SECTION 00010
ADVERTISEMENT TO BID
Sealed bids will be received by the City of Byram, Mississippi, until  10:00     A.M., local time Thursday August24, 2023, in the office of the Clerk, 5901 Terry Road, Byram, Mississippi, and shortly thereafter publicly opened for supplying all labor, equipment, and materials necessary for completion of the City of Byram Sewer Lagoon Pond 3 Dam Repair.
Bidders must be qualified under Mississippi State Law and show Certificate of Responsibility issued by the Mississippi State Board of Public Contractors.

The principal items of work include the following:
Excavation and backfill of erosion cavities along the existing sewer lagoon dam.
 
The work must be completed within 90 Calendar days.  The contract will be subject to liquidated damages of $500.00 per calendar day.
 
The Engineer for this project will be Guest Consultants, Inc.
 
Plans and Specifications may be obtained from the office of Guest Consultants, Inc., 26 Eastgate Drive, Brandon, Mississippi, upon receipt of $100.00 for each set of bid documents, none of which is refundable. 
 
The PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS and CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be examined at the following locations:
5901 Terry Road, Byram, Mississippi                  (Public Works Director's Office)
Guest Consultants, Inc., 26 Eastgate Drive, Suite C, Brandon, MS(Consulting Engineer’s Office)

Each bidder must deposit with his proposal a Bid Bond or Certified Check in an amount equal to five percent of his bid, payable to the City of Byram as bid security.  The successful bidder shall furnish a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond each in the amount of 100 percent of the bid.
Attorneys-in-fact who sign Bid Bonds, Payment Bonds or Performance Bonds must file with each bond a certified and effective dated copy of their Power of Attorney.
 
The City of Byram now offers Electronic Bidding submissions.  All documents may be downloaded from Central Bidding at www.centralbidding.com.  For any questions relating to the electronic process, please call Central Bidding at (225)810-4814.
 
Proposals submitted in person shall be submitted in duplicate, sealed and deposited with the City Clerk prior to the hour and date designated above.  Bid for Sewer Lagoon Levee Repair should be marked in the lower left corner of the envelope.
Each bidder shall write the Certificate of Responsibility number and Mississippi Contractors License number on the outside of the sealed envelope containing his proposal.
There will be a Pre-Bid meeting at 10:00 A.M. on August 17, 2023 at City Hall, 5901 Terry Road, Byram Mississippi.  It is not mandatory to attend this meeting to be eligible to bid the project.
The City of Byram reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids, to accept any bid deemed to be in the best interest of the City, and to waive informalities.