22-001e Building 30 Exhibit Gallery Interior Renovation for the Mississippi Aquarium #12761

Notice is hereby given that the Gulfport Redevelopment Commission (“GRC”) as the Urban Renewal Agency for the City of Gulfport, Mississippi (the “City”), will receive sealed bids at the Office of Procurement, 1410 24th Avenue, 2nd floor, Gulfport, until 2:00 P.M. local time on February 16, 2023 for the following – “BUILDING 30 EXHIBIT GALLERY INTERIOR RENOVATION FOR THE MISSISSIPPI AQUARIUM”; after which time they will be opened and read aloud.

Instructions to Bidders, Form of Bid, Form of Contract, Form of Contract Bond, Drawings, Specifications and other Contract Documents are being made available via hard copy or download at www.eleyguildhardyprojects.com

Interested bidders should log-in or register for a free account to view and order Bid Documents. All plan holders are required to have a valid email address for registration. The cost of the bid documents are non-refundable and must be purchased through the website (digital and hard copies).

Questions regarding website registration and online orders please contact Plan House Printing at (228) 248-0181. Contract Documents may also be examined at the following locations:

1. Office of the Architect, Eley Guild Hardy Architects, P.A., 1091 Tommy Munro Drive, Biloxi, MS 39532.
2. ABC Plan Rooms, Gulfport and Jackson, Mississippi.
3. AGC Plan Rooms, Gulfport and Jackson, Mississippi.

All bids must be on file with the Office of Procurement prior to the opening time as stated above. All bids must be sealed and clearly marked on the outside of the envelope as indicated “Building 30 Exhibit Gallery Interior Renovation” and addressed to the Office of Procurement, 1410 24th Avenue, Gulfport, MS 39501.

For bids exceeding $50,000.00, Bidder must indicate his Certificate of Responsibility Number on the outside of sealed bid as required by Mississippi Law. In addition to the above, the sealed envelope shall list the Company Name and Address. Envelopes not so marked are submitted at the risk of the Bidder and neither the GRC nor the City assumes any responsibility for the premature opening of same by any GRC or City employee.

The successful bidder must comply with all federal, state, and local requirements and regulations contained in the bid documents and contract, including but not limited to E-Verify. Minority and Women’s business enterprises are solicited to bid on this contract as prime contractors and are encouraged to make inquiries regarding potential subcontracting opportunities and equipment, material and/or supply needs.

The GRC is NOT responsible for bids which are mailed to the wrong address or which arrive in the mail after the designated bid opening time. Bids may be delivered in person to the Office of Procurement prior to the bid opening at the time, date and location listed above.

Each bid shall be accompanied by a Certified Check on a solvent bank or a Bidder’s Bond issued by a Surety Company licensed to operate in the State of Mississippi, in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total bid price, payable to the GRC as bid security. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount.

Per MS Code 31-3-21(3); any bid submitted by a nonresident contractor which does not include the nonresident contractor’s current state law pertaining to such state’s treatment of nonresident contractors, shall be rejected and not considered for award. If no such law exists in the non-resident contractor’s state, then the non-resident contractor may provide a statement to that effect.

The project will be awarded to the lowest and best bidder. However, the GRC reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids or to waive any informality.

The successful bidder must adhere to the GRC’s and the City’s policy concerning non-discrimination without regard to race, creed, color, age, sex, national origin or handicap.

No bidder may withdraw his bid within ninety (90) days after the actual date of the opening thereof.

Ad Dates: 1/19/2023 1/25/2023