The City of Natchez will receive sealed bids for the Artificial Turf Installation Project, Ballfield #1 and  Ballfield #2 at Duncan Park in the Office of the City Clerk, 124 South Pearl Street, Natchez, MS 39120, until 10:00 A.M. CST on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, with bids then publicly opened, read aloud, and thereafter taken under advisement until the next meeting of the Natchez Mayor and Board of Alderman.
The funding for the Artificial Turf Installation Project, Ballfield #1 and  Ballfield #2 at Duncan Park comes from the City of Natchez 2021 General Obligation Bond Issue for Parks & Recreation; no state and/or federal funds will be used to fund this project.
Scope of work and bid form may be obtained in person from Ms. Sanora Cole, Recreation Director, 115 South Pearl Street, Natchez, MS 39120, email at [email protected] or requested by telephone: 601.443.3066 voice.  Official bid documents can be downloaded at www.centralbidding.com.  Electronic bids can be submitted at www.centralbidding.com. For any questions regarding the electronic bidding process, please contact Central Bidding at 225-810-4814 or [email protected]. 
Bid Bond: A certified check or bid bond for five (5%) percent of the total bid, payable to the City of Natchez, Mississippi, must accompany each proposal. Any bid accompanied by letters qualifying in any manner, the condition under which the bids are tendered, will be considered an irregular bid and such bids will not be considered in making the award. 100% Performance and Payment Bond will be required.
Certificate of Responsibility Number: Each contractor submitting a bid in excess of $50,000.00 must show on the face of the envelope containing the bid, his Certificate of Responsibility number, as required by Chapter 505, General Laws of the State of Mississippi of 1985. If the bid does not exceed $50,000.00, a notation so stating must appear on the face of the envelope.
Bids for this work will be accepted only under the name of the Bidder to whom the Contract Documents and Addenda, if any, have been issued by the City of Natchez.  Bids received by bidders to whom the Contract Documents were not issued by the City will be returned unopened.
State law requires a non-resident bidder to attach/include a copy of his resident state’s current law pertaining to such state’s treatment of non-resident contractors with their bid. Any bid submitted by a non-resident contractor which does not include the non-resident contractor’s current state law shall be rejected and not considered for award.
All bids submitted must comply with Mississippi Code Ann. 1972, Section 31-3-21 and 31-7.13 et seq., as amended.
Bids may be withheld by the Owner for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days from the date of the opening of the bids for the purpose of bid review and investigation of the bidder's qualifications, prior to award of the contract.
The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive any informalities, to negotiate with the lowest and best bidder to reduce the bid price to come within the funds allocated for the work, to reduce the job in order to stay within available funding or as desirable in the discretion of the Natchez Mayor and Board of Alderman, and to accept bids by classes and/or groups, if applicable, all as set forth and in accordance with applicable
The award, if made, will be made to the lowest and best bidder. The City reserves the right to waive informalities and to reject any and all bids.
 
Dan M. Gibson, Mayor
Attest: Megan McKenzie
            City Clerk

Additional Notes/Requirements

There will be no pre-bid meeting. The scope of work can be obtained from Ms. Sanora Cole by calling 601.443.3066 or by email at [email protected]