To Advertise:                                                           

1. July 19, 2021                                      

2. July 26, 2021                                                                                         
 
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Pre/Post Procedure Unit Relocation
Memorial Hospital at Gulfport
 

                                                                       I Denotes special protocol during COVID-19 Phases

  

Memorial Hospital at Gulfport will receive Sealed Bids with Qualification Statements until August 17, 2021, at 2:00 PM for the furnishing of all labor and material and performing all work necessary and incidental  to BID #2021-0817, PRE/POST PROCEDURE UNIT RELOCATION, MEMORIAL HOSPITAL at GULFPORT,  in accordance with Drawings and Project Manual. 

SCOPE:    Generally, the scope of work consists of renovating an area on the Existing 1st floor of the Hospital to house the Pre/Post Procedure Unit, as well as relocate an existing public toilet room and mechanical room. Work includes but is not limited to new walls, mechanical, electrical, plumbing items, equipment, fire safing, sprinklers, and finishes throughout the areas. All work is complete with all materials, labor, structural, mechanical, plumbing, and electrical work, etc. as indicated in the drawings and as specified.

Coordination with Owner will be necessary for scheduling the delivery and installation of the Owner’s Equipment to ensure that areas are completely ready for Owner’s equipment arrival.

The above Scope of Work will be performed while areas outside of the limits of the Work are occupied.  Strict conformance to Infection Control guidelines, construction noise abatement, and ability to organize work with flexible hours and manage disruption in continuity of work is vital to the successful completion of the project.  Bidders shall be able to prove and demonstrate the ability to perform this Scope of Work in these restrictive environments and shall be able to prove experience in the Healthcare environment within the last five (5) years. Bidders may meet this requirement by assigning to the project, a team in which the members are able to demonstrate their healthcare abilities and qualifications including but not limited to Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) experience. Owner reserves the right to review qualifications of Bidders prior to award of Contract.

Work shall be completed in One Hundred Fifty (150) Calendar Days. Liquidated damages of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) per day shall apply for non-compliance. A Performance and Payment Bond will be required of the successful bidder.

I COVID-19 PROTOCOLS for Bidding and Pre-Bid

      1)   During the pre-bid and bid opening:  Attendance will be limited to one person per bidder, if possible.

      2)   During all pre-bid and bid opening:  All attendees must meet the Hospital entrance requirements that are in place at the time. These requirements are subject to change.

      3)   During all pre-bid and bid opening:   It is highly recommended that attendees show up in plenty of time to meet the Hospital entrance requirements and have an alternate plan should they not be allowed to enter due to fever, etc. The bid deadline that is set cannot be waived due to an attendee/bidder not being able to gain entrance into the Hospital.

      4)   During pre-bid and walkthrough: Depending on number of interested bidders that respond, attendees may be broken down into small groups to see the site conditions for the project.

      5)   For bidding:  It is highly recommended that bidders submit their bid through Central Bidding or by delivery service to arrive before the set times indicated.

BIDS:    

Official Bid Documents can be downloaded from Central Bidding at www.centralbidding.com.  Electronic bids can be submitted at www.centralbidding.com.  Electronic bids shall be submitted at or before 2:00 p.m. on bid date.  For any questions relating to electronic bidding process, please call Central Bidding at 225-810-4814.

Also, complete Bidding Documents for this project are available in electronic form for downloading, without charge and without deposit, by requesting an electronic set of documents through the project bidding email address:   [email protected].

Printed copies are not available from the Architect, but arrangements can be made to obtain them through most reprographic firms.  Plan holders are responsible for their own reproduction costs.

Bids submitted by mail must be addressed to:

Memorial Hospital at Gulfport
P.O. Box 1810, Gulfport, MS 39502
Attention:  Greg Quigley, Director of Engineering, Engineering Department.


Bids submitted by delivery services, such as FedEx or UPS, must be delivered before 1:45 p.m. on bid date and shall be addressed to:

the office of Greg Quigley, Director of Engineering, Engineering Department

Memorial Hospital at Gulfport
4500 13TH Street, Gulfport, MS 39501.
 

Bids hand delivered before 1:45 p.m. on bid date shall be delivered to:

the office of Greg Quigley, Director of Engineering, Engineering Department

Memorial Hospital at Gulfport
4500 13TH Street, Gulfport, MS. 

Bids hand delivered between 1:45 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. on bid date shall be delivered to:

Large Engineering Conference Room on the Second Floor at

Memorial Hospital at Gulfport
4500 13TH Street, Gulfport, MS.

 

All bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at MEMORIAL HOSPITAL at GULFPORT, LARGE ENGINEERING CONFERENCE ROOM ON THE SECOND FLOOR at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, August 17, 2021.

Instructions to Bidders, Drawings and Project Manual, and other documents pertaining to construction of this project, may be reviewed only, in person, beginning Tuesday, July 20, 2021, at the following location:

·         Memorial Hospital at Gulfport – Engineering Department – Call 228-865-3056 to schedule a time to review hardcopy of Drawings and Project Manual.

·         No verbal questions may be asked, and none will be answered.   

·         All bidding questions must be submitted through the Bidding Email:

[email protected].

To assist Bidders during the bid period, one (1) Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference and Site Visit will be held at Memorial Hospital at Gulfport at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 28, 2021, in the O.R. Conference Room on the Second Floor of the Hospital, with a site visit immediately following.  Although it is mandatory for General Contractors to attend both the Pre-Bid Conference and the Site Visit, Subcontractors who wish to bid the project are encouraged, but not required, to attend both the Pre-Bid Conference and the Site Visit.

Bid security of five percent (5%) of the total amount of Base Bid and all Alternate Bids shall be submitted with each bid as provided in the Instructions of Bidders.

Bids shall be submitted in sealed opaque envelopes. Envelopes shall be clearly marked as follows:

“SEALED BID:     MEMORIAL HOSPITAL at GULFPORT
                           PRE/POST PROCEDURE UNIT RELOCATION
                        Bid #2021-0817”      

 

Bidders must indicate Certificate of Responsibility Number on the outside of the sealed envelope.

NOTE:  No Bids (electronically submitted, mailed, delivered by delivery service or hand delivered) shall be accepted after times indicated.

The Board of Trustees of Memorial Hospital at Gulfport reserves the right to reject all bids and to waive any formality. Attention should be directed to the fact that Memorial Hospital at Gulfport is a publicly owned hospital and subject to Mississippi State Laws related to bidding.  No bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of ninety (90) days after date set for opening thereof.

No bid shall be considered awarded until such time as all contract documents have been signed and received by both parties.

I COVID-19 PROTOCOLS for After Bid is Awarded

1)      Contractor responsible for screening all their personnel daily and for keeping a daily log/ record of each employees’ temperature.  Log to be provided by Owner.

2)      Contractors will have to supply all their own PPE for all of their personnel for entire time that it is required for construction of this project.

 

 

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Additional Notes/Requirements

To assist Bidders during the bid period, one (1) Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference and Site Visit will be held at Memorial Hospital at Gulfport at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 28, 2021, in the O.R. Conference Room on the Second Floor of the Hospital, with a site visit immediately following. Although it is mandatory for General Contractors to attend both the Pre-Bid Conference and the Site Visit, Subcontractors who wish to bid the project are encouraged, but not required, to attend both the Pre-Bid Conference and the Site Visit.