17-065.01 Belle Fontaine Beach Jetty Rehabilitation #7872

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Supervisors of Jackson County, Mississippi, will receive sealed or electronic bids at
Jackson County’s Chancery Clerk’s office located at 2915 Canty Street, Suite R, Pascagoula, Mississippi 39567
until 12:00 p.m. (CT) on Monday, December 16, 2019. All bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 1:00 p.m. (CT) on Monday, December 16, 2019, in the Board of Supervisors’ Board Room in the Jackson County General Services Complex for the following:

BELLE FONTAINE BEACH JETTY REHABILITATION PROJECT – JACKSON COUNTY, MS

These bids are invited to perform mechanical dredging and placement of rip rap
at the Belle Fontaine Beach Jetty in Jackson County, Mississippi.

A strongly recommended Pre-Bid Meeting will be held at 10:00 a.m. (CDT) on November 26, 2019 at the Jackson County General Services Complex, Board of Supervisors’ Board Room located at 2915 Canty Street, Suite R, Pascagoula, Mississippi 39567. The Seymour Engineering Project Manager is Edward L. “Ned” Hogg, P.E. and can be contacted at (228) 385-2350 ext. 124 regarding the project.

All Bids must be accompanied by a certified check or bank draft payable to the order of Jackson County Board of Supervisors, negotiable U.S. Government bonds (at par value), or a satisfactory Bid bond executed by Bidder and an acceptable surety, must be submitted in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of total bid.

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 Section 31-3-21, Mississippi Code of 1972, by having a current Certificate of Responsibility from the State Board of Public Contractors. The Contractor’s classification should include the ability to perform work in regards to Marine Construction.

Contractors have the option of submitting their bids sealed in an envelope or electronically through www.jacksoncoplans.com. If sealed envelope bid is submitted by mail, the post office address of the Chancery Clerk is P.O. Box 998, Pascagoula, MS 39568. Bids may be delivered to Josh Eldridge, Chancery Clerk, c/o Land Records Department, 2915 Canty Street, Suite R, Pascagoula, MS 39567.

All bid envelopes should contain the bidder’s name and mailing address on the outside of the envelope and also specify the name of the bid item.

Bidder’s certificate of responsibility number or a statement that the bid inside is less than $50,000.00 shall appear on the outside or exterior of the envelope or container of such bids, failing which, said bid shall not be opened or considered.

Copies of the Documents may be examined at the following location between the hours of 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Monday thru Friday:
Seymour Engineering, 925 Munro Drive, Suite G, Biloxi, Mississippi Or online at www.jacksoncoplans.com

When submitting an electronic bid, the bid must be submitted in “pdf” format and shall contain the same information and forms as required for the paper bids. Electronic bids must be secured with a bid bond. When submitting a bid electronically, the authorized signature may be a hand-written blue ink signature or be an electronic signature. When bids are submitted electronically, the requirement for including a certificate of responsibility, or statement that the bid enclosed does not exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), on the exterior of the bid envelope shall be deemed in compliance by including the same information as an attachment with the electronic bid submittal.

For an electronic bid, documents can be viewed or downloaded from www.jacksoncoplans.com. Contractors will be required to register FREE with Plan House Printing at www.jacksoncoplans.com to submit an electronic bid. For any questions relating to the electronic submittal, please call Plan House Printing at (228) 248-0181.

The current Certificate of Responsibility Number shall be indicated on the exterior of the sealed bid envelope in order to be opened. All Bids submitted for $50,000 or less shall be so marked on the exterior of the sealed bid envelope.

The Jackson County Board of Supervisors reserves the right to reject any and all bids received and to award said bid in the best interest of the County. Bids may be held for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days from the date of the opening of bids for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the qualifications of Bidders, prior to awarding of the Contract.