23-146-GC Renovation of Gregory Chapel #15894

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids (or at the Bidder’s option, electronically submitted Bids) will be received by Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in the Maintenance, Transportation and Technology Services Center on the Perkinston Campus, 51 Main Street, Perkinston, MS  39573 until 2:00 P.M., Thursday, June 13th, 2024, and then and there publicly opened and read aloud for the  following project:

Renovation of Gregory Chapel
Perkinston Campus – Perkinston, Mississippi
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

In accordance with plans and specifications prepared by:

LPK Architects, P.A.
2208 18th St. Suite D
Gulfport, MS 39501

Bid documents are being made available via hard copy or digital copy at www.lpkplanroom.com or digital copies at www.centralbidding.com. Interested bidders should log-in or register for a free account to view and/or order Bid Documents. All plan holders are required to have a valid email address for registration. The cost of the bid documents is non-refundable and must be purchased through the website (digital and hard copies). For questions regarding website registration and online orders please contact Plan House at (228) 248-0181 or Central Bidding at (225)  810-4814.

All proposals must be on file with the College prior to the opening time as stated above. All proposals must be sealed and clearly marked on the outside of the envelope as indicated "Renovation of Gregory Chapel" to be opened on "June 13th, 2024". Envelopes not so marked are submitted at the risk of the Bidder and the College assumes no responsibility for the premature opening of same by any College employee.

Bids shall be submitted on the blank Bid Form furnished with the specifications and must be  accompanied by a bid security in the form of a Certified  Check, Cashier’s Check or acceptable Bid  Bond, payable to Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, 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 may be awarded the contract but who fails to carry out the terms of the proposal, execute the contract and post a performance bond in the form and amount within the time specified.

At the Bidder’s option, in lieu of procuring hard copies of the Bid Documents and submitting a physical sealed Bid, official Bid Documents may be downloaded, and electronic bids may be submitted at www.centralbidding.com. Bids shall be received electronically until the date/time as stated above. For any questions relating to the electronic bidding process, please call Central Bidding at 225-810-4814. Electronic submittal of Bids is not required.

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 Section 31-3-21, Mississippi Code  of 1972, by having a current Certificate of Responsibility from the State Board of Public Contractors. The current Certificate of Responsibility Number shall be indicated on the exterior of the sealed bid envelope before it can be opened. If the bid is not in excess of $50,000.00, “THIS BID SHALL NOT EXCEED $50,000.00”, shall be indicated on the sealed bid envelope before it can be opened.

In the letting of public contracts in the State of Mississippi, preference shall be given to resident contractors, and a non-resident bidder must be domiciled in a state having laws granting preference to local contractors shall be awarded Mississippi public contracts only to on the same basis as the non-resident bidder’s state awards contracts to Mississippi contractors bidding under similar circumstances; and resident contractors actually domiciled in Mississippi, be they  corporate,  individuals, or partnerships, are to be granted preference over non-residents in awarding of contracts in the  same manner and to the same extent as provided by the laws of the state of domicile of the non-resident. When a non-resident contractor submits a bid for a public project, he shall attach thereto a copy of their resident state’s current law pertaining to such state’s treatment of non-resident contractors.

No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for a period of Ninety (90) days. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College reserves the right to reject any or all bids on any or all projects and to waive  any formalities.

Board  of Trustees
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

A Pre-Bid Conference is scheduled for May 29th, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. at
The Gregory Chapel, 51 Main Street, Perkinston, MS 39573.

Dates of Publication:
May 16th, 2024
May 23rd, 2024