00 11 13 – ADVERTISEMENT TO BID
 
You are hereby invited to submit a sealed bid (or at the Bidder’s option, electronically submitted Bids) for “Data Center Relocation – BID #22-11-008” located at the Jackson County Campus of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Gautier, Mississippi.  Bids will be received from contractors at the Warner Peterson Administration building - Classroom “B” on the Jackson County Campus, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College until 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, January 4, 2022, and then publicly opened and read aloud.
 
Single stipulated sum bids will be received for all work required by the Contract Documents in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.
 
Instructions to Bidders, Form of Bid, Form of Contract, Form of Contract Bond, Drawings, Specifications and other Contract Documents may be examined at the following locations:
 
Office of the Architect, A. Lee Palermo, 51 Main Street, Perkinston, Mississippi 39573. (601)528-8424
ABC Plan Rooms, Gulfport and Jackson, Mississippi.
AGC Plan Rooms, Gulfport and Jackson, Mississippi. 
Bid documents are being made available via hard copy or digital copy at www.centralbidding.com. Interested bidders should log-in or register for a free account to view and/or order Bid Documents. All plan holders are required to have a valid email address for registration. The cost of the bid documents is non-refundable and must be purchased through the website (digital and hard copies). Questions regarding website registration and online orders please contact Central Bidding at (225) 810-4814.
 
All proposals must be on file with the College prior to the opening time as stated above. All proposals must be sealed and clearly marked on the outside of the envelope as indicated “Data Center Relocation – BID #22-11-008” to be opened on January 4, 2022.  Envelopes not so marked are submitted at the risk of the Bidder and the College assumes no responsibility for the premature opening of same by any College employee.
 
At the Bidders option, in lieu of submitting a physical sealed Bid, electronic bids may be submitted at www.centralbidding.com. Bids shall be received electronically until the date/time as stated above.  For any questions relating to the electronic bidding process, please call Central Bidding at (225) 810-4814. Electronic submittal of Bids is not required.
 
The College reserves the right to waive any informalities and to reject any or all bids.
 
Each bidder must deposit with his bid (or upload at Bidders Option), security 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.
 
Resident contractors shall, in accordance with laws of the State of Mississippi, be granted preference over non-residents in the award of this contract in the same manner and to the same extent as provided by the laws of the state of domicile of the non-resident.  A non-resident contractor shall attach to his proposal a copy of his resident state's current law pertaining to such state's treatment of non-resident contractors.
 
No bidder may withdraw his bid within sixty (60) days after the actual date of the opening thereof.
                                       
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
                                                                    MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE 
Run:     Tuesday, November 23, 2021
              Tuesday, November 30, 2021