SECTION 1: ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS 
 
CITY OF PEARL PARKS AND RECREATION:
BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL FIELDS
 
 
            Competitive sealed Bids for the CITY OF PEARL PARKS AND RECREATION: BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL FIELDS will be received by the Mayor and Board of Alderman of the City of Pearl, Mississippi or electronically at www.centralbidding.com until 2 O’clock P.M., local time, on the 31st day of October, 2019; and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud.
 
            The “Information for Bidders,” form of Bid, form of Contract, Plans and forms of Bid Bond, Performance Bond and Payment Bond and other Contract Documents may be examined at the following locations:
 
 
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
CITY OF PEARL
PEARL, MS 39208
                                               
PICKERING FIRM, INC.
2001 AIRPORT ROAD, SUITE 201
FLOWOOD, MS  39232
 
 
            Copies may be obtained at the Office of PICKERING FIRM, INC. upon payment of One Hundred and 00/100 Dollars ($100.00) for each set – none of which is refundable.
 
            All bids shall be marked “City of Pearl Parks and Recreation: Baseball and Softball Fields, October 31, 2019” on the outside of the envelope.  Bids shall be submitted, sealed and deposited at the City Clerk’s office by hand until 2:00 P.M., Thursday, October 31, 2019, 2420 Old Brandon Road, Pearl, MS 39208 or by mail, City of Pearl P.O. Box 5948, Pearl, MS 39288-5948.
 
            Each Bidder must deposit with his Bid, a Bid Bond or Certified Check in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of his Bid, payable to CITY OF PEARL as bid security.  Bidders shall also submit a current financial statement if requested by the Board.
 
            Bidders must be qualified under Mississippi Law and show Certificate of Responsibility issued by the Mississippi State Board of Public Contractors.  Each Bidder shall write his Certificate of Responsibility Number on the outside of the sealed envelope containing his Bid.
 
            No Bidder may withdraw his Bid within Sixty (60) days after the actual date of the opening thereof.
 
            The successful Bidder must provide both a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond (each in the amount of one hundred percent [100%] of the Contract) upon execution of the Contract.
 
            The Contract Time is 360 calendar days with a liquidated damages provision of Eight Hundred and 00/100 Dollars ($800.00) per calendar day thereafter.
 
            City of Pearl reserves the right to reject any and or all bids, waive technicalities, informalities, or irregularities in the bids received, solicit new bids, or to choose that bid which is deemed to be in the best interest of the City of Pearl.
 
 
 
 
                                                                                     /s/                                                                   
                                                                                    Jake Windham, MAYOR
Attest:
Kelly Scouten, City Clerk
 
 
 
 
Publication Dates:        October 2, 2019
                                   
                                    October 9, 2019