24-3549.11 North South Water System Loop #16814

Notice is hereby given that the Harrison County Board of Supervisors, Harrison County, Mississippi, will receive sealed bids at the EMA CONFERENCE ROOM, FIRST JUDICIAL COURTHOUSE, 1801 23rd AVE, GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI,
until 2:00 P.M. local time on MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2024 and then publicly read aloud for the following:

NORTH SOUTH WATER SYSTEM LOOP
MCWI 355-2-DW-5.15

Bids for the construction of the Project will be received at the Harrison County Board of Supervisors Office located at 1801 23rd Avenue, P.O. Drawer CC, Gulfport, MS, 39502-0860, until Monday, October 28, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. local time. At that time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read.

The project generally includes construction of approximately 15,000 linear feet of 12-inch diameter water line by open cut and horizontal directional drilling methods. 

The maximum allowable number of consecutive calendar days for the completion of Work (the Contract Time) is set forth in the Bid Proposal and will be included in the executed Agreement. The project will be subject to liquidated damages in the amount of Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750) per consecutive calendar day for each day in default after the stipulated completion date. 

Obtaining the Bidding Documents

Copies of the contract documents, including Drawings and Technical Specifications, are on file and may be examined without charge at the following locations:

Pickering Firm, Inc.
2001 Airport Road, Suite 201
Flowood, MS 39232     

Harrison County Purchasing Department
1801 23rd Ave.
Gulfport, MS 39501
www.harrisoncountybids.com

Bid Specifications and Procedures may be obtained at www.harrisoncountybids.com.  Bid documents are non-refundable and must be purchased through the website. For any questions relating to obtaining the Bid Specifications and Project Plans from Plan House, electronic submittals and/or bidding process, please call Plan House at 228-248-0181. Charges apply for document download or hard copy orders. There is NO CHARGE for registration and bid submittal. Electronic bidding for this project shall be hosted by Plan House at www.harrisoncountybids.com ONLY. No partial sets of drawings of project manuals will be issued. No contract documents (hard copies or electronic copies) will be issued to Contractors within forty-eight (48) hours of the time indicated above for receiving bids.

Bids must be submitted upon the standard forms contained within these contract documents furnished by the Engineer for the Harrison County Board of Supervisors, Mississippi, noted in the Instructions to Bidders. Bids submitted shall be in letter form in a sealed envelope and outside of envelope shall be marked plainly North South Water System Loop and shall be addressed to Jaci Turner, County Engineer, Harrison County Board of Supervisors, 1801 23rd Avenue, P.O. Drawer CC, Gulfport, MS, 39502-0860 or for those interested, bids can be electronically submitted at www.harrisoncountybids.com no later than MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2024, BEFORE the accepting time as listed above. For any questions relating to the electronic submittals and/or bidding process, please call Plan House at 228-248-0181. No oral, telegraphic, telephonic, or e-mail proposals will be considered. 

Each bidder shall write his Name, his Address, and his Certificate of Responsibility number/or a statement that the bid enclosed does not exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) on the outside of the sealed envelope containing the proposal. If submitting electronically, please include this information on a

cover page with your bid submission. All interpretations of drawings and specifications shall be directed to Pickering Firm, Inc., Dan Townsend, PE via email at dtownsend@pickeringfirm.com .  Questions received less than seven (7) days prior to the date for opening bids may not be answered.

Pre-Bid Conference

A Pre-Bid Conference for the Project has not been scheduled at this time; however, if a pre-bid conference is scheduled, all plan holders will be notified by addendum. Attendance at the Pre-Bid Conference is encouraged but not required.

Instructions to Bidders

Each bid must be accompanied by a Bid Bond or Certified Check in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of his Base Bid, payable to the Harrison County Board of Supervisors, as bid security. In the event that an electronic bid is submitted, a copy of the bid bond must be included with the submission. If submitting electronically, a hard copy of all bid documents must be provided within 3 business days if requested after the bid opening. The successful bidder shall furnish a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond each in the amount of 100% of the bid to be submitted with the executed contracts and Certificate of Insurance. The Owner and Engineer shall be listed as additional insured’s on all policies with the waiver of subrogation on all liability policies.

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 nonresident contractor’s state, then the non-resident contractor may provide a statement to that effect.

The Harrison County Board of Supervisors, reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any informality in the bidding. Bids may be held for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days from the date of the opening of bids for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the qualifications of Bidders, prior to awarding of the contract.

The project is funded by ARPA/MCWI and the requirements for this grant including the procurement process shall be followed including opportunity for participation by minority and women-owned business enterprises in the procurement of goods and services. 

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.

By Order of the Harrison County Board of Supervisors adopted on the10th day of June, 2024.

This Advertisement is issued by:

Owner: Harrison County Board of Supervisors
By: Angela Thrash
Title: Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
Date: 9/27/2024 & 10/4/2024