REVERSE AUCTION INFORMATION:

LEGAL NOTICE
 
Notice is hereby given that Pike County, Mississippi (the “County”), will receive sealed bids for 10 (TEN)  10’ WIDE (approximately) BY 50’ LONG and 4 (FOUR) HALF TANK CARS  50’ LONG for the Pike County Road Department in Pike County, Mississippi.
 
Un-priced bid proposals will be accepted until 3:00 p.m. local time on April 6, 2022, in sealed envelopes at the Office of the County Administrator of Pike County, Mississippi, at 175 South Cherry Street, Magnolia, MS 39652, or at P. O. Box 431, Magnolia, MS 39652, or by electronic bid submission.  Submissions will be evaluated and vendors submitting acceptable offers will be invited to submit priced bids.  Electronic bids and/or reverse auction bids can be submitted at www.centralauctionhouse.com. For any questions relating to the electronic bidding process, please call Central Bidding at 225-810-4814.
 
Bidding will be held by ELECTRONIC REVERSE AUCTION on April 13, 2022, commencing at 10:00 a.m. and ending at 11:00 a.m. local time. Pike County, Mississippi reserves the right to utilize “anti-sniping” for reverse auctions.  Anti-sniping is a tool that automatically extends the bid time for a reverse auction by five (5) minutes if a vendor places a bid in the final five (5) minutes of the reverse auction.  The anti-sniping effect will also auto extend the reverse auction bid time any time a bid is placed in the last five (5) minutes of the reverse auction and can auto extend the reverse auction multiple times until the bidding on the reverse auction ends.
 
Specifications are available by contacting Tammy Rayborn at 601-783-5289, via email at [email protected], or by obtaining the documents from Central Bidding at www.centralauctionhouse.com for a small fee. All bids must comply with the specifications provided.  Pike County, Mississippi reserves the right to amend the specifications as necessary and agrees to notify all parties having requested bid packets.  Pike County, Mississippi reserves the right to extend the auction date if necessary, to complete the bid proposal pre-qualification process.
 
Questions – All questions regarding this bid should be directed to Tammy Rayborn, Pike County Purchase Clerk, in writing by email at [email protected] or facsimile 601-783-5289, not less than seven (7) days prior to the bid due date.  All questions must be submitted in writing; telephonic inquires will not be considered.
 
The County is NOT responsible for bids which are mailed to the wrong address or which arrive in the mail after the designated bid opening time.
 
The contract will be awarded to the lowest and best bidder.  However, the County reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids or to waive any informality.
 
No bidder may withdraw his bid within 60 days after the actual date of the opening thereof.
 
Witness my signature on this the ____ day of March, 2022.
 
 
 
                                                          __________________________________________________
                                                                Becky Buie,
                                                                Clerk of the Pike County Board of Supervisors
(SEAL)
 
Please Publish March 18th and 26th, 2022.