PRJ-000534 Gautier Library Roof

Gautier Library Roof Maintenance Project
SECTION 001100
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received by the Board of Supervisors of Jackson
County, Mississippi until 12:00 noon (CDT) on Tuesday, October 13th and said bids are to be
opened and read aloud at 1:00 p.m. in the Board of Supervisors' Meeting Room located in the
Jackson County Services Building, 2915 Canty Street, Pascagoula, MS 39567.
Envelopes containing the bid must be sealed, stamped, and received by 12:00 noon on Tuesday,
October 13th addressed to Josh Eldridge, Clerk of the Board, c\o Purchasing Department, 2915
Canty Street, Suite D, Pascagoula, MS 39567 and designated as bids for the following items
described, to wit:
Gautier Library Roof
Maintenance Project
2100 Library Ln.
Gautier, MS 39553
This project consists of adding a retrofitted roof system for the Gautier Public Library AND
rebuilding the roof structure and roof for the entry breezeway.
The total Contract Time will be 120 consecutive calendar days and the liquidated damages will be
$500 per consecutive calendar day thereafter.
The Jackson County Board of Supervisors hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively
ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business
enterprises/woman business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in
response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or
national origin in consideration for an award.
All bids shall be submitted in a sealed envelope addressed to the Chancery Clerk of Jackson
County. If a bid is submitted by mail, the post office address of the Chancery Clerk is P.O. Box
998, Pascagoula, MS 39568-0998. Bids may be delivered to Joshua Eldridge, Chancery Clerk,
c/o Purchasing Department, 2915 Canty Street, Suite D, Pascagoula, MS 39567.
All bid envelopes should contain the bidder's name and mailing address on the face of the envelope
and also specify the name of the bid item.
Bidder's certificate of responsibility number or a statement that the bid inside is less than
$50,000.00 shall appear on the outside or exterior of the envelope or container of such bids, failing
which, said bid shall not be opened or considered.
Contractors have the option of submitting their bids sealed in an envelope or electronically
through www.jacksoncoplans.com. When submitting an electronic bid, the bid must be submitted in
"pdf" format and shall contain the same information and forms as required for the paper bids.
Electronic bids must be secured with a bid bond. When submitting a bid electronically, the
authorized signature shall be an electronic signature or handwritten in blue-ink. In the event that
an electronically submitted bid has a corrupted attachment, the bid will be considered null and
void. When 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 shall be deemed in compliance by including the
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Gautier Library Roof Maintenance Project
same information as an attachment with the electronic bid submittal.
For an electronic bid, documents can be viewed or downloaded from
www.jacksoncoplans.com. Contractors will be required to register FREE with Plan House
Printing at www.jacksoncoplans.com to submit an electronic bid. For any questions
relating to the electronic
submittal, please call Plan House Printing at 662-687-1209.
For sealed bids, a certified check payable to the order of Jackson County Board of
Supervisors or a satisfactory Bid Bond executed by the bidder and an acceptable surety,
must be submitted in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total bid.
All bids submitted in excess of $50,000 by a prime or subcontractor to do any erection,
building, construction, repair, maintenance, or related work, must comply with Section
31-3-21, Mississippi Code of 1972, by having a current Certificate of Responsibility from
the State Board of Public Contractors. The current Certificate of Responsibility Number
shall be indicated on the exterior of the sealed bid envelope before it can be opened.
Resident contractors shall, in accordance with laws of the State of Mississippi, be
granted preference over non-residents in the award of the contract in the same manner
and to the same extent as provided by the laws of the state of domicile of the non-
resident. A non-resident contractor shall attach to his proposal a copy of this resident
state's current law pertaining to such state's treatment of non-resident contractors. Any
bid submitted by a nonresident contractor which does not include the nonresident
contractor's current state law shall be rejected and not considered for award.
ALL BIDS SUBMITTED FOR $50,000 OR LESS SHALL BE SO MARKED ON
THE EXTERIOR OF THE SEALED BID ENVELOPE
The Jackson County Board of Supervisors reserves the right to reject any and all bids
received and to award said bid in the best interest of the County. Bids may be held for
a period not to exceed sixty (60) days from the date of the opening of bids for the
purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the qualifications of Bidders, prior to
awarding of the Contract. Retrofitted
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND OFFICIAL SEAL OF OFFICE, THIS THE DAY OF__2026.
By:
Josh Eldridge, Chancery
Clerk Board of
Supervisors
P.O. Box 998
Pascagoula, MS 39568
Publish:
September 13, 2026 and
September 20, 2026
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(DBA Tall Architects)
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