ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
 
                                                             
Separate sealed Bids will be received by Sunflower County, for 2022 CDBG Grant Application, (2^ND REBID) Courthouse ADA Improvements, CDBG No. 1138-22-067-PF-01, Project No. 59-22, until 10:00 A.M. Local Time, on Monday, December 2, 2024, at the Sunflower County Courthouse at 200 Main St., Indianola, MS 38751 at which time and place bids will be opened and read aloud.
 
The Notice and Instruction to Bidders, Form of Bid, Form of Contractor, Plans and Specifications, Form of Bid Bond, Performance and Payment Bond, and other Contract Documents are on file and open to public inspection at the following address:
 
Sunflower County Courthouse, 200 Main St., Indianola, MS 38751
 
Copies may be obtained from the office of Gardner Engineering, P.A. at the following location upon payment of $100.00, none of which is refundable.
 
                                                       Gardner Engineering, P.A.
                                                                 P. O. Drawer A
                                                               216 Second Street
                                                            Indianola, MS 38751
                                                         Telephone 662- 887-1862
 
 
If the Contractor elects to submit bids electronically, official Bid Documents can be downloaded at www.centralbidding.com. Electronic Bids can be submitted at www.centralbidding.com. For any questions regarding the electronic bidding process, please contact Central Bidding at 225-810-4814.
 
The Owner reserves the right to waive any informalities or to reject any and all bids,
 
Each bidder must deposit with his bid, security in the amount, for and subject to the conditions provided in the Notice and Instructions to Bidders.
 
Bidders must comply with Section 3, of the HUD ACT of 1968, the Davis-Bacon Act, the Anti-Kickback Act, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act, and the President’s Executive Order No. 11246.
 
Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 requires that the County and contractors participating in CDBG projects give opportunities for job training and employment to lower income residents of the Section 3 area that is described below:
 
1.Section 3 also requires that “to the maximum extent feasible: contracts for work in connection with Section 3 covered projects be awarded to business concerns that are located in or owned in substantial part by persons residing in the Section 3 area.
 
2.Section 3 area is defined as follows: The City limits of the City of Indianola.
 
All bids submitted in excess of $50,000 by a prime or subcontractor to do erection, building, construction, repair, maintenance, or related work, on public projects must comply with Section 31-3-21, Mississippi Code of 1972, must have a “Certificate of Responsibility” license.  Where applicable, the foregoing certificate number and license number must be indicated on the exterior of the sealed bid envelope before it can be opened.
 
Certification of Non-Segregated Facilities: The Contractor must complete the Certification of Non-Segregated Facilities included in the specifications.
 
 
CONTRACT ITEMS
 
The principal items of work under this contract are:
 
 
1.  ADA Renovations to existing 4 Stop Elevator – 1800 LB  
Includes New Panel Closet Enclosure.
 
 
2.  ADA Renovations to First Floor Public Bathroom.
 
 
3. South Courthouse Entrance New ADA Ramp Construction.
 
             
 
                                                                        INDIANOLA, MISSISSIPPI
 
 
BY: /s/ Gloria McIntosh                                
             Chancery Clerk
 
 
DATE:  October 10, 2024
 
 
TO:  The Enterprise-Tocsin
 
PLEASE PUBLISH:       OCTOBER 18, 2024 and OCTOBER 25, 2024
 
 
 
 
PROOF OF PUBLICATION TO:
 
SUNFLOWER COUNTY                                              AND                    RONALD CASSADA, P.E., P.L.S.
GLORIA MCINTOSH                                                                                GARDNER ENGINEERING. P.A.
CHANCERY CLERK                                                                                 P.O. DRAWER A
P.O. BOX 988                                                                                                           INDIANOLA, MS 38751
INDIANOLA, MS 38751