16666.08-03 Unit Price Project - Emergency Repairs & Utility Construction - Water Infrastructure

City of Pass Christian, Mississippi
The City of Pass Christian, Mississippi, will receive electronic or sealed bids for the construction of the:

City of Pass Christian 2026 Annual Unit Price Project for
Emergency Repairs and Other Needed Utility Construction for
Water Infrastructure

at the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 200 West Scenic Drive, Pass Christian, Mississippi, during normal office hours at any time prior to the designated bid date, but
not later than 3:30 p.m. on the date of the bid opening. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at a regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen at 6:00 P.M.,
April 7, 2026 . The meeting will be held in the Board Room at the City Hall Complex located at 200 West Scenic Drive.

All bids must be addressed to the City of Pass Christian marked “SEALED BID TO BE OPENED AT 6:00 P.M., 7th day, of April 2026”, and specify the name of the bid. If a bid is submitted by mail, the address of City of Pass Christian is “200 West Scenic Drive, Pass Christian, MS 39571”. If a bid is hand-delivered, the street address is the same as the mailing address.

When bids are submitted electronically, the same requirements for submitting sealed bids shall apply. Electronic bids shall include a document representing the cover of the envelope containing the aforementioned criteria.

Unit price bids are invited for the furnishing of materials, equipment, labor, and incidentals necessary to effect certain replacement of existing drainage culverts and/or structures and construction of new to improve the drainage infrastructure within the City of Pass Christian.

Contract Documents, including Drawings and Technical Specifications, are on file at the Office of City Clerk, at City Hall, Pass Christian, Mississippi. Electronic bids can be submitted at www.ccellcplans.us . For any questions relating to the electronic bidding process, please contact Plan House at 228-248-0181.

Plans and Specifications are being made available via hard copy or digital download. Plan Holders are required to log-in or register for an account to view or order bid documents at www.ccellcplans.us . Bid documents are non-refundable and must be purchased through the website. If you have any questions regarding website registration and online orders, please contact Plan House at 228-248-0181. No partial sets of drawings of project manuals will be issued. No contract documents (hard copies or electronic copies) will be issued to Contractors within twenty-four (24) hours of the time indicated above for receiving bids.

Contract Documents may also be examined at the office of the Design Engineer, Covington Civil and Environmental, LLC, 2300 14th Street in Gulfport, MS or online at www.ccellcplans.us . The bid documents are being made available online via original paper copy or digital download. Cost includes shipping and handling for each set. The cost of bid documents is non-refundable and bid documents must be purchased through the website. Return of documents is not required. All plan holders are required to have a valid email address for online registration. For information regarding website registration and online orders please contact Plan House Printing at 662-407-0193. For information regarding this project, contact Covington Civil and Environ-mental, LLC’s office at 228-396-0486 in Gulfport, Mississippi. The bid schedule may also be viewed utilizing the Mississippi Procurement Technical Assistance Program (MPTAP) website at https://mscpc.com/ [ mscpc.com ]

Minority and women’s business enterprises are solicited to bid on this contract as prime contractors and are encouraged to make inquiries regarding potential subcontracting opportunities and equipment, material and/or supply needs.

All bidders must make positive efforts to use small and minority owned business and women business enterprises.

A certified check or bank draft payable to the order of City of Pass Christian, Mississippi, negotiable U.S. Government bonds (at par value), or a satisfactory Bid Bond executed by the Bidder and an acceptable surety licensed under the laws of the State of Mississippi, in an amount equal to five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) for “City of Pass Christian, 2026 Annual Unit Price Project for Emergency Repairs and Other Needed Utility Construction for Water Infrastructure” shall be submitted with each bid.

The Bidder must indicate his Certificate of Responsibility Number on outside of sealed proposal as required by Mississippi Law. For the purposes of submitting a bid, the Bidder shall possess a current commercial contractor’s license from the Mississippi State Board of Contractors. The license shall be in the correct classification of licensure that will allow the perspective bidder to perform the work described in the bid documents.

The City of Pass Christian, Mississippi, reserves the right to consider the following relevant factors in addition to the contract price in determining the lowest and best bid: bidder's skill and business judgment, his experience, and his facilities for carrying out the contract, his previous conduct under other contracts and the quality of previous work, as well as his pecuniary ability, honesty, and integrity. The City also re-serves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any informalities in the bidding.

Awarding public contracts to non-resident Bidders will be on the same basis as the non-resident bidder’s state awards contracts to Mississippi Contractors bidding under similar circumstances. In order to ensure that Mississippi’s so-called Golden Rule is followed, state law requires a non-resident bidder to attach to his bid a copy of his resident state’s current laws pertaining to such State’s treatment of non-resident contractors.

Bids may be held by the City of Pass Christian, Mississippi, for a period not to exceed ninety (90) 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.

Authorized by order of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen, February 3, 2026.

City of Pass Christian, Mississippi

By: Marian Governor

Title: City Clerk

Publish February 20 and 27, 2026