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 September 26, 2023 at 2:30 p.m.
 
Location for Receipt of Bids:
 
Superintendent’s Office
Desoto County School District
5 East South Street
Hernando, MS  38632
 
The project consists of constructing a new 4 classroom attached school building addition at the existing Center Hill Elementary School Campus located at 13662 Center Hill Road, Olive Branch, 38654. All four classrooms will be designed to meet the storm shelter requirements of ICC 500. The new facilities will include all associated site work which includes grading, paving, drainage, utilities, and other related work as shown on the drawings and/or described in the specifications.
 
Project Location: 13662 Center Hill Road, Olive Branch, MS 38654
                       
Owner: Desoto County School District, 5 East South Street, Hernando, MS 38632
 
Plans and Specifications Entitled:
 
Center Hill Elementary School Classroom Addition
Desoto County Schools
Olive Branch, MS
 
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 planroom.  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Bids on the Project must be received on or before the period scheduled for the project and no bid withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for the project for a period of forty-five (45) days.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 12, 2023 at 10:30 a.m. at Project location, meet in the school lobby.
 
            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
1661 International Drive, Suite 100
Memphis, Tennessee  38120
PH:  901-820-0820
FX:  901-683-1001
 
 
 
DATES OF ADVERTISEMENT:              August 24, 2023
                                                            August 31, 2023