178592 Repairs To Moses Pier Due To Hurricane Zeta #12245

The City of Gulfport is seeking sealed bids for Repair & Replacement Unit Price Project. Sealed bids will be received in the Office of Procurement located at 1410 24th Avenue, Hardy Building, 2nd Floor, Gulfport, MS 39501
until 10:30 a.m., local time on November 3, 2022 either by mail or hand delivery, after which time they will be opened and read aloud.

Scope of Work: the project includes, but is not limited to, replacement of pier decking, wooden stringers, concrete caps, metal roofing, roofing structure, wooden handrail, and stainless-steel hardware, along with repairing concrete and installing riprap along the jetty.

Plans and specifications may be obtained from the Procurement Office, 1410 24th Avenue, Hardy Bldg., Gulfport MS 39501 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

“The City of Gulfport now offers Electronic Bidding. Official bid documents can be downloaded from City of Gulfport’s Plan Room at www.gulfportmsbids.com Electronic bids and/or reverse auction bids can be submitted at www.gulfportmsbids.com For any questions relating to the electronic bidding process, please call Plan House Bidding Group at 662-407-0193.”

A Pre-Bid Meeting will be held at 10:00 a.m., on October 20, 2022, at the following location:
Gulfport Engineering Department
4050 Hewes Ave
Gulfport, MS 39507

Questions – All questions regarding this bid must be submitted in writing to Sarah McLellan, P.E. via email at sarah@ccellc.us or by mail to 2300 14th Street, Gulfport, MS 39501 and must be received by the end of business 5:00 p.m. CST, Wednesday, October 26, 2022. Questions submitted after this date will not be considered. Bidders shall provide an email address or fax number to direct the consolidated “question and answer” document. Answers will be provided in writing and transmitted via email or fax to all prospective bidders who are known to have requested and received a copy of the bid package. Only answers transmitted in this manner will be considered official and valid. No negotiations, decisions, or actions shall be initiated by any bidder as a result of any verbal discussion.

The City is NOT responsible for bids which are mailed to the wrong address or which arrive in the mail after the designated bid opening time. Bids may be delivered in person to the Office of Procurement prior to the bid opening at the time, date and location listed above.

The project will be awarded to the lowest and best bidder. However, the City of Gulfport reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids or to waive any informality.

The successful bidder must adhere to the City’s policy concerning non-discrimination without regard to race, creed, color, age, sex, national origin or handicap.

For bids exceeding $50,000.00, Bidder must indicate his Certificate of Responsibility Number on the outside of sealed proposal as required by Mississippi Law. Effective July 1, 2010; Per MS Code 31-3-21(3); any bid submitted by a nonresident contractor which does not include the nonresident contractor’s current state law pertaining to such state’s treatment of
nonresident contractors, shall be rejected and not considered for award. If no such law exists in the non-resident contractor’s state, then the non-resident contractor may provide a statement to that effect.

No bidder may withdraw his bid within sixty (60) days after the actual date of the opening thereof.

This project is funded fully or partially with Federal funds provided through Mississippi Development Authority, utilizing Supplemental Community Development Block Grant Funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development; the successful bidder must comply with all applicable federal, state and local requirements contained in the Contract Documents, including but not limited to Section 3, Davis-Bacon Federal Wage Regulations, E-Verify, etc., as identified in the bid proposal packet as “HUD Contract Provisions for Construction Contracts”. All Womenand Minority and Section 3 Contractors are encouraged to apply.

Section 3: This project is covered by the requirements of Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Actof1968 (12U.S.C. § 1701u) (“Section 3”}. Section 3 requires thatwhen employmentor contracting opportunities are generatedby HUD-funded projects, preference is given to low to very low- income persons and businesses residing In the community where the project is located. Section 3 businesses are encouraged to submit a bid as any responsive, responsible bidder that qualifies as a Section 3 Business Concern will be given a preference during evaluation. A bidder selected for this Project will be responsible for ensuring compliance with all Section 3 requirements including, but not limited to, the hiring and contracting decisions made onthe Project.

Direct contact with any City employee, GRC Commissioners, including Administration and City Council, on the subject of this proposal is strictly forbidden. Violation of this paragraph will result in disqualification of your submission.

Publication Dates: 10-6-22 & 10-13-22