ADVERTISEMENT TO BID
 
You are hereby invited to submit a sealed bid for “HVAC Renovations for Forrest County Schools” located in Forrest County, Mississippi. Bids will be received from contractors at the conference room in the School Board meeting room at the main office: 400 Forrest St, Hattiesburg, MS 39401 until 2:00 P.M., Monday, 10:00 am, July 12, 2021, and then publicly opened and read aloud. Single stipulated sum bids will be received for all work required by the Contract Documents in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. Instructions to Bidders, Form of Bid, Form of Contract Bond, Drawings, Specifications and other Contract Documents may be examined at the following locations: 1. Office of the Engineer: Stephens Mechanical Engineering, 925 Tommy Munro Dr., Ste B, Biloxi, MS, 39532. 2. ABC Plan Rooms, Gulfport and Jackson, Mississippi. 3. AGC Plan Rooms, Gulfport and Jackson, Mississippi. 4. Central Bidding Official bid documents can be downloaded from Central Bidding at www.centralbidding.com. Electronic 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. All proposals must be on file with Forrest County Schools prior to the opening time as stated above. All proposals must be sealed and clearly marked on the outside of the envelope as “HVAC Renovations for Forrest County Schools” indicated to be opened on “10:00 am, July 12, 2020”. Envelopes not so marked are submitted at the risk of the Bidder and the School assumes no responsibility for the premature opening of same by any College employee. A pre-bid conference will be announced. The Owner reserves the right to waive any informalities and to reject any or all bids. Each bidder must deposit with his bid, security in the amount, form and subject to the conditions provided in the Instructions to Bidders. Performance and Payment Bonds will be required from the successful bidder. Bidders shall comply with law of the State of Mississippi requiring Certificate of Responsibility. Resident contractors shall, in accordance with laws of the State of Mississippi, be granted preference over non-residents in the award of this contract in the same manner and to the same extent as provided by the laws of the state of domicile of the non-resident. A non-resident contractor shall attach to his proposal a copy of his resident state's current law pertaining to such state's treatment of non-resident contractors. No bidder may withdraw his bid within sixty (60) days after the actual date of the opening thereof. Forrest County School Board Forrest County Mississippi Run: Wednesday, June 15, 2020 Wednesday, June 22, 2020