Central Fire Station Renovations Project

The proposed project includes second floor interior renovations consisting of new millwork, flooring, ceiling, and lighting, as well as painting walls. Project Manuals may be examined at the City of Pascagoula's office, 603 Watts Avenue, Pascagoula, MS, at the office of the Design Engineer, Compton Engineering, Inc., 1969 Market Street in Pascagoula, or online. 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 Compton Engineering's office at 228-762-3970 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 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. 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 Compton Engineering, Inc., at (228) 762-3970. 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. This Section has been modified to adjust the Contract Time from 120 days to 150 days (Base Bid) or 210 days (Base Bid + Alternate) to reach Substantial Completion and 150 days to 180 days (Base Bid) or 240 days (Base Bid + Alternate) to reach Final Completion.

Division 21 -	Fire Suppression.
Division 28 -	Electronic Safety and Security, Fire Detection and Alarm.