NOTICE TO BIDDERS
 
 
Notice is hereby given that the Board of Supervisors of Jackson County, Mississippi, will receive sealed or electronic bids at Jackson County’s Chancery Clerk’s office located at 2915 Canty Street, Suite R, Pascagoula, Mississippi 39567 until 12:00 p.m. (CT) on Tuesday, February 19, 2019. All bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 1:00 p.m.(CT) Tuesday, February 19, 2019 in the Board of Supervisors’ Board Room in the Jackson County Service Complex located at 2915 Canty Street for the following:
 
 
CHICOT BAYOU DREDGING PROJECT
 
 
Contractors have the option of submitting their bids sealed in an envelope or electronically through
www.centralbidding.com.  
 
Sealed bid envelopes shall be marked “SEALED BID FOR JACKSON COUNTY – CHICOT BAYOU DREDGING PROJECT TO BE OPENED AT 1:00 PM, Tuesday, February 19, 2019, and if any envelope is not so marked, any bid contained therein will not be considered.
           
All bid envelopes should contain the bidder’s name and mailing address on the face of the envelope. The bid shall also contain the bidder’s Certificate of Responsibility number on the outside of the envelope, failing which, said bid shall not be opened or considered.
           
When submitting an electronic bid, the bid must be submitted in “pdf” format and shall contain the same information and forms as required for the paper bids. Electronic bids must be secured with a bid bond. When submitting a bid electronically, the authorized signature may be a hand-written blue ink signature or be an electronic signature.   When bids are submitted electronically, the requirement for including a certificate of responsibility, or a statement that the bid enclosed does not exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), on the exterior of the bid envelope shall be deemed in compliance by including the same information as an attachment with the electronic bid submittal.
 
Official bid documents can be downloaded from www.centralbidding.com. Contractors will be required to register for FREE with Central Bidding (Central Auction House) at www.centralbidding.com to submit an electronic bid. For any questions relating to the electronic submittal, please call Central Bidding at 225-810-4814. The plans and specifications will also be made available on www.mbakerplanroom.com. 
 
 
An informational Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, February 5, 2019 in the Jackson County Board of Supervisors Board Room at the Jackson County Services Complex located at 2915 Canty Street, Pascagoula, MS 39567.
 
The County reserves the right to reject any or all bids not conforming to the intent and purpose of the specifications, and to postpone the award of the Contract for a period of time which, however,
shall not extend beyond 90 days from the bid opening date.
 
            GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND OFFICIAL SEAL OF OFFICE, this the 10th day of January 2019.
 
BY:     Josh Eldridge, Chancery Clerk                                Run    
            Board of Supervisors                                                Dates:  January 13, 2019
            P.O. Box 998                                                                          January 20, 2019
            Pascagoula, MS  39568                                              Open:  February 19, 2019