2023510 Chickasaw County School District, ESSER III HVAC Renovations #14455

Sealed bids will be received in the office of the Chickasaw County School District, 636 Starkville Road, Houston, Mississippi 38851, until 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 28, 2023, for: Chickasaw County School District ESSER III HVAC Renovations Chickasaw County, Mississippi

PryorMorrow Project Number: 2023510

NOTE: This project will use funds from the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief

(ESSER) Fund.

BID DOCUMENTS: Bid documents will be available in original paper copy or in electronic format.

Planholders are required to log in and register for an account at www.pryormorrowplans.com to view and

order bid documents. All planholders are required to have a valid e-mail address for registration. Bid

documents are non-refundable and must be purchased through the website. Any questions regarding

website registration, online orders, or electronic bidding should be directed to Plan House Printing at

(662) 407-0193.

BID SUBMISSION: Bidders may submit a sealed bid as indicated above or may submit an electronic bid

in lieu of a sealed bid. Submission of an electronic bid in lieu of a sealed bid shall be submitted at

www.pryormorrowplans.com. Electronic bids are not required but are an option.

BID PREPARATION: Bid preparation will be in accordance with Section 00 21 13 – Instructions to

Bidders, bound in the Project Manual.

BID GUARANTEE: Proposals shall be submitted with Proposal Security in the form of Certified Check

or acceptable Bid Bond in an amount equal to at least five percent (5%) of the base bid; such security is to

be forfeited as liquidated damages, not penalty, by any bidder who fails to carry out the terms of the

proposal. The Bid Bond, if used, shall be payable to the Owner. Bonds on the project must be received

on or before the period scheduled for the project and no bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing

time for the project. Bids must be firm for a period of forty-five (45) days after the scheduled time of

opening.

PERFORMANCE-PAYMENT BOND: A one hundred percent (100%) Performance-Payment Bond

issued by a surety company authorized to do business in the State of Mississippi will be required within

ten (10) days after the successful bidder has been notified of the award of the contract to him.

CERTIFICATE OF RESPONSIBILITY: All bids submitted by a prime or subcontractor for public works

or public projects where said bid is in excess of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) to perform contracts

enumerated in Section 31-3-21, Mississippi Code of 1972, shall contain on the outside or exterior of the

envelope or container of such bid the contractor’s current certificate number. No bid shall be opened or

considered unless such contractor’s current certificate number appears on the outside or exterior of said

envelope or container or unless there appears a statement on the outside or exterior of such envelope or

2023510 – Chickasaw County School District, ESSER III HVAC Renovations container to the effect that the bid enclosed therewith does not exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00).

NOTE: When bids are submitted electronically, the requirement for including on the exterior of the bid

envelope the contractor’s current certificate of responsibility number or a statement that the bid enclosed

does not exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) shall be deemed fulfilled and the bid in compliance

by including the same information as an attachment with the electronic bid submittal.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive irregularities.

Publish: Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Wednesday, November 1, 2023