LEGAL
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Sealed bids for the
construction of City of Olive Branch Park Walking
Trail - Phase II, will be received by the City of Olive Branch at 9200 Pigeon Roost, Olive Branch, Mississippi 38654 until 2:00 P.M. local time on
Monday, April 27, 2015 and thereafter will be opened and publicly
read.
Work shall consist of tree
removal, asphalt repairs and overlay, installation of concrete pipes, and
installation of concrete swales.
During trail construction, a
temporary sign must be place along the trail to acknowledge receipt of RTP funds
and notifying public what is taking place.
Plans, Specifications and
Contract Documents may be picked up at the office of Paula May, Director of
Administrative Services, 9200 Pigeon Roost Road, Olive Branch, Mississippi
(662/892-9217).
A pre-bid meeting will be
held at 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, April 2, 2015 in the 1st floor
Conference room of City Hall located at 9200 Pigeon Roost Road, Olive
Branch, Mississippi.
Each bid must be submitted
in a sealed envelope, addressed to
the City Clerk, City of Olive
Branch, 9200
Pigeon Roost Road, Olive Branch,
Mississippi 38654. Each envelope must be
plainly marked on the outside as “City of Olive Branch Park Walking Trail - Phase II” and
must bear on the outside the date the bid is to be opened. Opened bids
will be presented for consideration at a regular meeting of the Mayor and Board
of Aldermen of the City of Olive
Branch.
Each bid shall be
accompanied by a Bidder’s Bond issued
by a Surety Company licensed to operate in the State of Mississippi,
in the amount of 5% of the total bid price, as a guarantee that if the bid is
accepted, the Bidder will enter into a contract and execute the Performance and
Payment bonds in the form and within the time
specified.
The successful Bidder will be required to execute a
Performance Bond and a Payment Bond, each in the amount of 100% of the Contract,
issued by a Surety Company licensed
to operate in the State of Mississippi
and shall be named in the current list of "Companies Holding Certificates of
Authority as Acceptable Sureties on Federal Bonds and as Acceptable Reinsuring
Companies" as published in Circular 570 (amended) by the Audit Staff Bureau of
Accounts, U.S. Treasury Department.
Each Bidder shall have a
Certificate of Responsibility to bid on contracts for public projects in which
the bid price exceeds $50,000.00 and for private projects in which the bid price
exceeds $100,000.00 as required by the laws of the State of Mississippi. Each Bidder
shall show on the outside of the envelope containing his bid: his current
certificate of responsibility number and expiration date or if applicable, a
statement certifying that the bid enclosed does not exceed $50,000.00 for a
public project or $100,000.00 for a private project. Failure to show these
items on the outside of the envelope containing the bid will result in the bid
being returned to Bidder unopened.
No Bidder may withdraw his
bid for a period of sixty (60) days after date of actual bid opening, without
the Owner's consent.
The City of Olive Branch reserves the right to reject any or all bids
in whole or in part, with or without cause; and to accept the lowest bid which
in its judgment will be for the best interest of the City of Olive
Branch.
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE THIS
THE 18th DAY OF MARCH, 2015
/s/ TINA R GRIFFITH, CITY
CLERK
PUBLISH: March 19,
2015
March 26, 2015
Copies
to: DeSoto County Tribune-
legals@desototimes.com
MPTAP
Paula May, Director of Administrative Services
Steven H. Bigelow, P.E., City Engineer
Clerk’s File
Tina R.
Griffith
City
Clerk
City of Olive
Branch
(662)
892-9211