ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
 
City of Pass Christian, Mississippi
 
     The City of Pass Christian, Mississippi, will receive bids for:
 
 CONSTRUCTION
OF THE
DAVIS AVENUE
MUNICIPAL PARKING LOT EXPANSION
 
at the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, Pass Christian, Mississippi, during normal office hours at any time prior to the designated bid date, but not later than 3:30 p.m. on the date of the bid opening.    Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at a regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen at 6:00 P.M., September 5, 2023. The meeting will be held at the Board Conference Room at 200 West Scenic Drive, Pass Christian, MS.
 
     Bids are invited for the construction of an expansion to an existing concrete parking lot, earthwork, and pavement markings. The location of the proposed parking lot is south of the existing municipal parking lot adjacent to Davis Avenue in Pass Christian. Also included is the erection of temporary construction fencing around the dripline of the live oak tree located south of the project area.
 
     Contract Documents, including Technical Specifications, are on file at the Office of City Clerk, at City Hall, Pass Christian, Mississippi.
 
     A certified check or bank draft payable to the order of City of Pass Christian, Mississippi, negotiable U. S. Government bonds (at par value), or a satisfactory Bid Bond executed by the Bidder and an acceptable surety licensed under the laws of the State of Mississippi, in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total bid for City of Pass Christian, Construction of the Davis Avenue Municipal Parking Lot Expansion, shall be submitted with each bid.
 
     For bids exceeding $50,000 Bidder must indicate his Certificate of Responsibility Number on outside of sealed proposal as required by Mississippi Law.  For bids not exceeding $50,000, Bidder must either indicate his Certificate Number, or else write clearly "Bid does not exceed $50,000."
 
The City of Pass Christian, Mississippi, reserves the right to consider the following relevant factors in addition to the contract price in determining the lowest and best bid:  bidder's skill and business judgment, his experience and his facilities for carrying out the contract, his previous conduct under other contracts and the quality of previous work, as well as his pecuniary ability, honesty, and integrity.  The City also reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any informalities in the bidding. 
 
Awarding public contracts to non-resident Bidders will be on the same basis as the non-resident bidder’s state awards contracts to Mississippi Contractors bidding under similar circumstances. In order to ensure that Mississippi’s so-called Golden Rule is followed, state law requires a non-resident bidder to attach to his bid a copy of his resident state’s current laws pertaining to such State’s treatment of non-resident contractors.
 
     Bids may be held by the City of Pass Christian, Mississippi, for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days from the date of the opening of bids for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the qualifications of Bidders, prior to awarding of the Contract.
 
    Authorized by order of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen, July 18, 2023.
 
                                                                                         City of Pass Christian, Mississippi
 
                                                                                         By               Ron Duckworth       
                                                                                         Title               CITY CLERK        
Publish dates: July 21 and 28, 2023.