SECTION 001113 - ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
 
                                                           Advertisement for Bids
 
Proposals for the Work required for the Meridian Police Department, Real Time Crime, Meridian MS, will be received at City Hall, Purchasing 601 23rd Avenue, Meridian, Mississippi 39301 until 11:00 AM CST on Thursday, December 12, 2024.
 
Awards based on conditions stated in Instructions to Bidders, Specifications, & indicated on Drawings. Construction Documents may be requested from LPK Architects, P.A., 821 22nd Avenue, Meridian, Mississippi 39301, P: 601-693-9990 or by email request to [email protected]. Construction Documents can also be obtained by visiting www.meridianmsbids.com or Central Bidding at www.centralbidding.com.
 
Bids submitted on form provided.  Bids received on or before time and date stated for opening for bids; no bid may be withdrawn after opening of bids for a period of 60 days.
 
Electronic bids may also be submitted at www.meridianmsbids.com.  For questions regarding the bid, you may contact Brandon Bridges, Purchasing Agent at 601-485-1940, or [email protected].
 
Electronic bids can be submitted at www.centralbidding.com. Note that all Bids submitted electronically shall be submitted in a reasonable amount of time prior to the Bid opening to ensure proper and timely processing. For any questions relating to the electronic bidding process, please call Central Bidding at 225-810-4814.
 
The City of Meridian is an equal opportunity employer and hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that, in any contract entered unto pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, sex, age, disability or national origin in consideration for an award.
 
The City of Meridian reserves the right to reject any and or all bids, waive technicalities, informalities or irregularities in the bids received, solicit new bids, or choose that bid which is deemed to be in the best interest of the City of Meridian.
 
Bidders must hold a Certificate of Responsibility to comply with Sections 31-3-1 through 31-3-23 Mississippi Code of 1972 and amendments thereto and be licensed by the Mississippi State Tax Commission.  As per section 31-3-21, all bids submitted for private projects where said bid is in excess of $50,000 shall contain on the outside of the envelope the “Contractor’s current Certificate of Responsibility Number”.  No bid shall be opened unless such certificate number appears on the envelope or unless there appears a statement on the outside of the envelope to the effect that bid enclosed therewith did not exceed $50,000.  The Certificate of Responsibility Number or Statement as thus noted; the Bid Name (Real Time Crime); and the bidder’s name and address must be clearly indicated on the outside of the sealed bid envelope or said bid will not be opened and/or considered.
 
Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities.
 
A Pre-Bid Conference is scheduled for:        November 25, 2024 at 10:00 AM on site:
                                                                        510 22nd Avenue, Suite C
Meridian, Mississippi 39520
 
 
Publishing Dates:      11/12/2024
                             11/19/2024