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Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received by the Jackson County Port Authority, at the Port’s Office, 3033 Pascagoula Street, Pascagoula, Mississippi 39567 until 2:00 p.m., Thursday, March 27th, 2025, and then at said office be publicly opened and read aloud.
 
Owner: JACKSON COUNTY PORT AUTHORITY
 
Engineer: MICHAEL BAKER INTERNATIONAL
 
Michael Baker Intl Project No.: 204306
 
Separate sealed bids for:   BAYOU CASOTTE INDUSTRIAL WATER PLANT – SLUDGE POND DREDGING
 
The project is located in Jackson County, Mississippi and the work shall consist of furnishing all materials, equipment and labor necessary for the removal of accumulated alum sludge from  two sludge containment ponds at the Bayou Casotte Industrial Water Plant located at 7800 Bayou Cumbest Road in Pascagoula, MS. The removal process will be performed by means of hydraulic dredging and pumped into the adjacent drying beds.
 
            Contractors have the option of submitting their bids sealed in an envelope or electronically. Bids submitted by mail shall be sent to Jackson County Port Authority, P.O. Box 70, Pascagoula, MS 39568. Should a bidder choose to submit a bid electronically in place of a sealed bid, it may be submitted at www.centralbidding.com. Questions regarding electronic bidding should be directed to Central Bidding at 225-810-4814 or [email protected].
Official bid documents can be downloaded from Plan House at www.mbakerplanroom.com.
Any questions regarding the website registration, or online orders should be directed to Plan House at 228-248-0181. Any questions regarding the project, contact Michael Baker Intl at 228-872-3416.
 
All bids shall be marked “SEALED BID FOR JACKSON COUNTY PORT AUTHORITY– Bayou Casotte Industrial Water Plant – Sludge Pond Dredging TO BE OPENED AT 2:00 PM, Thursday, March 27th, 2025”. If any envelope is not so marked, then the bid contained therein will not be considered. Any bid in excess of $50,000 must contain on the outside of the envelope the contractor’s current certificate of responsibility number and no bid shall be opened or considered unless this number appears on the outside of the envelope or unless a statement is included on the outside of the envelope indicating that the bid enclosed does not exceed $50,000.
 
            Bids submitted by a nonresident contractor shall include the nonresident contractor’s current state law in relation to preference law. Bids submitted by a nonresident contractor that do not include the nonresident contractor’s current state law in relation to preference law shall not be considered for award. If the state does not have a preference law, the contractor shall submit a letter from an officer of the court stating such.
 
A satisfactory Bid Bond executed by the Bidder or an accepted Surety, a certified check, or bank draft payable to the JACKSON COUNTY PORT AUTHORITY, on negotiable U.S. Government Bonds (at par value), shall be submitted with each bid in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total bid.
 
Bids may be held up to 90 days from the date of the bid opening for review of the bids and qualifications of the bidders prior to Contract award. The Jackson County Port Authority reserves the right to waive any informalities or to reject any or all bids.
 
 
            GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND OFFICIAL SEAL OF OFFICE, this the    18th   day of   February 2025.
 
BY:     Greg Williams                                                            Run     February 26, 2025
            Jackson County Port Authority                               Dates:  March 5, 2025
            3033 Pascagoula Street
            Pascagoula, MS  39567                                              Open:  March 27, 2025