Standby Generator - Agri Education Center

Location:	Mississippi
Posted:	Dec 8, 2025
Due:	Jan 8, 2026
Agency:	State Government of Mississippi
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	61 - Electric Wire, and Power and Distribution Equipment J - Maintenance, Repair, and Rebuilding of Equipment Y - Construction of Structures and Facilities
Solicitation No:	113-20251205124547 DCBS
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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Standby Generator – Agri Education Center

for the

Desoto County Board of Supervisors

Notice is hereby given that Sealed Bids will be received by the DeSoto County Board of Supervisors by the Director of

Procurement, Lynn Ford, at 365 Losher Street, Suite 300, Hernando, MS on Thursday January 8, 2025 at 2:00 p.m.,

at which time and place Bids will be opened and publicly read. Contractor's company name and a current Certificate

of Responsibility Number (or "bid under $50,000") shall be written on the outside of the sealed envelope.

BID FILE: Standby Generator – Agri Education Center

BID FILE NUMBER: 26-510-003

Location for the Receipt of Bids:

Bid for the “Standby Generator - Agricenter”

Director of Procurement (Lynn Ford)

365 Losher Street, Suite 300

Hernando, MS 38632

Office Hours: 8am – 5pm

Bid Submittal Options:

Bids may be submitted via sealed envelope addressed to the Office of Procurement, 365 Losher Street, Suite 300,

Hernando, Mississippi 38632 Electronic bids can be submitted at www.centralbidding.com. For any questions relating

to the electronic bid process, please call Central Bidding at 225.810.4814.

Plans and Specifications Entitled:

“Standby Generator - Agricenter”

Bid Documents: Official bid documents may be viewed or downloaded free from the DeSoto County Procurement

website at: https://www.desotocountyms.gov/Bids.aspx.

Plan Holders: To ensure that general contractors and all subcontractors get issued addenda or any other information

issued to the bidder, participants are encouraged to register at either www.desotocountyms.gov/bids.aspx or

www.centralbidding.com to be on the official plan holders list.

Plans and Specifications are also on file in the Office of Procurement, DeSoto County Administration Building, 365

Losher Street, Suite 300, Hernando, MS 38632, during normal business hours. Information concerning this bid can

also be found on the Procurement Page at www.desotocountyms.gov. All bids must comply with the plans and

specifications provided. DeSoto County reserves the right to amend the plans and specifications, as necessary, and

agrees to notify all having requested bid packets from the DeSoto County Office of Procurement and Central Bidding.

Bid proposals must be submitted, in duplicate, on copies of the “General Construction Bid Form” included in the

specifications and must be accompanied by a Bid Bond, Certified Check, or cash in the amount of 5% of the Base Bid

(100%). The Bid Bond, if used, shall be payable to the Owner. Performance and Payment Bond will be required from

the successful bidder. Bids are requested for a Lump Sum Base Bid with any Alternates and/or Unit Costs requested.

In the event that an electronic bid is submitted, a copy of the bid bond must be included with the submission. If

submitting electronically, a hard copy of all bid documents must be provided within 3 business days if requested after

the bid opening.

Bids on the Project must be received on or before the period scheduled for the project and no bid withdrawn after the

scheduled closing time for the project for a period of forty-five (45) days.

All bids submitted in excess of $50,000.00 by a Prime or Sub-Contractor to do any erection, building, construction,

repair, maintenance, or related work must comply with the Mississippi Contractors Act of 1985, by securing a

Certificate of Responsibility from the State Board of Public Contracts. If a bidder submits a bid not exceeding

$50,000, no Certificate of Responsibility number is required; however, a notation stating that the bid does not exceed

$50,000 must appear on the face of the envelope, or a Certificate of Responsibility number. Each bidder submitting a

bid in excess of $50,000 must show its Certificate of Responsibility number on the face of the envelope containing the

bid. If submitting electronically, please include this information on a cover page with your bid submission.

Out of state bidders submitting proposals exceeding $50,000 must provide a copy of their state’s preference law.

Bond requirements for this project will include Performance and Payment Bonds.

The Board of Supervisors reserves the right to reject any and all bids and waive any informalities.

PRE-BID CONFERENCE

A. Pre-Bid Conference – December 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM on site.

B. Interested Bidders will be able to visit the project site immediately following the pre-bid conference.

WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, this the 1st day of December, 2025.

(SEAL)

/s/ ________________________________

Misty Heffner, CHANCERY CLERK

DeSoto County Board of Supervisors

SUBMITTED TO:

FOR PUBLICATION ON:

PROOF OF PUBLICATION TO:

DESOTO TIMES TRIBUNE

Thursday, December 4, 2025

Thursday, December 11, 2025

DeSoto County Administrator Office

DeSoto County Administration Building

365 Losher Street, Suite 300

Hernando, MS 38632

Phone: 662-469-8180

END OF DOCUMENT

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Smart Number	113-20251205124547 DCBS	Advertised Date	12/08/2025 12:00 PM
RFx #	3170034571	Submission Date	01/08/2026 2:00 PM
RFx Status	Open	Major Procurement Category	CONSTRUCTION
RFx Opening Date	N/A	Sub Procurement Category	EQUIPMENT - NON-TECHNOLOGY
RFx Type	MDA - RFx
Agency	MPTAP
RFx Description	PRE-BID CONFERENCE: Date & Time: 12/18/2025 1:00 PM Description: A. Pre-Bid Conference December 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM on site. B. Interested Bidders will be able to visit the project site immediately following the pre-bid conference. -------------------

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