NOTICE is hereby given that the City of Ridgeland, Mississippi will receive written sealed bids until the hour of 2:00 PM, local time, on TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2023, at the Ridgeland City Hall Board room, 100 West School Street, Ridgeland, Mississippi 39157, for the furnishing of all labor and materials for the delivery and installation of that certain project designated as:
 
Ridgeland Tennis Center
Lighting System Improvements
City of Ridgeland, Madison County, Mississippi
 
Bids are to be made to provide the work required within this project consisting of delivery and installation of a new LED lighting system to replace the existing lighting system on all 17 tennis courts at the Ridgeland Tennis Center by installing new lighting equipment onto existing structures utilizing existing foundations, poles, underground supply wiring, and control system cabinets.  Bids shall provide all labor, materials, and other work necessary to complete the above project as provided for on the Bid Form and as specified in the Contract Documents.
 
The Total Contract Time will be 150-CALENDAR DAYS and the liquidated damages will be assessed at a rate of $250.00 per consecutive calendar day thereafter. A non-mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at 10:00 AM, on Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at the Ridgeland City Hall Board room. All plan holders are encouraged to attend.
 
Official Bid Documents can be downloaded from Central Bidding at www.centralbidding.com and electronic bids can be submitted at www.centralbidding.com.  For any questions relating to the electronic bidding process and to register, please call Central Bidding at 225-810-4814.  Optional hard copies of project bid documents are also available for a nonrefundable price of $100.00 for each set.  Paper copies of the Proposal and Contract Documents may be obtained from the Recreation and Parks Department of the City of Ridgeland, Mississippi, at the Ridgeland City Hall, 100 West School Street, Ridgeland, Mississippi 39157.
 
                The DRAWINGS, SPECIFICATIONS AND BID SCHEDULE may also be examined at the following locations:

Mississippi Procurement Technical Assistance Program (MPTAP)
501 North West Street, Suite B 01
Jackson, MS 39201
Contact: Carlyn McGee
601-359-3448

City of Ridgeland
Recreation and Parks Department
Ridgeland City Hall
100 W. School Street
Ridgeland, MS 39157
Contact: John Sidney North
601-853-2011

Central Bidding
www.centralbidding.com
225-810-4814        
                Bids shall be submitted on the forms provided and deposited with Ridgeland City Hall, Ridgeland, Mississippi prior to the hour and date above designated.  All Bids must be submitted, in duplicate, in a sealed envelope clearly marked on the outside of the envelope with the project designation, bidder’s name, address, and Certificate of Responsibility Number.
                 Each bid shall be accompanied by a Certified Check on a solvent bank or a Bidder’s Bond issued by a Surety Company licensed to operate in the State of Mississippi, in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total bid price, payable to the City of Ridgeland, Mississippi as bid security. Bidders shall also submit a current financial statement, if requested by the City of Ridgeland. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount.
                 Contract award will be made to the lowest and best bidder offering the low aggregate amount for the base bid item, plus additive or deductive bid alternates applied in the order which is most beneficial to the Owner, and within funds available for the project.         
                The City of Ridgeland, Mississippi hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, sex, religion or national origin in consideration for an award.
 
                The Mayor and Board of Aldermen reserve the right to accept or reject any and all bids and to waive any and all informalities.
 
                BY ORDER OF THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN, ON THIS THE 17th DAY OF JANUARY 2023.
 
CITY OF RIDGELAND, MISSISSIPPI
  BY: Gene F. McGee