178672 Repairs to Jones Park Tensile Structures (RE-BID) #11682

The City of Gulfport is seeking sealed bids for the repair of Jones Park Tensile Structures. Sealed bids will be received in the Office of Procurement located at 1410 24th Avenue, Hardy Building, 2nd Floor, Gulfport, MS 39501 until 10:00 a.m., local time on July 11, 2022 either by mail or hand delivery, after which time they will be opened and read aloud.

Scope of Work: The City of Gulfport is seeking a contractor to repair the pavilion tensile structures at Jones Park that were damaged during Hurricane Zeta. The tensile structures to be repaired are known as the Amphitheatre Pavilion and Leo Seal Pavilion. The interested bidder shall have sufficient experience, personnel, and equipment required to repair the structures to pre-storm conditions and shall be able to provide a maintenance agreement and warranty agreeable to the city.

Plans and specifications may be obtained from the Procurement Office, 1410 24th Avenue, Hardy Bldg., Gulfport MS 39501 or by email jversiga@gulfport-ms.gov between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

“The City of Gulfport now offers Electronic Bidding. Official bid documents can be downloaded from Central Bidding at www.centralbidding.com. Electronic bids and/or reverse auction bids can be submitted at www.centralbidding.com. For any questions relating to the electronic bidding process, please call Central Bidding at 225-810-4814.”

Questions: All questions regarding this bid must be submitted in writing to Jessica Versiga via email at jversiga@gulfport-ms.gov and must be received by the end of business 5:00 p.m. CST, Friday, July 1, 2022. Questions submitted after this date will not be considered. Bidders shall provide an email address or fax number to direct the consolidated “question and answer” document. Answers will be provided in writing and transmitted via email or fax to all prospective bidders who are known to have requested and received a copy of the bid package. Only answers transmitted in this manner will be considered official and valid. No negotiations, decisions, or actions shall be initiated by any bidder as a result of any verbal discussion.

The City is NOT responsible for bids which are mailed to the wrong address or which arrive in the mail after the designated bid opening time. Bids may be delivered in person to the Office of Procurement prior to the bid opening at the time, date and location listed above.

The project will be awarded to the lowest qualified and responsible bidder. However, the City of Gulfport reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids or to waive any informality.

The successful bidder must adhere to the City’s policy concerning non-discrimination without regard to race, creed, color, age, sex, national origin, or handicap.

For bids exceeding $50,000.00, Bidder must indicate his Certificate of Responsibility Number on the outside of sealed proposal as required by Mississippi Law. Effective July 1, 2010; Per MS Code 31-3-21(3); any bid submitted by a nonresident contractor which does not include the nonresident contractor’s current state law pertaining to such state’s treatment of nonresident contractors, shall be rejected and not considered for award. If no such law exists in the nonresident contractor’s state, then the non-resident contractor may provide a statement to that effect.

No bidder may withdraw his bid within sixty (60) days after the actual date of the opening thereof.

Direct contact with any City employee, GRC Commissioners, including Administration and City Council, on the subject of this proposal is strictly forbidden. Violation of this paragraph will result in disqualification of your submission.

Publication Dates: 6/8/22 & 6/15/22

Send Invoice & Proof of Publication to:
Purchasing Department
Jessica Versiga
City of Gulfport
P. O. Box 1780
Gulfport, MS 39502-1780