22-038CE Carver Elementary Cooling Tower ESSER III Project #15255

THE MERIDIAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL RECEIVE SEALED BIDS FOR CARVER ELEMENTARY COOLING TOWER REPLACEMENT - ESSER III AT THE CARVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, LOCATED AT 900 44TH AVE., MERIDIAN, MS 39307, DESIGNATED AS: CMS PROJECT # 22-038CE. THIS WORK WILL CONSIST OF: HVAC (COOLING TOWER, PUMP, PIPING), ELECTRICAL AND CONTROL SYSTEMS.

BIDS MAY BE RECEIVED ELECTRONICALLY OR DELIVERED IN PERSON UNTIL 10:00 AM LOCAL TIME ON FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 2024, AT THE MERIDIAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT CENTRAL OFFICE, 1019 25TH AVENUE, MERIDIAN, MS 39301, WHERE AT THIS TIME AND PLACE ALL BIDS WILL BE PUBLICLY OPENED AND READ ALOUD. ELECTRONIC BIDS MAY BE SUBMITTED TO THE WEBSITE: WWW.QUESTCDN.COM. ELECTRONIC BIDS ARE NOT REQUIRED BY MPSD, BUT ARE OFFERED AS ANOTHER MEANS TO SUBMIT A BID. BID ENVELOPE MUST BE PLAINLY MARKED:

MERIDIAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
BID: CARVER ELEMENTARY COOLING TOWER REPLACEMENT - ESSER III
ATTN: CASSANDRA HALL, PURCHASING
1019 25TH AVENUE
MERIDIAN, MS 39301

CONTRACT DOCUMENTS MAY BE EXAMINED AND OBTAINED AT THE OFFICE OF CARTER MILLER SANSING, LTD., LOCATED AT: 404 HWY 19 N, MERIDIAN, MS (601) 483-0601. THERE WILL BE NO CHARGE TO OBTAIN CONTRACT DOCUMENTS.

ALL INQUIRIES SHOULD BE MADE TO THE OFFICE OF CARTER MILLER SANSING, LTD. AT (601) 483-0601, OR MAILED TO P.O. BOX 4324, MERIDIAN, MS 39304-4324. A PRE-BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT 10:00 AM LOCAL TIME THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2024 AT THE OFFICE OF CLAY SIMS, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, LOCATED AT 4000 10TH ST, MERIDIAN, MS 39307. THE PROJECT REVIEW WILL BE AFTER THE PRE-BID CONFERENCE.

PROPOSALS TO BE SUBMITTED IN DUPLICATE ON FORM PROVIDED WITH THE BIDDING DOCUMENTS AND BIDS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY SECURITY IN FORM OF CERTIFIED CHECK OR BID BOND IN THE AMOUNT EQUAL TO AT LEAST 5% OF THE AMOUNT 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 BASE BID, EXECUTE CONTRACT AND POST PERFORMANCE & PAYMENT BOND AS REQUIRED WITH THE TIME SPECIFIED.

LIQUIDATED DAMAGES TO BE $300.00 EACH DAY THAT EXPIRES AFTER THE TIME SPECIFIED BY THE CONTRACTOR FROM THE NOTICE TO PROCEED DATE TO SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION. THE BID MAY NOT BE WITHDRAWN AFTER OPENING OF BIDS FOR A PERIOD OF SIXTY (60) DAYS.

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 PUBLIC 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 AND STATEMENT AS THUS NOTED; NAME AND ADDRESS MUST BE CLEARLY INDICATED ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE ENVELOPE OR SAID BID WILL NOT BE OPENED AND/OR CONSIDERED.

THE OWNER RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY OR ALL BIDS AND TO WAIVE INFORMALITIES. ATTENTION IS DIRECTED TO PROVISIONS FOR EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY AND PAYMENT OF NOT LESS THAN THE WAGES REPRODUCED IN THE WAGE RATE SCALE PROVIDED IN THE SPECIFICATION DOCUMENTS.

DR. AMY J. CARTER, SUPERINTENDENT

ADVERTISED:
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
FEBRUARY 15, 2024