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1.   May   6, 2019

2.   May 13, 2019 
 
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS – FUEL TANK REPLACEMENT

Memorial Hospital at Gulfport will receive Sealed Bids with Qualification Statements until Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at 2:00 PM for the furnishing of all labor and material and performing all work necessary and incidental to BID #2019-0611,  FUEL TANK REPLACEMENT, MEMORIAL HOSPITAL at GULFPORT, in accordance with plans and specifications. 

SCOPE:    This project involves the replacement of two (2) existing 12,000 gallon concrete fuel oil tanks with two (2) new steel tanks of equal capacity.  Also included in the project is a new fuel oil filtration system that will serve the two (2) new tanks and the existing 24,000 gallon tank to remain. The contractor will be responsible for the demolition and proper disposal of the existing tanks. 

All work is complete with all materials, labor, mechanical and electrical work, etc. as indicated in the drawings and as specified.

The above Scope of Work will be performed while areas outside of the limits of the Work are occupied.  Strict conformance to Infection Control guidelines, construction noise abatement, and ability to organize work with flexible hours and manage disruption in continuity of work is vital to the successful completion of the project.  Bidders with proven and demonstrated ability to perform this Scope of Work in these restrictive environments and in a Hospital in the last five (5) years are encouraged to bid on this project.  Owner reserves the right to review qualifications of Bidders prior to award of Contract.

Work shall be completed in one hundred fifty-four (154) calendar days. Liquidated damages of One Thousand Dollars ($1000.00) per day shall apply for non-compliance. A Performance and Payment Bond        will be required of the successful bidder.

BIDS:    

Official Bid Documents can be downloaded from Central Bidding at www.centralbidding.com.  Electronic bids can be submitted at www.centralbidding.com. For any questions relating to this electronic bidding process,      please call Central Bidding at 225-810-4814.

Also, complete Bidding Documents for this project are available in electronic form from the Architect,         without charge and without deposit.  Electronic Bid Document sets may ONLY be obtained by requesting an electronic set of documents through the project bidding email address:  [email protected]. 

Bids submitted by mail must be addressed to:  Memorial Hospital at Gulfport, P.O. Box 1810, Gulfport, MS 39502,  Attention:  Greg Quigley, Director of Engineering, Engineering Department.

Bids hand delivered before 1:45 p.m. on bid date shall be delivered to the office of Greg Quigley, Director of Engineering, Engineering Department, Memorial Hospital at Gulfport, 4500 13TH Street, Gulfport, MS 39501.  

Bids hand delivered between 1:45 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. on bid date shall be delivered to the Large Engineering Conference Room on the Second Floor at Memorial Hospital.

All bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at MEMORIAL HOSPITAL at GULFPORT, LARGE ENGINEERING CONFERENCE ROOM ON THE SECOND FLOOR at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, June 11, 2019.

Printed copies are not available from the Designer, but arrangements can be made to obtain them through most reprographic firms.  Plan holders are responsible for their own reproduction costs.

Instructions to bidders, plans and specifications, and other documents pertaining to construction of this project, may be reviewed only, beginning Wednesday, May 8, 2019, at the following location:

Memorial Hospital at Gulfport – Engineering Department – Office of Doyle Bitgood

(No verbal questions may be asked or answered /All bidding questions must be submitted through the Bidding Email: [email protected].)

To assist Bidders during the bid period, one (1) Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference and Site Visit will be held at Memorial Hospital at Gulfport at 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, May 28, 2019, in the Large Engineering Conference Room on the 2nd Floor of MHG, with a walk-through immediately following. Although it is mandatory for General Contractors to attend pre-bid conference, Mechanical and Electrical Subcontractors who wish to bid the project are encouraged to attend the Pre-Bid Conference and Site Visit. Attendance at the Pre-Bid Conference will be considered compliance to this requirement.  Attendance at Pre-Bid Conference and Site Visit is required by all General Contractors bidding on project.  

Bid security of five (5%) for the amount of bid shall be submitted with each bid as provided in the Instructions of Bidders.

Bids shall be submitted in sealed opaque envelopes. Envelopes shall be clearly marked SEALED BID: MEMORIAL HOSPITAL at GULFPORT, FUEL TANK REPLACEMENT #2019-0611.        

Bidders must indicate Certificate of Responsibility Number on the outside of the sealed proposal.

NOTE:  No Bids (Electronically or Hand Submitted) Shall Be Accepted After 2:00 pm

The Board of Trustees of Memorial Hospital at Gulfport reserves the right to reject all bids and to waive any formality. Attention should be directed to the fact that Memorial Hospital at Gulfport is a publicly owned hospital and subject to Mississippi State Laws related to bidding.  No bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of ninety (90) days after date set for opening thereof.

No bid shall be considered awarded until such time as all contract documents have been signed and received by both parties.

 

 

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