22019 Covington County Chancery Building Re-Roof #12451

The Covington County Board of Supervisors, will receive sealed proposals at the Board of Supervisors office, located in the Covington County Chancery Building, 101 South Elm Avenue, Collins, Mississippi 39428, until 10:00 A.M. CST, on Friday, January 6, 2023, for furnishing all labor and materials in connection with the Covington County Chancery Building Re-Roof, Collins, Mississippi, as described in and reflected by the drawings and specifications prepared by Perkins Architecture, PLLC, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, dated November 4, 2022, immediately after which time said sealed proposals shall be publicly opened and read.

A MANDATORY Pre-Bid conference will be held on Friday, December 16, 2022 at 10:00 A.M. CST at the Board of Supervisors office, located in the Covington County Chancery Building, 101 South Elm Avenue, Collins, Mississippi. The Board of Supervisors will have a ladder available and would like all contractors planning to submit a bid to view the condition of the existing roof.

A single contract shall be let for the complete project. Plan Holders are required to register and order bid documents at http://www.perkinspllcplanroom.com . Bid documents are non-refundable and must be purchased through the website. All plan holders are required to have a valid email address for registration. Please contact Plan House Printing, 1a Churchill Street, Hattiesburg, MS, 39402, 601-336-6378 for questions regarding website registration and online orders.

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 proposal, 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 Covington County Board of Supervisors Office.

Bids on the project must be received on or before the time specified above, and no bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time and date for the receipt of bids for a period of forty-five (45) days.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 in accordance 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 Board reserves the right to reject all bids and to waive informalities.

Dated this day November 10, 2022.

Covington County Board of Supervisors,

By: /s/_______________

Arthur Keys, Board President

Publish November 23, November 30, and December 7, 2022.