LEGAL NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that Washington County, Mississippi (the “County”), will receive sealed bids for (1) Knuckleboom Loader & Trash Body for the Washington County, Mississippi Road Department.

Un-priced bid proposals will be accepted until 10:00 a.m. local time on August 21, 2018, in sealed envelopes at the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Washington County, Mississippi, at 900 Washington Avenue, Room 2, Greenville, MS, 38701, or at P. O. Box 309, Greenville, MS 38702, or by electronic bid submission.  Submissions will be evaluated and vendors submitting acceptable offers will be invited to submit priced bids.  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.

Bidding will be held by ELECTRONIC REVERSE AUCTION on August 28, 2018, commencing at 10:00 a.m. and ending at 11:00 a.m. local time.  Bidders may come to the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Washington County, Mississippi, with a paper bid and receive technical assistance in entering their bid in the reverse auction.
Washington County, Mississippi reserves the right to utilize “anti-sniping” for reverse auctions.  Anti-sniping is a tool that automatically extends the bid time for a reverse auction by five (5) minutes if a vendor places a bid in the final five (5) minutes of the reverse auction.  The anti-sniping effect will also auto extend the reverse auction bid time any time a bid is placed in the last five (5) minutes of the reverse auction and can auto extend the reverse auction multiple times until the bidding on the reverse auction ends.
Specifications are available by contacting the Washington County Administrator at 662-334-2735 or the Washington County Chancery Clerk at 662-332-1595 or in order to obtain the bid documents between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm local time.  Electronic copies of the bid specifications are available by contacting [email protected] or from Central Bidding at www.centralbidding.com for a fee.  All bids must comply with the specifications provided.  Washington County, Mississippi reserves the right to amend the specifications as necessary and agrees to notify all parties having requested bid packets.  Washington County, Mississippi reserves the right to extend the auction date if necessary to complete the bid proposal pre-qualification process.

Questions – All questions regarding this bid should be directed to Chelesa Carter, Washington County Administrator, in writing by email at [email protected] or facsimile (662) 335-9393, not less than seven (7) days prior to the bid due date.  All questions must be submitted in writing; telephonic inquires will not be considered.
The County is NOT responsible for bids which are mailed to the wrong address or which arrive in the mail after the designated bid opening time.
The contract will be awarded to the lowest and best bidder.  However, the County reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids or to waive any informality.
No bidder may withdraw his bid within 60 days after the actual date of the opening thereof.
Witness my signature on this the ____ day of July, 2018.
      __________________________________________________
      Marilyn Hansell,
      Clerk of the Washington County Board of Supervisors
(SEAL)
Publish Dates:
07-31-18
08-07-18