LEGAL NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the Washington County Road Department in Washington County, Mississippi (the “County”), will receive sealed bids for (1) New Crawler Dozer.
Un-priced bid proposals will be accepted until 10:00 a.m. local time on March 20, 2024, in sealed envelopes at the Office of the County Administrator of Washington County, Mississippi, at 910 Courthouse Lane, Suite A, Greenville, MS, 38701, or at P. O. Box 158, Greenville, MS 38702, or by electronic bid submission. Submissions will be evaluated and vendors submitting acceptable offers will be invited to submit priced bids. Electronic bids and/or reverse auction bids can be submitted at www.centralauctionhouse.com. For any questions relating to the electronic bidding process, please call Central Bidding at 225-810-4814.
Bidding will be held by ELECTRONIC REVERSE AUCTION on March 28, 2024, commencing at 10:00 a.m. and ending at 11:00 a.m. local time. Washington County, Mississippi reserves the right to utilize “anti-sniping” for reverse auctions. Anti-sniping is a tool that automatically extends the bid time for a reverse auction by five (5) minutes if a vendor places a bid in the final five (5) minutes of the reverse auction. The anti-sniping effect will also auto extend the reverse auction bid time any time a bid is placed in the last five (5) minutes of the reverse auction and can auto extend the reverse auction multiple times until the bidding on the reverse auction ends.
Specifications are available by contacting the Washington County Administrator at 662-334-2735 in order to obtain the bid documents between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm local time. Electronic copies of the bid specifications are available by contacting ccarter@co.washington.ms.us or from Central Bidding at www.centralauctionhouse.com for a fee. All bids must comply with the specifications provided. Washington County, Mississippi reserves the right to amend the specifications as necessary and agrees to notify all parties having requested bid packets. Washington County, Mississippi reserves the right to extend the auction date if necessary to complete the bid proposal pre-qualification process.
Questions – All questions regarding this bid should be directed to Chelesa Carter, Washington County Administrator, in writing by email at ccarter@co.washington.ms.us or facsimile (662) 335-9393, not less than seven (7) days prior to the bid due date. All questions must be submitted in writing; telephonic inquires will not be considered.
The County is NOT responsible for bids which are mailed to the wrong address or which arrive in the mail after the designated bid opening time.
The contract will be awarded to the lowest and best bidder. However, the County reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids or to waive any informality.
No bidder may withdraw his bid within 60 days after the actual date of the opening thereof.
Witness my signature on this the 1st day of March,2024.
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Marilyn Hansell,
Clerk of the Washington County Board of Supervisors
(SEAL)
Publish Dates:
03-06-24
03 13-24
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REVERSE AUCTION BIDDING: |
• The real-time bidding interface will appear below at the start date and time set by the owner. If you are viewing this page before the set start time of the reverse auction, you may need to refresh the page in your web browser in order to see the real-time bidding interface below.
• The Central Bidding time listed for this Reverse Auction is the official time for the placement of bids. All bidders acknowledge that this Reverse Auction is conducted electronically and relies on hardware, software, internal and external network speeds, as well as other variables that are outside of the control of Central Bidding. Central Bidding does not suggest waiting until the final seconds to place your Reverse Auction Bid. Vendors are solely responsible for the placement of timely bids.
• If you are viewing a Multi-Line Item Reverse Auction and you do not see the next item for bid once the time for that item expires, you may need to refresh/reload your page. You can do so by clicking the "Refresh" or "Reload" button which is normally located near the Home, Forward, and Back buttons in your web browser (depending on which web browser you are currently using).
• For questions regarding automatic extensions of the Reverse Auction time and other Reverse Auction technical information, please refer to the Anti-Bid Sniping section on the Reverse Auction FAQ page.
• When entering a bid amount, you may ONLY enter numbers (and one decimal point if necessary).
• DO NOT ENTER A DOLLAR SIGN OR COMMA WITH YOUR BID AMOUNT.
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Owner/Creator Username: |
WCMSCC |
Reverse Auction Type: |
Single Item |
Bid Solicitation Start Time/Date: |
07-Mar-2024 2:15:00 PM CST |
Bid Solicitation End Time/Date: |
20-Mar-2024 10:00:00 AM CDT |
Reverse Auction Start Time/Date: |
28-Mar-2024 10:00:00 AM CDT |
Reverse Auction End Time/Date: |
28-Mar-2024 11:25:00 AM CDT ( Expired ) |
Status |
Realtime Event |
Action: |
Sign-In to Bid
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Proxy Bidding and Bid Increments:
"Proxy bidding" makes bidding on auctions easier and less time-consuming for buyers.
Central Auction House will automatically place a bid on your behalf for the lowest amount possible up to your maximum bid using an increment bidding system. This allows you to remain the highest bidder for the auction until your maximum bid amount has been reached, also your proxy bid will remain confidential. To activate Central Auction House's proxy bidding system, simply enter the maximum price you are willing to bid, following these steps:
-When you place a bid, you enter the maximum amount you're willing to pay for the item(s). The seller and other bidders won't know your maximum bid.
-We place bids on your behalf using the automatic bid increment amount, which is based on the current high bid. We increase your bid only as much as necessary to make sure that you remain the high bidder, up to your maximum amount.
-If another bidder places the same maximum bid amount as yours, the bidder who entered the amount first is the current winning bidder. Your maximum bid is kept confidential until it is exceeded by another bidder.
-You cannot lower a proxy bid once it is placed
-You can raise your own proxy bid: if you have a proxy bid in place for $1,000 and place another bid for $1,200 then the actual winning bid won't change but your proxy bid will be raised to $1,200
-Please note: When proxy bidding is used it may appear as if one bidder has outbid another with the exact same amount. Again, the person who submitted the amount first is considered to be the winning bidder.
Increment Bidding:
"Increment bidding" refers to the minimum amount an auction bid must be raised each time the current highest bid is surpassed. The increment is determined by the value of the most recent bid. See below:
Example:
-The current bid amount is at $150.00 USD.
-Buyer 1 places a maximum bid of $210.00 USD.
-The increment bidding system will automatically place bids on Buyer 1's behalf up to $210.00 USD.
-When Buyer 2 places a maximum bid of $200.00 USD, Buyer 1's bid will be automatically increased in the set increments (see Bid Increments Chart) until it reaches $210.00 USD.
-If Buyer 3 places a bid of $220.00 USD, they will become the highest bidder because they have surpassed Buyer 1's maximum bid.
-To continue, Buyer 1 must enter a new maximum bid, which meets or exceeds the increment established by the highest current bid amount.
-If Buyer 1 has a proxy bid of $500.00 USD, our system will automatically bid $230.00 USD for them.
The increment amount is determined based on the current high bid currently in the item. See increment chart below for more information.
Current Bid Price: |
Bid Increment |
$1.00-$4.99 |
$0.25 |
$5.00-$24.99 |
$0.50 |
$25.00-$99.99 |
$1.00 |
$100.00-$249.99 |
$2.50 |
$250.00-$499.99 |
$5.00 |
$500.00-$999.99 |
$10.00 |
$1,000.00-$2,499.99 |
$25.00 |
$2,500.00-$4,999.99 |
$50.00 |
$5,000.00-and up |
$100.00 |