SECTION 00100
INVITATION TO BID
Electronic or sealed bids for the TELEPHONE ROAD WATER WELL REPLACEMENT project will be
received by the City of Pascagoula, Mississippi until 2:00 p.m. LOCAL TIME on the 2nd day of June, 2026, and then
will be publicly opened and read. Any bids received after the time and date specified will not be considered and will
be returned unopened.
All bids shall be submitted in a sealed envelope addressed to the City Clerk of Pascagoula, Mississippi. If a bid is
submitted by mail, the post office address for the City Clerk is P.O. Drawer 908, Pascagoula, Mississippi 39568-
0908. If a bid is hand-delivered, the street address of the City Clerk is 603 Watts Avenue, Pascagoula, Mississippi
39567-4220.
All bid envelopes shall be marked “SEALED BID FOR TELEPHONE ROAD WATER WELL REPLACEMENT
TO BE OPENED AT 2:00 P.M., TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2026” on the outside of the envelope.
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.
Electronic bids shall be submitted through www.cityofpascagoulabids.com.
LOCATION AND SPECIFICATIONS
The proposed project includes the demolition and abandonment of an existing well and structure as well as the
construction of a new 1,000 GPM well and upgrades at the Criswell Treatment Facility.
Project Manuals may be examined at the City of Pascagoula’s office, 603 Watts Avenue, Pascagoula, MS, at the
office of the Design Engineer, Neel-Schaffer, Inc., 707 Watts Avenue, Suite C in Pascagoula, or online at
www.neel-schafferplans.com. The bid documents are non-refundable and 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
228-248-0181. For information regarding this project, contact Neel-Schaffer’s office at 228-696-2649 in Pascagoula,
Mississippi.
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
signature. 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 same information as an attachment with the electronic bid
submittal.
For an electronic bid, documents can be downloaded from Plan House Printing. Electronic bids shall be submitted at
www.cityofpascagoulabids.com. For any questions relating to the electronic bidding process, please call Plan House
Printing at 662-407-0193.
Each bid must be submitted in accordance with Article 15 of the Instructions to Bidders on the prescribed form and
accompanied by cash, a certified check, a cashier's check or bid bond executed on the prescribed form, payable to the
City of Pascagoula in an amount not less than five (5) percent of the amount bid.
NEEL-SCHAFFER, INC.
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The successful bidder will be required to furnish the necessary additional bond(s) for the faithful performance of the
Contract, as prescribed in the Contract Documents. All bid bonds, performance bond, payment bond and certificates
of insurance shall be either executed by or countersigned by a licensed resident agent of the surety or insurance
company having his place of business in the State of Mississippi and in all ways complying with the insurance laws
of the State of Mississippi. Further, the said surety or insurance company shall be duly licensed and qualified to do
business in the State of Mississippi.
In order to perform public work, the successful bidder shall, as applicable, hold or obtain such Contractor's and
business licenses as required by state statutes. Bidder is required by Mississippi Statute 31-3-21 to have a current
Certificate of Responsibility issued by the State Board of Public Contractors prior to bidding on the project.
The project requires one hundred percent (100%) Performance Bond and one hundred percent (100%) Payment
Bond.
Before a Contract will be awarded for the work contemplated herein, the Owner will conduct investigation as is
necessary to determine the performance record and ability of the apparent lowest responsible responsive qualified
bidder to perform the size and type of work specified under this Contract. Upon request, the bidder shall submit such
information as deemed necessary by the Owner to evaluate the bidder's qualifications without discrimination.
For information concerning the proposed work, contact Neel-Schaffer, Inc., at (228) 696-2649.
It is called to the attention of the Bidder that the time of completion of the work under this Contract is the essence of
the Contract.
The right is reserved to reject all bids or any bid not conforming to the intent and purpose of the Contract Documents,
and to postpone the award of the Contract for a period of time which, however, shall not extend beyond 90 days from
the bid opening date. The right is reserved to waive informalities found in any bid. The Owner also reserves the right
to cancel the bid process at any time.
Dated this 27th day of April, 2026.
CITY OF PASCAGOULA
By:
Karen Kennedy
City Clerk
NEEL-SCHAFFER, INC.
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