Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received for the project named below by the Desoto County School District, 5 East South Street, Hernando, Mississippi  38632, until June 1, 2022 at 2:00 p.m.
 
Location for Receipt of Bids:
 
Superintendent’s Office
Desoto County School District
5 East South Street
Hernando, MS  38632
 
The project consists of partially replacing the existing water fountains with bottle fillers located at Career Tech East, Center Hill High School, Chickasaw Elementary School, Center Hill Middle School, Olive Branch Elementary School, Olive Branch Intermediate School, Olive Branch High School, Olive Branch Middle School, Overpark Elementary School, Pleasant Hill Elementary School, and Center Hill Elementary School.   
 
This project is funded by ESSR funds and will have to follow all requirements including Davis Bacon Wage Rates.
 
Project Location: Various Locations
Owner: Desoto County School District, 5 East South Street, Hernando, MS 38632
 
Plans and Specifications Entitled:
 
District Two Bottle Filler Replacement Project
Desoto County Schools
Hernando, MS
 
May be viewed and purchased from our online plan room: www.allenhoshallplanroom.com
 
a.         Copy of plans and specifications will be available for purchase, download, and/or print from our online plan room.  See web address above.
 
b.         Partial Sets will not be issued.
 
c.         Copies of plans and specifications will be placed in plan rooms in major cities within the area, locally, and elsewhere as bona fide requests are received.
 
Official bid documents can also be downloaded from Central Bidding at www.centralbidding.com.  Electronic bids and/or reverse auction bids can be submitted at www.centralbidding.com.  For any questions relating to the electronic bidding process, please call Central Bidding at 225-810-4814.
 
Proposals shall be submitted on proposal forms provided with the specifications and must be accompanied by Proposal Security in the form of Certified Check or acceptable Bid Bond in the amount equal to at least five percent (5%) of the Base Bid: such security to be forfeited as liquidated damages, not penalty, by any bidder who fails to carry out the terms of the proposal, execute contract and post Performance Bond in the form and amount within the time specified.  The Bid Bond, if used, shall be payable to the Owner.
 
Bids on the Project must be received on or before the period scheduled for the project and no bid withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for the project for a period of forty-five (45) days.
 
All bids submitted in excess of $50,000.00 by a Prime or Subcontractor to do any erection, building, construction, repair, maintenance, or related work must comply with the Mississippi Contractors Act of 1985, by securing a Certificate of Responsibility from the State Board of Contractors.
 
If the Districts Superintendents Office is closed for any reason, including but not limited to inclement weather, an emergency situation or any other act of nature, for which closure prevents the opening of bids at the originally advertised date and time, all bids received shall be publicly opened and read aloud on the next business day that the District’s Superintendents Office shall be open for business at the previously advertised time.  The new date and time of bid opening, as determined in accordance with this paragraph, shall not be advertised. Any plan holders will not be notified of such change. Desoto County Schools shall not be held responsible if plan holders fail to comply or misses this rescheduling due to no fault of the district.
 
 
PRE-BID CONFERENCE
 
A.         A pre-bid conference has been scheduled on May 10th, 2022 at 9:00 am at Desoto County Schools County Office Plant Maintenance located at 5 East South Street, Hernando MS 38632
 
            B.         All general contract/major subcontract Bidders and Suppliers are urged to attend.
 
            C.         All Bidders are expected to have familiarized themselves with conditions relating to the work prior to the pre-bid conference.
 
The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids on any or all projects and to waive informalities.
 
OWNER:
 
Desoto County School District
5 East South Street
Hernando, MS  38632
 
ARCHITECT:
 
Allen & Hoshall, PLLC
1661 International Drive, Suite 100
Memphis, Tennessee  38120
PH:  901-820-0820
FX:  901-683-1001