ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received for the project named below by the Desoto County School District, 5 East South Street, Hernando, Mississippi 38632, until Thursday MARCH 27, 2018 at 2:00 p.m.

Location for Receipt of Bids:
Superintendent’s Office
Desoto County School District
5 East South Street
Hernando, MS 38632

The work to be done consists generally of asphalt pavement repairs and overlays of existing parking lots and associated drives on the site of Desoto Central High School. The work will include milling and overlay; undercut and repair of existing asphalt and base where required; sealing or repair of cracks in the existing asphalt where required; reinstallation of pavement markings and any related work as shown on the drawings and/or described in the specifications.

Plans and Specifications Entitled:
Asphalt Pavement Repairs and Overlays at Desoto Central High School
Desoto County Schools
Desoto County, Mississippi

May be viewed and purchased from our online plan room: www.allenhoshallplanroom.com
     a.      Copy of plans and specifications will be available for purchase, download, and/or print from our online plan room. See web address above.
     b.      Partial Sets will not be issued.
     c.      Copies of plans and specifications will be placed in plan rooms in major cities within the area, locally, and elsewhere as bona fide requests are received.

Proposals shall be submitted on proposal forms provided with the specifications and must be accompanied by Proposal Security in the form of Certified Check or acceptable Bid Bond 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 fails to carry out the terms of the proposal, execute contract and post Performance Bond in the form and amount within the time specified. The Bid Bond, if used, shall be payable to the Owner.

Bids on the Project must be received on or before the period scheduled for the project and no bid withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for the project for a period of forty-five (45) days.

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 the Mississippi Contractors Act of 1985, by securing a Certificate of Responsibility from the State Board of Contractors.

PRE-BID CONFERENCE
     A.      A pre-bid conference has been scheduled on MARCH 7, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at the Owner’s office listed below.
     B.      All general contract/major subcontract Bidders and Suppliers are urged to attend.
     C.      All Bidders are expected to have familiarized themselves with conditions relating to the work prior to the pre-bid conference.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids on any or all projects and to waive informalities.

OWNER:
Desoto County School District
5 East South Street
Hernando, MS 38632

ARCHITECT:
Allen & Hoshall, PLLC
Stan Klenk, Engineer
1661 International Drive, Suite 100
Memphis, Tennessee 38120
PH: 901-820-0820
FX: 901-683-1001

DATES OF ADVERTISEMENT:
February 15, 2018 February 22, 2018