SECTION 00100 - ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
 
NOTICE OF BIDS
 
CLAIBORNE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, at 404 Market Street, Port Gibson, Mississippi 39150 will conduct a bid for NEW PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT & INSTALL AT A.W. WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL project. 
 
The Claiborne County School Board is requesting bids to demolish existing playground equipment and design, provide and install new playground equipment and fall zone material at A.W. Watson Elementary School. The County will select one (1) Supplier to provide equipment and materials for the playground as outlined in this request. The Claiborne County School Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids, waive informalities, and withhold the acceptance of any bid if approved, for forty-five calendar days from the date bids are opened.
 
Specification Response Forms will be accepted until 11:00 am, CST, July 5th, 2023, in sealed envelopes at the Claiborne County School District Offices, 404 Market Street, Port Gibson, MS 39150, or by electronic submission, addressed to:
 
Claiborne County School District – Playground Equipment and Fall Zone Material Installation
Attn: Trena Warren, Federal Programs Director/Deputy Superintendent
404 Market Street
Port Gibson, MS 39150
 
Bids will be received by an electronic reverse auction process administered on www.centralbidding.com  on July 7th, 2023, at 11:00 am CST at which time bidding will begin and run until bid completion.
 
Official bid documents for this Bid Advertisement are on file at the office of the Superintendent. A copy of the specifications may be obtained by contacting the Claiborne County School District’s Office at 404 Market Street, Port Gibson, MS, 39150. Specifications may also be downloaded at www.centralbidding.com, for a fee.  All bids must comply with the specifications provided.  The Claiborne County School District reserves the right to amend the specifications, as necessary, and agrees to notify all having requested bid packets.
Questions regarding plan clarifications or requests for information should be directed to the architect as follows:
 
Mc3lroy Architecture PLLC/William L. McElroy AIA, NCARB
601-981-1227 – P
601-983-4444 – F
Attn: Preston McKay – Project Manager
 
Bid documents may also be viewed at the office of Mc3lroy Architecture, PLLC/William L. McElroy AIA, NCARB, and at the Claiborne County School District office.
 
Submissions will be evaluated and vendors submitting acceptable offers will be invited to submit priced bids.  Electronic unpriced bid proposals and/or reverse auction bids can be submitted at www.centralbidding.com.  For any questions relating to the electronic bidding process, please contact Central Bidding at 225-810-4814.
 
All bids must be accompanied by bid security equal to five percent (5%) of the sum of the base bid and all alternates and must be in the form of a certified check, cashier’s check, or a Bid Bond written by a company
licensed to do business in Mississippi.  The successful bidder will be required to furnish a bid security equal to five percent (5%) of the sum of the base bid and all alternates and must be in the form of a certified check, cashier’s check, or a Bid Bond written by a company licensed to do business in Mississippi.
 
The successful bidder will be allowed 30 calendar days from the date of issuance of the Notice to Proceed to complete the project. Liquidated damages will be assessed at $500.00 per day for each calendar day the work is not substantially complete.
 
The successful bidder will be required to furnish a Performance and a Payment Bond written by a company licensed to do business in Mississippi, each in an amount equal to 100% of the contract amount.