The Lauderdale County School District will receive sealed bids for renovation of the Girls Softball Seating, Dugouts, & Backstop located on the campus of West Lauderdale High School, 9916 West Lauderdale Rd, Collinsville, MS  39325.
The Lauderdale County Board of Education will receive sealed competitive bids at the office of the County Superintendent of Education, 301 46th Court Meridian, MS  39305 or PO Box 5498, Meridian, MS  39302 or by electronic bid at www.centralbidding.com until 11:00 am local time on Wednesday, May 6l, 2020 where at this time and place all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.
Contract Documents may be examined and obtained at the office of Carter Miller Sansing LTD, 404 Hwy 19N, Meridian, MS, (601)483-0601.  Bidding Documents can be obtained by general contract & subcontract Bidders upon receipt of $100 deposit for printed plans & specifications (plus $10 USPS mail fee) or $50 for an electronic file of documents.
All inquiries should be made to Carter Miller Sansing Ltd office or mailed to PO Box 4324, Meridian MS  39304-4324.  The Bidders are required to visit the site to determine the project conditions.  a PRE_BID CONFERENCE will be held at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, April 29, 2020, at West Lauderdale High School, 9916 West Lauderdale Rd, Collinsville, MS  39325, at the office of High School Principal, Shane Rodgers.
Proposals to be submitted in duplicate on the form provided with the bidding documents and bids must be accompanied by Security in form of Certified Check or Bid Bond in the amount equal to at least 5% of the amount of the base bid, such security to be forfeited as liquidated damages, not penalty by any bidder who fails to carry out the terms of the base bid, execute Contract & post Performance & Payment Bond as required within the time specified.  Liquidated Damages to be $300 each day that expires after the time specified by the contractor from the Notice to Proceed date to Substantial Completion,  The Bid may not be withdrawn after opening of bids for a period of sixty (60) days.
Bidders Must hold a Certificate of Responsibility to comply with Sections 31-3-1 through 31-3-23 Mississippi Code of 1972 and amendments thereto and be licensed by the Mississippi State Tax Commission.  As per Section 31-3-21, all bids submitted for public projects where said bid is in excess of $50,000 shall contain on the outside of the envelope the "contractor's current certificate of responsibility number".  No bid shall be opened unless such certificate number appears on the envelope or unless there appears a statement on the outside of the envelope to the effect that bid enclosed therewith did not exceed $50,000.  The Certificate of Responsibility Number & Statement as thus noted: Lauderdale County School District, 301 46th Court, Meridian, MS  39301, West Lauderdale High School GIrls Softball Renovations Bid #1405 must be clearly indicated on the outside of the sealed bid envelope or said bid will not be opened or/or considered.
Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive abnormalities.  Attention is direct to provisions for Equal Employment Opportunity & payment of not less than the wages reproduced in the wage rate scale provided in the Specification Documents.
Subitted BY:
John-Mark Cain, Ph.D.                                                                    Advertise:        April 7, 2020
Superintendent                                                                                                         April 14, 2020