instructions to Bidders.

For all further requirements regarding bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents.

This Advertisement is issued by:

Owner: Harrison County Board of Supervisors

By: Angela Thrash
Title: Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
Harrison County, Mississippi                                                                             

Publication Dates:
August 9, 2024
August 16, 2024