WEST RANKIN UTILITY AUTHORITY
INVITATION FOR BIDS
NOTICE TO SUPPLIERS OF WASTEWATER PUMP STATION EQUIPMENT
Bids will be received by the West Rankin Utility Authority, hereinafter called the “Authority”, in the following manner for furnishing the INFLUENT PUMP STATION EQUIPMENT FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY.
Submissions of technical information and equipment delivery as described in the Bid Documents will be accepted until 3:00PM, local time, on April 12, 2019 at the Administration Office of the Authority located at 520 Old Highway 49, Richland, MS 39218 (P.O. Box 180807, Richland, MS 39218-0807), or by electronic submission at www.centralbidding.com. Submissions will be evaluated by the Authority and vendors submitting acceptable product technical information will be invited to submit price bids during electronic reverse auctions. All prospective bidders must submit product information for each item of equipment on which they intend to submit priced bids. Separate reverse auctions will be conducted for the following major equipment items:
Vertical Turbine Solids Handling Pumps
Odor Control Equipment
Bidding by two separate electronic reverse auctions will be held beginning at 9:00AM, local time, on April 30, 2019. Each reverse auction will last 30-minutes but may be extended by anti-sniping rules for reverse auctions. Electronic reverse auction bids can be submitted at www.centralbidding.com. Please contact Central Bidding at 225-810-4814 if you have questions related to the electronic bidding process.
Complete specifications and bid information may be obtained by contacting Bruce Stephens at the West Rankin Utility Authority at the above address or by telephone: 601-939-5620. Official bid documents can also be downloaded from Central Bidding at www.centralbidding.com. Electronic reverse auction bids can be submitted at www.centralbidding.com.
Additional information and assistance regarding this bid opportunity are also available at the Mississippi Procurement Technical Assistance Program (MPTAP). Local contract procurement center information may be found at www.mscpc.com.
Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises are solicited to submit bids for this equipment.
All questions, clarifications, and requests, together with answers, if any, will be provided to all prospective bidders that have indicated an interest or intention to submit bids. The Authority reserves the right to respond or not to respond to any questions, clarifications, or requests and reserves the right to waive any formalities and to reject any-and-all bids.
Bruce Stephens
Executive Director
Publication Dates:
MARCH 27, 2019
APRIL 3, 2019
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| REVERSE AUCTION BIDDING: |
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• The real-time bidding interface will appear below at the start date and time set by the owner. If you are viewing this page before the set start time of the reverse auction, you may need to refresh the page in your web browser in order to see the real-time bidding interface below.
• The Central Bidding time listed for this Reverse Auction is the official time for the placement of bids. All bidders acknowledge that this Reverse Auction is conducted electronically and relies on hardware, software, internal and external network speeds, as well as other variables that are outside of the control of Central Bidding. Central Bidding does not suggest waiting until the final seconds to place your Reverse Auction Bid. Vendors are solely responsible for the placement of timely bids.
• If you are viewing a Multi-Line Item Reverse Auction and you do not see the next item for bid once the time for that item expires, you may need to refresh/reload your page. You can do so by clicking the "Refresh" or "Reload" button which is normally located near the Home, Forward, and Back buttons in your web browser (depending on which web browser you are currently using).
• For questions regarding automatic extensions of the Reverse Auction time and other Reverse Auction technical information, please refer to the Anti-Bid Sniping section on the Reverse Auction FAQ page.
• When entering a bid amount, you may ONLY enter numbers (and one decimal point if necessary).
• DO NOT ENTER A DOLLAR SIGN OR COMMA WITH YOUR BID AMOUNT.
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| Owner/Creator Username: |
WRUABS |
| Reverse Auction Type: |
Single Item |
| Bid Solicitation Start Time/Date: |
28-Mar-2019 9:30:00 AM CDT |
| Bid Solicitation End Time/Date: |
12-Apr-2019 3:00:00 PM CDT |
| Reverse Auction Start Time/Date: |
17-Apr-2019 9:30:00 AM CDT |
| Reverse Auction End Time/Date: |
17-Apr-2019 9:30:00 AM CDT ( Expired ) |
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Realtime Event |
| Action: |
Sign-In to Bid
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Proxy Bidding and Bid Increments:
"Proxy bidding" makes bidding on auctions easier and less time-consuming for buyers.
Central Auction House will automatically place a bid on your behalf for the lowest amount possible up to your maximum bid using an increment bidding system. This allows you to remain the highest bidder for the auction until your maximum bid amount has been reached, also your proxy bid will remain confidential. To activate Central Auction House's proxy bidding system, simply enter the maximum price you are willing to bid, following these steps:
-When you place a bid, you enter the maximum amount you're willing to pay for the item(s). The seller and other bidders won't know your maximum bid.
-We place bids on your behalf using the automatic bid increment amount, which is based on the current high bid. We increase your bid only as much as necessary to make sure that you remain the high bidder, up to your maximum amount.
-If another bidder places the same maximum bid amount as yours, the bidder who entered the amount first is the current winning bidder. Your maximum bid is kept confidential until it is exceeded by another bidder.
-You cannot lower a proxy bid once it is placed
-You can raise your own proxy bid: if you have a proxy bid in place for $1,000 and place another bid for $1,200 then the actual winning bid won't change but your proxy bid will be raised to $1,200
-Please note: When proxy bidding is used it may appear as if one bidder has outbid another with the exact same amount. Again, the person who submitted the amount first is considered to be the winning bidder.
Increment Bidding:
"Increment bidding" refers to the minimum amount an auction bid must be raised each time the current highest bid is surpassed. The increment is determined by the value of the most recent bid. See below:
Example:
-The current bid amount is at $150.00 USD.
-Buyer 1 places a maximum bid of $210.00 USD.
-The increment bidding system will automatically place bids on Buyer 1's behalf up to $210.00 USD.
-When Buyer 2 places a maximum bid of $200.00 USD, Buyer 1's bid will be automatically increased in the set increments (see Bid Increments Chart) until it reaches $210.00 USD.
-If Buyer 3 places a bid of $220.00 USD, they will become the highest bidder because they have surpassed Buyer 1's maximum bid.
-To continue, Buyer 1 must enter a new maximum bid, which meets or exceeds the increment established by the highest current bid amount.
-If Buyer 1 has a proxy bid of $500.00 USD, our system will automatically bid $230.00 USD for them.
The increment amount is determined based on the current high bid currently in the item. See increment chart below for more information.
| Current Bid Price: |
Bid Increment |
| $1.00-$4.99 |
$0.25 |
| $5.00-$24.99 |
$0.50 |
| $25.00-$99.99 |
$1.00 |
| $100.00-$249.99 |
$2.50 |
| $250.00-$499.99 |
$5.00 |
| $500.00-$999.99 |
$10.00 |
| $1,000.00-$2,499.99 |
$25.00 |
| $2,500.00-$4,999.99 |
$50.00 |
| $5,000.00-and up |
$100.00 |
SUBMITTAL INFORMATION
DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD
UPDATE/ADDENDUM HISTORY