Notice is hereby given that sealed or electronic bids proposals will be received by the Clay County, Board of Supervisors for the purchase of ONE (1) 2021 MODEL, 25 CUBIC YARD, GARBAGE REFUSE TRUCK AND BODY.
            Bid proposals (no prices) will be accepted until Thursday, November 11, 2021, until 9:00 a.m. Bid specifications and procedures may be obtained by contacting the Chancery Clerk, Amy Berry, Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. at (662) 494-3124 or via email at [email protected]. Bid proposals may be submitted by electronic submission at www.centralbidding.com.
            All sealed bid proposals must be on file with the Chancery Clerk prior to or by the acceptance date and time as stated above.  Said bid proposals must be sealed and clearly marked on the outside of the envelope as indicated: One (1) 2021 Model Garbage Refuse Truck and Body, Proposal Date Thursday, November 11, 2021. Submissions not so marked are submitted at the risk of the prospective bidder and the County assumes no responsibility of the premature opening of the same by any County Employee.  Bid proposals sent through the U. S. Mail or delivered in person are done so at the risk of the prospective bidder and should be addressed P. O. Box 815, West Point, MS  39773, or by hand or parcel delivery to 365 Court Street, West Point, MS  39773.  The County is not responsible for submissions that are delivered in person or arrive in the mail after the designated deadline of Thursday, November 11, 2021
All electronic bid specifications and procedures may be obtained electronically at www.centralbidding.com .  For questions relating to electronic downloads, please contact Central Bidding at (225) 810-4814. 
            Bid proposals will be evaluated and vendors submitting acceptable proposals will be invited by no later than 5:00 p.m., Thursday, November 11, 2021.  Final bidding will be held by electronic reverse auction on Monday, November 15, 2021 at www.centralbidding.com beginning at 9:00 a.m. and ending at 10:00 a.m. (unless extended by anti-sniping).
            Electronic bids and/or reverse auction 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.  Bids may, also, be submitted to the Clay County Chancery Clerk’s office % Amy G. Berry, 365 Court Street, West Point, MS  39773, on Monday, November 15, 2021, beginning at 9:00 a.m. and ending at 10:00 a.m. (unless extended by anti-sniping) and will be included in the “live” reverse auction.
            However, anyone wishing to submit bids in this manner will register with Central Bidding prior to Thursday, November 11, 2021.  After careful consideration, the Clay County Board of Supervisors will officially award the bid at its regularly scheduled Board meeting on Monday, November 15, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. unless continued until a later date.
            If the agency is closed for any unforeseen reason which prevents the acceptance and/or opening of  sealed electronic bids, or prevents the live reverse auction at the advertised date and time, all bids shall be publicly opened and read aloud on the next business day that the agency shall be open and at the previously advertised time.  All reverse auctions shall begin on the next business day that the agency shall be open and at the previously advertised time.  The agency shall not be held responsible for the receipt of any bids for which the delivery was attempted and failed due to the unforeseen closure of the agency.  Each vendor/contractor shall be required to ensure the delivery and receipt of its sealed and/or electronic bid by the agency prior to the new date and time of the bid opening.
The Clay County Board of Supervisors reserves the right to reject or accept any and all bids, or any part of any or all bids based on a lowest and best bid determination in the best interest of the County.  The Board also reserves the right to waive informalities.
The County reserves the right to utilize “anti-sniping” for reverse auction. Anti-sniping is a tool that automatically extends the bid time for reverse auctions 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 automatically 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.
            SO PUBLISHED, this the 4rth day of October, 2021.
 
                                                                                    ______/s/ Shelton L. Deanes_____________
                                                                                    President
 
ATTEST:
___/s/ Amy G. Berry_______________
Chancery Clerk
Clerk of the Board
 
Publication Dates:
10/27/2021
11/3/2021