FORREST GENERAL HOSPITAL - ORTHOPEDIC INSTITUTE - STORM DRAIN REPAIR HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI

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FORREST COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL WILL RECEIVE SEALED PROPOSALS FOR THE FOLLOWING:
FORREST GENERAL HOSPITAL - ORTHOPEDIC INSTITUTE - STORM DRAIN REPAIR
HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI
TWA PROJECT REFERENCE: 158-23A
SEALED BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED UNTIL: 2:00 P.M. CST, ON TUESDAY, JULY 28, 2026.
LOCATION FOR RECEIPT: ORTHOPEDIC INSTITUTE, 27 SOUTHERN POINTE PARKWAY, HATTIESBURG,
MS 39402, CONFERENCE ROOM (1st FLOOR)
ELECTRONIC BIDDING OPTION: BIDS MAY BE SUBMITTED IN PERSON OR, FOR THOSE INTERESTED,
BIDS CAN BE ELECTRONICALLY SUBMITTED AT WWW.TWAPLANROOM.COM UNDER THE PROJECT
NAME.
BID OPENING
BIDS RECEIVED ON TIME WILL BE OPENED PUBLICLY AND READ ALOUD IN THE 1ST FLOOR
CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE ORTHOPEDIC INSTITUTE AT 27 SOUTHERN POINTE PARKWAY,
HATTIESBURG, MS 39402 PROMPTLY AFTER TIME FOR RECEIPT.
NOTE: BIDS SHOULD BE DELIVERED IN PERSON OR SUBMITTED ONLINE ELECTRONICALLY PER
INSTRUCTIONS ABOVE ONLY (DO NOT MAIL HARDCOPIES).
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
THE WORK INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT INCLUDES ABANDONING EXISTING STORM DRAINS IN PLACE,
INSTALLING NEW REINFORCED CONCRETE PIPE AND JUNCTION BOXES, REPAIR OF EXISTING
CONCRETE PAVEMENT AND CURBING, AND REESTABLISHMENT OF VEGETATION.
CONTRACTING ARRANGEMENT: A SINGLE CONTRACT SHALL BE LET FOR THE COMPLETE WORK
DESCRIBED IN THE BIDDING DOCUMENTS.
DOCUMENTS
PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS ARE BEING MADE AVAILABLE VIA PAPER OR DIGITAL COPY. PLAN
HOLDERS ARE REQUIRED TO LOG-IN OR REGISTER FOR AN ACCOUNT TO VIEW OR ORDER BID
DOCUMENTS AT WWW.TWAPLANROOM.COM . BID DOCUMENTS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE AND MUST
BE PURCHASED THROUGH THE WEBSITE. FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING WEBSITE REGISTRATION AND
ONLINE ORDERS, PLEASE CONTACT PLAN HOUSE AT 601-336-6378. FOR QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE
CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, PLEASE CONTACT THE WALKER ASSOCIATES AT 601-583-2127. NO PARTIAL
SETS OF DRAWINGS OR BID DOCUMENTS WILL BE ISSUED.
BIDDING REQUIREMENTS
BIDS SHALL BE SUBMITTED IN DUPLICATE ONLY UPON THE BLANK BID FORMS PROVIDED WITH THE
PROJECT MANUAL AND MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY BID SECURITY IN THE FORM OF A CERTIFIED
CHECK OR ACCEPTABLE BID BOND IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO AT LEAST FIVE PERCENT (5%) OF THE
BASE BID. SAID SECURITY TO BE FORFEITED, AS LIQUIDATED DAMAGES, NOT PENALTY, BY A BIDDER
WHO MAY BE AWARDED THE CONTRACT, BUT WHO FAILS TO CARRY OUT THE TERMS OF THE

PROP OSAL, EXECUTE THE CONTRACT AND POST THE REQUIRED PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT
BONDS IN THE FORM AND AMOUNT, AND WITHIN THE TIME SPECIFIED. THE BID BOND, OR THE
CERTIFIED CHECK, IF USED IN LIEU THEREOF, SHALL BE PAYABLE UNCONDITIONALLY TO FORREST
COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL.
BIDS WILL BE ACCEPTED ONLY UNDER THE NAME OF THE BIDDER TO WHOM PLANS AND PROPOSALS
HAVE BEEN ISSUED BY THE PROJECT ENGINEER, AND WHOSE NAME APPEARS ON THE OFFICIAL LIST
OF PLAN HOLDERS MAINTAINED BY THE PROJECT ENGINEER. FOR SEALED BIDS, THE CURRENT
CERTIFICATE OF RESPONSIBILITY NUMBER OF THE BIDDER SHALL APPEAR ON THE OUTSIDE OF EACH
SEALED ENVELOPE CONTAINING A PROPOSAL, SAID ENVELOPE BEING PLAINLY MARKED "FORREST
GENERAL HOSPITAL-ORTHOPEDIC INSTITUTE-STORM DRAIN REPAIR, HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI".
BIDS ON THE PROJECT MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE THE TIME SPECIFIED ABOVE, AND NO BID
MAY BE WITHDRAWN AFTER THE SCHEDULED CLOSING TIME AND DATE FOR THE RECEIPT OF BIDS
FOR A PERIOD OF SIXTY (60) DAYS. ALL BIDS SUBMITTED MUST COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS
OF CHAPTER 3, TITLE 31 (SECTIONS 31-3-1, ET. SEQ.) OF THE MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, AS
AMENDED, AND THE PERFORMANCE OF ANY CONTRACT AWARDED SHALL BE BONDED
INACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 5, TITLE 31 OF THE MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, AS AMENDED.
BIDDERS WHO ARE NON-RESIDENTS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI MUST ALSO COMPLY WITH THE
PROVISIONS OF SECTION 31-3-21(3) OF THE MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, AS AMENDED.
THE OWNER RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY AND ALL BIDS AND TO WAIVE INFORMALITIES.
DATED THIS 17TH DAY OF JUNE, A.D. 2026.
BY: CHARLIE WILLIAMSON, EXECUTVE DIRCTOR, FACILITIES SERVICES, FORREST GENERAL
HOSPITAL
PUBLISH WEDNESDAY JUNE 25, 2026 AND JULY 2, 2026.