ROAD EQUIPMENT: One (1) New Hydraulic Excavator

ORIGINAL PUBLICATION
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
NOTICE OF INVITATION TO BID - ROAD EQUIPMENT
The Harrison County Board of Supervisors will receive Electronic or Sealed Bids for the following:
ROAD EQUIPMENT: One (1) New Hydraulic Excavator
Bids will be received at the Board Conference Room in the First Judicial District Courthouse located at 1801 23rd
Avenue, Gulfport, Mississippi, until 10:15 AM on Tuesday, October 13, 2026. Bid Specifications Packets can be
viewed or downloaded at www.harrisoncountybids.com.
"Electronic Bids" must be submitted online at www.harrisoncountybids.com prior to the opening date and time as
stated above. For any questions relating to document downloads and/or registration for the electronic bidding process,
please call Plan House at 228-248-0181.
"Sealed Bids" must be on file with the Clerk of the Board prior to the opening time as stated above. All bids must be
sealed and clearly marked on the outside of the envelope as indicated "ROAD EQUIPMENT: ONE (1) NEW
HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR, to be opened at 10:15 AM on Tuesday, October 13, 2026". Sealed Bids not so marked
are submitted at the risk of the prospective Vendor/Contractor and the County assumes no responsibility for the
premature opening of same by any County employee.
Bids sent through the U.S. Mail are done so at the risk of the Prospective Vendor/Contractor and should be addressed
to the Harrison County Board of Supervisors, in care of the Chancery Clerk's Office, Post Office Drawer CC,
Gulfport, Mississippi 39502. The County is NOT responsible for bids that arrive in the mail after the designated
opening time. Bids may be delivered in person to the Harrison County Chancery Clerk's Office in the First Judicial
District Courthouse located at 1801 23rd Ave, Gulfport, Mississippi until 5:00 p.m. on Monday, October 12, 2026,
or the Board of Supervisor's Conference Room at the First Judicial District Courthouse in Gulfport, Mississippi, until
10:15 AM on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, as listed above.
If the agency is closed for any reason, including but not limited to: acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war,
epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, earthquakes, floods, or other natural disasters
(the "Force Majeure Events"), which closure prevents the receipt of bids at the advertised date and time, all bids
received shall be publicly received on the next business day that the agency shall be open and at the previously
advertised time. The new date and time of the receipt for bid, as determined in accordance with this paragraph, shall
not be advertised, and all Vendors/Contractors, upon submission of a bid, shall be deemed to have knowledge of and
shall have agreed to the provisions of this paragraph. Bids shall be received by the agency until the new date and time
of the receipt for bids as set forth herein. The agency shall not be held responsible for the receipt of any bids for
which the delivery was attempted and failed due to the closure of the agency as a result of a Force Majeure Event.
Each Vendor/Contractor shall be required to ensure the delivery and receipt of its bid by the agency prior to the new
date and time of the receipt for bids.
The Owner expressly reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids or any part of any or all bids based on a
lowest and best bid determination. If the bid documents request separate bids on phases or items, the Owner reserves
the right to accept or reject any or all bids or any part of any or all bids based on a lowest and best bid determination
on each item for which a separate bid is requested. The Owner reserves the right to waive informalities. After the
opening of bids they may be held by the Owner for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days from the date of submittal
for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the qualifications of Vendor/Contractor equipment prior to
awarding of the Purchase.
By Order of the Board of Supervisors, this the 8th day of September 2026.
(SEAL) Angela Thrash
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors,
Harrison County, Mississippi
By ______________________________
Publication Dates: September 11, 2026, and September 18, 2026