Notice is hereby given that sealed bids (or at the Bidder’s option, electronically submitted Bids) will be received by Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in the Maintenance, Transportation and Technology Services Center on the Perkinston Campus, 51 Main Street, Perkinston, MS 39573 until  2:00 P.M., Tuesday, November 5th, 2024, and then and there publicly opened and read aloud for the following project:
 
New Commercial Driver’s License & Electric Lineworker Training Building George County Center – Lucedale, Mississippi
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College In accordance with plans and specifications prepared by:
LPK Architects, P.A. 2208 18th St. Suite D Gulfport, MS 39501
 
Bid documents are being made available via hard copy or digital copy at www.lpkplanroom.com or digital copies at www.centralbidding.com. Interested bidders should log-in or register for a free account to view and/or order Bid Documents. All plan holders are required to have a valid email address for registration. The cost of the bid documents is non-refundable and must be purchased through the website (digital and hard copies). For questions regarding website registration and online orders please contact Plan House at (228) 248-0181 or Central Bidding at (225) 810-4814.
 
All proposals mustbe on filewith the Collegeprior to the opening timeas stated above. All proposalsmust be sealed and clearly marked on the outside of the envelope as indicated "New Commercial Driver’s License & Electric Lineworker Training Building" tobeopenedon "November 5th, 2024". Envelopes not so marked are submitted at the risk of the Bidder and the College assumes no responsibility for the premature opening of same by any College employee.
 
Bids shall be submitted on the blank Bid Form furnished with the specifications and must be accompanied by a bid security in the form of a Certified Check, Cashier’s Check or acceptable Bid  Bond, payable to Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, in the amount equal to at least five percent (5%) of the base bid; such security to be forfeited as liquidated damages, not penalty, by any bidder who may be awarded the contract but who fails to carry out the terms of the proposal, execute the contract   and post a performance bond in the form and amount within the time specified.
 
At the Bidder’s option, in lieu of procuring hard copies of the Bid Documents and submitting a physical sealed Bid, official Bid Documents may be downloaded, and electronic bids may be submitted at www.centralbidding.com. Bids shall be received electronically until the date/time as stated above. For any questions relating to the electronic bidding process, please call Central Bidding at 225-810-4814. Electronic submittal of Bids is not required.
 
All bids submitted in excess of $50,000.00 by a prime or subcontractor to do any erection, building, construction, repair, maintenance or related work, must comply with Section 31-3-21, Mississippi Code of 1972, by having a current Certificate of Responsibility from the State Board of Public  Contractors. The current Certificate of Responsibility Number shall be indicated on the exterior of the sealed bid envelope before it can be opened. If the bid is not in excess of $50,000.00, “THIS BID SHALL NOT EXCEED $50,000.00”, shall be indicated on the sealed bid envelope before it can be opened.
 
In the letting of public contracts in the State of Mississippi, preference shall be given to resident contractors, and a non-resident bidder must be domiciled in a state having laws granting preference to local contractors shall be awarded Mississippi public contracts only to on the same basis as the non- resident bidder’s state awards contracts to Mississippi contractors bidding under similar circumstances; and resident contractors actually domiciled in Mississippi, be they corporate,  individuals,  or partnerships, are to be granted preference over non-residents in awarding of contracts in  the  same manner and to the same extent as provided by the laws of the state of domicile of the non-resident. When a non-resident contractor submits a bid for a public project, he shall attach thereto a  copy  of their resident state’s current law pertaining to such state’s treatment of non-resident contractors.
 
The Owner expressly reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids or any part of any or all bids based on a lowest and best bid determination. If the bid documents request separate bids on phases or items of a project, the Owner reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids or any part of any or all bids based on a lowest and best bid determination on each phase or item for which a separate bid is requested.
 
No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for a period of Ninety (90) days from the date of the opening of bids for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the qualifications of Contractors, prior to awarding of the Contract. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College reserves the right to reject any or all bids on any or all projects and to waive any formalities.
 
Board of Trustees
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
 
A Pre-Bid Conference is scheduled for October 17th, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. at Project Site located at 11203 Old Highway 63, Lucedale, MS 39452
  
Dates of Publication:
October 8th, 2024
October 15th, 2024