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Sealed bids will be received by the City Council of the City of Jackson, Mississippi at the Office of the Municipal Clerk, City Hall, 219 South President Street, P.O. Box 17, Jackson, Mississippi 39205 until 3:30 P.M. Local Time, August 12, 2025, for supplying all labor, equipment, and materials (as specified) necessary for construction of Mary C. Jones Center & Park Rehabilitation, Project #1-2025.

This project consists of repairs and renovations ot the Mary C. Jones Center & Park located at 2050 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Jackson, Mississippi 39203, including, but not limited to, replacement of the HVAC system, modeling and equipping for a new community laudromat, repairs to outside basketball courts, refurbishing of a swimming pool, bathrooms, and office area, and roof repairs.

A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held on site at the Mary C. Jones Center & Park at 10:00 a.m. local time on July 24, 2025.

The City of Jackson hereby notifies all bidders that in compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4, that all bidders will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, or sex, in consideration for an award.

The City of Jackson, Mississippi (“City of Jackson”) is committed to cultivating and ensuring the quality of life of its citizens, through various programs, employment, initiatives, and assistance. The City encourages all persons, corporations, and/or entities doing business within the City, as well as those who seek to contract with the City on various projects and/or conduct business in the City to assist the City in achieving its goal by strongly considering City residents for employment opportunities.

Bidders must be qualified under Mississippi Law and show current Certificate of Responsibility issued by the Mississippi State Board of Public Contractors establishing his classification as to the value and type of construction on which he is authorized to bid unless their bid amount is $50,000.00 or less.

Bids shall be made out on the bid proposal forms to be provided, sealed in an envelope and plainly marked on the outside of the envelope: “Bid for MARY C. JONES CENTER & PARK REHABILITATION, PROJECT #1-2025”. Each bidder shall write their Certificate of Responsibility Number on the outside of the sealed envelope containing his proposal or state on the outside of the bid that their bid does not exceed $50,000.00. Bid proposals that do not include a Certificate of Responsibility Number or the statement on the outside of the envelope will not be opened.

Each Bidder must submit with his proposal a separate attachment stating the Bidder’s qualifications to perform the Work. The Statement of Qualifications shall list past projects of similar size and nature, a list of references with name and telephone number, a list of key personnel who will perform the work, and other information supporting the bidder's qualifications.

Bids shall be submitted in triplicate (bound/stapled separately), sealed and deposited with the Municipal Clerk, City Hall, Jackson, Mississippi or uploaded to Central Bidding prior to the hour and date

hereinbefore designated. No bidder may withdraw his bid within 90 days after the actual date of the opening thereof.

Official Bid Documents, including the Contract Documents and Drawings can be downloaded from Central Bidding at www.centralbidding.com. Electronic Bids may be submitted at www.centralbidding.com. For any questions related to the electronic bidding process, please call Central Bidding at 225-810-4814.

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. Current state law, Mississippi General Laws of 2010, Chapter 383, section 31-3-21 of the Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended, requires a non-resident bidder to attach to the bid a copy of the Bidder's resident state’s current laws pertaining to such state's treatment of nonresident contractors. Non-resident bidders must attach to their bid a copy of any bid preference law of the state, city, county, parish, province, nation or political subdivision where they are domiciled. If there is no such law where they are domiciled, all non-resident bidders shall attach a letter to their bid stating that there is no bid preference law where they are domiciled. The bid of any non-resident bidder who fails to attach to its bid a copy of its domicile’s bid preference law or a letter stating that its domicile has no such bid preference law, whichever is applicable, shall be rejected and not considered for award.

Each Bidder must deposit with his bid a Bid Bond or Certified Check in an amount equal to five percent of the bid, payable to the City of Jackson as bid security. Bidders shall also submit a current financial statement, if requested by the City of Jackson. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a Payment Bond and Performance Bond each in the amount of 100% of the contract amount.

Contract Drawings, Contract Specifications, Instructions to Bidders and Bidders Proposal forms are on file and open to public inspection in the Office of the Municipal Clerk. They may also be downloaded from the City of Jackson website.

The City intends to use Community Development Block Grant Funds to pay the costs of this Project. Bidders should familiarize themselves with the regulations which apply to this Project.

The City of Jackson reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any informalities or irregularities therein.

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Publishing Dates: July 10 and July 17, 2025

Publication: Mississippi Link