178587 Repairs To Fred Urie Pier Due To Hurricane Zeta #16531

The City of Gulfport is seeking sealed bids for repairs to Fred Urie Pier due to Hurricane Zeta. Sealed bids will be
received in the Office of Procurement located at 1410 24th Avenue, Hardy Building, 2nd Floor, Gulfport, MS 39501
until 10:00 a.m., local time on September 18, 2024, either by mail or hand delivery, after which time they will be opened and read aloud. Alternatively, submissions can be made electronically at www.gulfportmsbids.com before the designated deadline.

Scope of Work: the project includes, but is not limited to, replacement and installation of pier decking, wooden stringers, concrete caps, metal roofing, roofing structure, wooden handrail, stainless-steel hardware, and concrete piles along with repairing and replacing concrete and riprap along the jetty.

Plans and specifications may be obtained from the Procurement Office, 1410 24th Avenue, Hardy Bldg., Gulfport MS 39501 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Official bid documents can be downloaded from City of Gulfport’s Plan Room at www.gulfportmsbids.com. For any questions relating to the electronic bidding process, please call Plan House Bidding Group at 662-407-0193.

A Pre-Bid Meeting will be held at 9:00 a.m., on August 29, 2024, at the following location: Gulfport Engineering Department 4050 Hewes Ave Gulfport, MS 39507.

Questions – All questions regarding this bid must be submitted in writing to Sarah McLellan, P.E. via email at sarah@ccellc.us or by mail to 2300 14th Street, Gulfport, MS 39501 and must be received by the end of business 5:00 p.m. CST, Wednesday, September 4, 2024. Questions submitted after this date will not be considered. Bidders shall provide an email address or fax number to direct the consolidated “question and answer” document. Answers will be provided in writing and transmitted via email or fax to all prospective bidders who are known to have requested and received a copy of the bid package. Only answers transmitted in this manner will be considered official and valid. No negotiations, decisions, or actions shall be initiated by any bidder as a result of any verbal discussion.

The City 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.

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

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

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. All bidders must make positive efforts to use small and minority owned business and women business enterprises.

For bids exceeding $50,000.00, Bidder must indicate his Certificate of Responsibility Number on the outside of sealed proposal as required by Mississippi Law. Effective July 1, 2010; Per MS Code 31-3-21(3); any bid submitted by a non-resident contractor which does not include the nonresident contractor’s current state law pertaining to such state’s treatment of non-resident 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.

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

Direct contact with any City employee, GRC Commissioners, including Administration and City Council, on the subject of this proposal is strictly forbidden. Violation of this paragraph will result in disqualification of your submission.

Publication Dates: 8/14/2024 and 8/21/2024