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 Tuesday September 30, 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
 
This project includes the construction of new ADA accessible playground equipment at Lewisburg Intermediate School located at 1711 Craft Rd and Southaven Elementary School located at 8274 Claiborne Dr. Road. The playground will be an addition to their existing playground and will include various play equipment and a shade canopy. The surface will be a concrete sidewalk with a rubber safety surface. The construction will include fence and gate modifications, ADA access improvements and minor grading work.
 
Plans and Specifications Entitled:
 
DCS Accessible Playground Additions
Desoto County Schools
Desoto County, Mississippi
 
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Bids on the Project must be received on or before the period scheduled for the project and no bid withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for the project for a period of forty-five (45) days.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.
 
 
PRE-BID CONFERENCE
 
A.         A pre-bid conference has been scheduled on SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 at 2:00 P.m. at the Owner’s Physical Plant office at the address listed below.
 
            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
Roy Lamica, Engineer
1661 International Drive, Suite 100
Memphis, Tennessee  38120
PH:  901-820-0820
FX:  901-683-1001
 
 
 
DATES OF ADVERTISEMENT:             SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
 
                                                            SEPTEMBER 8, 2022