ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS NOTICE TO CONTRACTORSSealed bids will be received by the Mayor and Aldermen of The City of Vicksburg, Mississippi, until 9:00 a.m., local time, April 16, 2018 at the City Clerk's Office and shortly thereafter publicly opened and read aloud by the Board of Mayor and Alderman of the City of Vicksburg, Mississippi in Board meeting at 10:00 a.m., local time, Monday, April 16,2018 for the construction of a new Farmer’s Market for the City of Vicksburg.

Bidders are cautioned that the City Clerk does not receive the daily U.S. Mail on or before 9:00 a.m. Bids will be time-stamped upon receipt according to City Clerk's time clock.

Bidders must be qualified under Mississippi State law and possess a Certificate of Responsibility issued by theMississippi State Board of Public Contractors.The contract time for the work included in this contract is One hundred and eighty (180) Calendar days. 

The Contract will be subject to liquidated damages of three hundred ($300) per working day for each day  in default  after  the stipulated  completion date. The contract time will begin on the date specified in the Written Notice to Proceed.

Plans,specifications,and contract documents are on file and open to public inspection at the office of the CityClerk of Vicksburg.  One (1)copy of the Plans, Specifications, and Contract Documents may be procured upon payment of$100.00 (by cash or check made payable to Robert G. Polk, Architect, P.A.) fromRobert G. Polk, Architect, P.A., 4214 Ridgewood Road, Mississippi 39211. The payment is non-refundable.

Electronic bids can be submitted at www.centralbidding.com. Official bid documents can be downloaded from Central Bidding. Interested contractors can register as a vendor for free at www.centralbidding.com and download plans for $49.99. 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.

Instructions to bidders for electronic bids: 

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.

Each bidder must deposit with his proposal a Bid Bond or Certified Check in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total bid payable to The City of Vicksburg as bid security.The successful bidder shall furnish a PerformanceBond and a Payment Bond each in the amount of 100% of the contract amount awarded.

Bidders shall also submit a current financial statement if requested by The City of Vicksburg.

Attorneys-in fact who sign Bid Bonds or Payment Bonds and Performance Bonds must file with each bond a certified and effective dated copy of their power of attorney.Proposals shall be submitted in whole, sealed and deposited, with The City of Vicksburg prior to the hour and date above designated.

Each bidder shall write his Certificate of Responsibility number on the outside of the sealed envelope containing his proposal. For bids less than $50,000, a Certificate of Responsibility number is not required. Bidder shall note on the  outside of the envelope containing the bid that the "bid is less than $50,000, CRNo. not required".

Walter W. Osborne, Jr.
City Clerk of Vicksburg


Publication Dates:
March 14, 2018
March 21, 2018