16523 Highway 90 Hurricane Mitigation Improvements - Phase I #14914

City of Pass Christian, Mississippi

The City of Pass Christian, Mississippi, will receive electronic or sealed bids for the construction of the:

HIGHWAY 90 HURRICANE MITIGATION IMPROVEMENTS PHASE I

at the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 200 West Scenic Drive, Pass Christian, Mississippi, during normal office hours at any time prior to the designated bid date, but not later than 3:30 p.m. on the date of the bid opening.  Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at a regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen at 6:00 P.M., February 20, 2024. The meeting will be held in the Board Room at the City Hall Complex located at 200 West Scenic Drive.

All bids must be addressed to the City of Pass Christian marked “SEALED BID TO BE OPENED AT 6:00 P.M., 20th DAY, FEBRUARY, 2024”, and specify the name of the bid item. If a bid is submitted by mail, the address of City of Pass Christian is “200 West Scenic Drive, Pass Christian, MS 39571”. If a bid is hand- delivered, the street address is the same as the mailing address.

When bids are submitted electronically, the same requirements for submitting sealed bids shall apply. Electronic bids shall include a document representing the cover of the envelope containing the aforementioned criteria.

This project is funded by the Gulf of Mexico Energy Securities Act and must comply with all provisions of federal procurement guidelines.

Bids are invited for the furnishing of materials, equipment, labor, and incidentals necessary to construct a means of Hurricane Mitigation along the south side of Highway 90, connecting to and south of the existing seawall at the locations described. The work will involve constructing a concrete pathway, matching the top elevation of the existing seawall, in widths ranging from 7.5 feet to 12 feet with an 18” high, 12 inch wide concrete knee wall, constructed on top of and along the south edge of the pathway. These Hurri- cane Mitigation Improvements are intended to be constructed on top of and connected to the existing concrete seawall. The work will be constructed at the following locations: from the west side of the Small Craft Harbor to Pine Avenue and from the east harbor to Donlin Avenue.

Contract Documents, including Drawings and Technical Specifications, are on file for review at the Office of City Clerk, at City Hall, Pass Christian, Mississippi. Official bid documents can also be downloaded from Central Bidding at www.centralbidding.com. Electronic bids can be submitted at www.centralbidding.com. For any questions relating to the electronic Central Bidding process, please call Central Bidding at 225-810-4814.

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

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, mate- rial and/or supply needs.

All bidders must make positive efforts to use small and minority owned business and women business en- terprises.

Sealed paper bids may be submitted to the City of Pass Christian, 200 West Scenic Drive, Pass Christian, MS. Official bid documents should be downloaded from Central Bidding at www.centralbidding.com.

A certified check or bank draft payable to the order of City of Pass Christian, Mississippi, negotiable U.S. Government bonds (at par value), or a satisfactory Bid Bond executed by the Bidder and an acceptable surety licensed under the laws of the State of Mississippi, in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total bid for “Highway 90 Pedestrian Walkway Improvements – Phase I”, shall be submitted with each bid.

Direct contact with any City employee, including Administration and Board of Alderpersons, on the subject of this proposal is strictly forbidden. Violation of this paragraph can result in disqualification of your sub- mission.

The Bidder must indicate his Certificate of Responsibility Number on outside of sealed proposal as re- quired by Mississippi Law. For the purposes of submitting a bid, the Bidder shall possess a current com- mercial contractor’s license from the Mississippi State Board of Contractors. The license shall be in the correct classification of licensure that will allow the perspective bidder to perform the work described in the bid documents.

The City of Pass Christian, Mississippi, reserves the right to consider the following relevant factors in addition to the contract price in determining the lowest and best bid: bidder's skill and business judgment, his experience and his facilities for carrying out the contract, his previous conduct under other contracts and the quality of previous work, as well as his pecuniary ability, honesty, and integrity. The City also re- serves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any informalities in the bidding.

Awarding public contracts to non-resident Bidders will be on the same basis as the non-resident bidder’s state awards contracts to Mississippi Contractors bidding under similar circumstances. In order to ensure that Mississippi’s so-called Golden Rule is followed, state law requires a non-resident bidder to attach to his bid a copy of his resident state’s current laws pertaining to such State’s treatment of non-resident contractors.

Bids may be held by the City of Pass Christian, Mississippi, for a period not to exceed ninety (90) 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.

Authorized by order of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen, December 19, 2023

City of Pass Christian, Mississippi

By: Ron Duckworth
Title: CITY CLERK                     

Publish January 12, and 19, 2024