24-2388 Metal Building At Multi-Department Complex Site #15070

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 9:30 A.M. (CDT) on Wednesday, March 13, 2024 and then publicly read aloud for the following:

METAL BUILDING AT MULTI DEPARTMENT COMPLEX SITE

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 an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total bid. Bids not accompanied by this will be considered unresponsive and disqualified from consideration.

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). Specifications and detailed instructions regarding the bid process may be obtained by visiting the website www.harrisoncountybids.com or https://harrisoncountyms.gov/. For any questions relating to the electronic submittal or bidding process, please call Plan House Bidding Group at 662-407-0193 or via email at cory@phbidding.com. For questions regarding the technical specifications, contact the Harrison County Board of Supervisors Purchase Clerk at 228-865-4085.

Bids may be submitted via sealed envelope or electronically 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:

METAL BUILDING AT MULTI DEPARTMENT COMPLEX SITE

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 Tuesday, March 12, 2024 or the Board of Supervisor’s conference room at the First Judicial District Courthouse in Gulfport, Mississippi on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, prior to the opening time as listed above.

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 as a result of 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 sixty (60) 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 30th day of October, in the year of 2023.

Angela Thrash
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
Harrison County, Mississippi

Publication Dates:
Friday, February 9, 2024
Friday, February 16, 2024