22-023.1 ESSER Upgrades And Improvements At Leake Central High School #14505

Sealed, written formal bid proposals for the above bid will be received by the Board of Education of the Leake County School District, in the Business Office, 109 West Main Street, Carthage, Mississippi 39051,
until 2:00 p.m. (Local Prevailing Time) December 5, 2023, at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read aloud.

The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive informalities, also to withhold the acceptance of any bid if approved, for forty-five calendar days from the date bids are opened.

Bid documents are being made available via electronic copy. Official bid Documents can be downloaded after registering for an account at www.m3aarchplans.com to view bid documents. Electronic bids can be submitted at www.m3aarchplans.com, at the above stated date and time. For any questions relating to the electronic bidding process, please call Plan House Printing at (662) 407-0193. Plan holders will be responsible for their own reproduction cost.

Questions regarding website registration and online orders please contact Plan House Printing at (662) 407-0193.

Questions regarding plan clarifications or request for information should be directed to the architect as follows:

M3A Architecture, PLLC/William L. McElroy AIA, NCARB 601-981-1227 – P
601-983-4444 – F
pmckay@m3aarch.com – email Attn: Preston McKay

Bid documents may also be viewed at the office of Leake County School District, 109 West Main Street, Carthage, Mississippi 39051

All Contractors who intend to submit “BIDS” are encouraged to attend the NON-MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE on NOVEMBER 14, 2023, at 11:00AM., at 109 West Main Street, Carthage, Mississippi 39051. Failure to attend the pre-bid conference will not result in rejection of submitted proposals.

Contract Provisions are based on guidance from the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office as it relates to contracts with public entities in Mississippi and from the Mississippi Department of Education as it relates to the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER) and other federal funding guidelines. Certain provisions are not subject to waiver or modification by the Owner.
All bids must be accompanied by bid security equal to five percent (5%) of the sum of the base bid and all alternates, and must be in the form of a certified check, cashier’s check or a Bid Bond written by a company licensed to do business in Mississippi.
Liquidated damages will be assessed at $1,000.00 per day for each calendar day the work is not substantially complete.

The successful bidder will be required to furnish a Performance and a Payment Bond written by a company licensed to do business in Mississippi, each in an amount equal to 100% of the contract amount.

Publish Dates:
October 31, 2023
November 7, 2023