ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

NOTICE is hereby given that the Mayor and Board of Alderman of the City of Vicksburg,
Mississippi will receive written sealed bids until the hour of 9:00 AM on Monday, March 19, 2018
at the office of the City Clerk of the City of Vicksburg, at the Vicksburg City Hall, 1401 Walnut St,
Vicksburg, MS 39180, for the furnishing of all labor and materials and for the construction of that
certain project designated as “VICKSBURG CONVENTION CENTER ELEVATOR / ESCALATOR
RENOVATIONS”. Drawings and Specifications being on file at the office of the City Clerk at City Hall
at Vicksburg, Mississippi. Bids will be opened in the Board meeting at 10:00 AM in the City Hall
Annex at 1415 Walnut Street, Vicksburg, Mississippi.

The project consists of construction of: the replacement/modernization and upgrades to the
existing escalators and one of the two elevators. This scope also includes repairs to existing
retaining wall. The total Contract Time will be 240 consecutive calendar days and the liquidated
damages will be $500 per consecutive calendar day thereafter.

An optional pre-bid conference will be held on Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 2:00 PM, local time at
the City of Vicksburg Public Works office located at 1401 Walnut St, Vicksburg, MS 39180.

The Mayor and Board of Alderman of the City of Vicksburg, Mississippi hereby notifies all bidders
that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement,
minority business enterprises/woman business enterprises 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, or national origin in consideration for an award.

Electronic bids can be submitted at www.centralbidding.com. Official bid documents can be
downloaded from Central Bidding. Electronic bids are due the same time and date as sealed
bids. For any questions relating to the electronic bidding process, please call 225-810-4814.

A secure electronic interactive system for the submittal of bids is an additional bidding option
for those bidders who choose to submit their bids electronically. Those bidders who choose to
submit their bids electronically will do so as directed by the Owner and as specified in the
Advertisement for Bids. When construction bids are submitted electronically, the requirement
for including a certificate of responsibility, or a statement that the bid enclosed does not
exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($ 50,000.00), on the exterior of the bid envelope as indicated in
Section 31-3-21(1) and (2) of Mississippi State law shall be deemed in compliance with by
including same as an attachment with the electronic bid submittal.

Award will be made to the lowest and best bidder and the Mayor and Board of Alderman of the
City of Vicksburg, Mississippi reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

BY ORDER OF THE Mayor and Board of Alderman of the City of Vicksburg, Mississippi THIS THE
5th DAY OF February , 2018.

CITY OF VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI
By: /w/ Walter W. Osborne, Jr.
Walter Osborne, CITY CLERK

PUBLISH: February 8, 2018 and February 15, 2018 in the Vicksburg Post and the Clarion Ledger.
Furnish proof of publication to: Walter Osborne, City Clerk

City of Vicksburg, Mississippi
P.O Box 150
Vicksburg MS 39181

Send invoice to: Walter Osborne, City Clerk
City of Vicksburg, Mississippi
P.O Box 150
Vicksburg MS 39181