ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
 
Notice is hereby given that Sealed bids the following project, will be received by the Board of Supervisors of Lafayette County, Mississippi in the Boardroom of the Lafayette County Chancery Building, Oxford, Mississippi, until 10:00 a.m., Thursday, April 29, 2021 and shortly thereafter they will be publically opened and recorded for the following project:
 
Project Name:
2020 Alterations & Additions
Lafayette County Jail
711 East Jackson Ave.
Oxford, MS 
 
Contract Documents are on file in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette County, and may be obtained from:
 
            Howorth and Associates Architects
            800 North Lamar, Suite 4
            Oxford, Mississippi    38655
            Phone: 662.234.7444
 
Official bid documents can be downloaded at ­www.centralbidding.com. Electronic bids may be submitted at www.centralbidding.com.  For any questions relating to the electronic bidding process, please call Central Bidding at (225) 810-4814.
 
If printed copies are required by bidder(s), the actual cost of printing, shipping and a $25 handling charge will be required from bidder before sending. Bid preparation will be in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders bound in the Project Manual.
 
Bids shall be submitted on the Bid Form published in the Contract Documents.
 
Bid envelope must contain on the outside of the envelope, the Contractor’s current Certificate of Responsibility Number and the Contractor’s License Number unless a statement on the exterior says the bid enclosed is less than or does not exceed $50,000.00.  Envelope containing bids must be sealed, marked and addressed with the Project Name as shown above.
 
A Pre-Bid meeting including the prospective bidder’s ONLY opportunity to visit the site is scheduled for  9:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Attendance is not mandatory to submit a bid but lack of information that otherwise would have been available from having made a site inspection will not be reason for change requests for the successful bidder.
 
 
BY:                                                                 
Mike Roberts, President
            Lafayette County Board of Supervisors
 
Advertisement Dates:  March 31, 2021
                                    April 7, 2021