ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS HATTIESBURG HIGH SCHOOL SOLAR PROJECT, HATTIESBURG PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI
NOTICE is hereby given that the Board of Trustees of the HATTIESBURG PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT will receive sealed proposals for the above referenced project until January 18, 2022 at 11:00a.m. in the Board Room at Hattiesburg Public School District Office, located on 301 Mamie Street, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 39401. The Owner is requesting bids from qualified bidders. It is the intent of the Owner to award a Contract to the lowest qualified Bidder but reserves the right to select the Bidder they feel is the best, which may not necessarily be the lowest bid. All bidders should be aware of the possibility their bid may not be accepted even if it is the low bid. The Owner shall have the right to accept Alternates in any order or combination and to determine the low bidder on the sum of the Base Bid and Alternates accepted as well as contract time, subject to the provisions of Section 31-7-13 of the Mississippi Code of 1972, annotated and amended, and other applicable State laws. Refer to Project Specifications, Section 00100- Instructions to Bidders, for additional Bidding procedures and requirements. The Owner shall have the right to reject any or all bids and waive informalities and irregularities. Bidders must be licensed by the State of Mississippi and shall indicate a valid Certificate of Responsibility number on the outside of the bid envelope for the bid for all bids over $50,000 to be considered. All bids must be accompanied by bid security equal to 5% the amount of the bid, in the form of a certified check, cashier's check or a bid bond written by a company properly licensed in Mississippi. The successful bidder shall be required to furnish a payment and performance bonds written by a company licensed in Mississippi. The bond will be in the amount equal to 100% of the contract amount. The above general outline of features of the work does not in any way limit the responsibility of the contractor to perform all work and furnish all plant, labor, equipment, and materials required by the Contract Documents referred to therein. Proposals shall only be accepted when submitted upon the Bid Form provided with the Plans and Specifications. All blanks shall be completed legibly in ink. Submission of a bid represents that the bidder understands the Plans and Specifications and has visited and assessed the site. Each bid must be received in a sealed envelope which is marked in the lower left-hand corner EXACTLY as follows: HATTIESBURG HIGH SCHOOL SOLAR PROJECT, HATTIESBURG PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI Contractor's Certificate of Responsibility number             No bid may be withdrawn for a period of (45) days. 
 
Official Bid Documents may be downloaded, and 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 obtaining Bid Documents or the electronic bidding process, please call Central Bidding at 225-810-4814. Electronic submittal of Bids is not required.
 
Publication dates: December 8 and December 15, 2021.