SECTION 00 11 13 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received for the project named below by Tupelo Public School District until 2:00 pm on Wednesday, April 5, 2017.

Location for Receipt of Bids:

Hancock Leadership Center
1920 Briar Ridge Road
Tupelo, MS  38804

Plans and Specifications Entitled:

Tupelo Public School District, Parkway Elementary Renovations Rebid, Tupelo, MS

May be inspected at the office of the Architect named below, or may be obtained from the Architect as set out below:

Qualified Prime (General) Contractors, Subcontractors, and Material Suppliers are required to register and order bid documents at www.jbhmplans.com.  

Bid documents are available as paper prints or as digital copies on CD.  Cost of CD (.pdf Format) is $50 per CD.  Bid documents are non-refundable and must be purchased through the website.

Questions regarding website registration and online orders please contact our web support line at (662) 407-0193.  

All plan holders are required to have a valid email address for registration.  

Partial sets will not be issued.

Proposals shall be submitted in duplicate only upon the blank proposal forms provided with the specifications and must be accompanied by Proposal Security in the form of Certified Check or acceptable Bid Bond 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 fails to carry out the terms of the proposal, execute contract and post Performance Bond in the form and amount within the time specified.  The Bid Bond, if used, shall be payable to the Owner.

Bids on the Project must be received on or before the period scheduled for the Project and no bid withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for the Project for a period of sixty (60) days.

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 the Mississippi Contractors Act of 1985, by securing a Certificate of Responsibility from the State Board of Contractors.  Each bid, exceeding $5,000.00, must be accompanied by the Bidder's certified check or a bid bond, duly executed by the Bidder as principal and having surety thereon, a surety company approved by the Owner and signed by an agent, regularly commissioned and licensed to transact business in Mississippi, in the amount of five percent of the bid.  All bid bonds must be accompanied by the appropriate Power of Attorney. No Power of Attorney is necessary with a certified check. 

The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids on any or all projects and to waive informalities.

OWNER:

Tupelo Public School District
72 S. Green Street
Tupelo, MS  38801

ARCHITECT:

JBHM Architects, PA
P O Box 1643
105 Court Street (38804)
Tupelo, MS  38802
PH:  (662) 844-1822
FX:  (662) 844-0971

DATES OF ADVERTISEMENT:	Tuesday, March 7, 2017
					Tuesday, March 14, 2017

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