23033.03 City of Columbus Housing Authority Task Order 2.0 (REBID) #16840

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Notice is hereby given that sealed bids or electronic bids will be received for the project named below by The Housing Authority of the City of Columbus, 914 4th Street South (39701), Columbus, Mississippi until 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 29, 2024. Bids may be submitted directly to the location listed below or electronically through Electronic Bidding System as listed below.

1) Location for Receipt of Bids:
Central Office of The Housing Authority of the City of Columbus, 914 4th Street South,
Columbus, Mississippi 39701

OR

2) Location for Receipt of Electronic Bids: www.jbhmplans.com
Plans and Specifications Entitled:
THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS
INTERIOR RENOVATIONS
TASK ORDER 2.0 – REBID-3
COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI

May be inspected at the office of the Architect named below, or may be obtained from the Architect as set out below:

a. Qualified Prime (General) Contractors, Subcontractors, and Material Suppliers are required to register and order bid documents at www.jbhmplans.com.

b. Bid documents are available as paper prints or as digital copies. Cost of digital copy (.pdf Format) and/or the cost of paper prints will be listed on the www.jbhmplans.com website. Bid documents are non-refundable and must be purchased through the website.

c. Questions regarding website registration and online orders please contact our web support line at (662) 407-0193.

d. All plan holders are required to have a valid email address for registration.

e. Partial sets will not be issued.

Proposals shall be submitted in duplicate only upon the blank proposal forms provided with the specifications and must be accompanied by Proposal Security in the form of Certified Check or acceptable Bid Bond in the amount equal to at least five percent (5%) of the Base Bid; Proposals submitted electronically shall be submitted as instructed by the Electronic Bidding System and must be accompanied by Proposal Security in the form of an acceptable Bid Bond in the amount equal to at least five percent (5%) of the Base Bid. In either case, such security to be forfeited as liquidated damages, not penalty, by any bidder who fails to carry out the terms of the proposal, execute contract and post-Performance Bond in the form and amount within the time specified. The Bid Bond, if used, shall be payable to the Owner.

Bids on the Project must be received on or before the period scheduled for the Project and no bid withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for the Project for a period of forty-five (45) days. All bids submitted in excess of $50,000.00 by a Prime or Subcontractor to do any erection, building, construction, repair, maintenance, or related work must comply with the Mississippi Contractors Act of 1985, by securing a Certificate of Responsibility from the State Board of Contractors. Each bid, exceeding $5,000.00, must be accompanied by the Bidder's certified check or a bid bond, duly executed by the Bidder as principal and having surety thereon, a surety company approved by the Owner and signed by an agent, regularly commissioned, and licensed to transact business in Mississippi, in the amount of five percent of the bid. All bid bonds must be accompanied by the appropriate Power of Attorney designating the Mississippi Resident Agent.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids on any or all projects and to waive informalities.

Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended by the Housing and Community Development Act of 1994, requires that, to the greatest extent feasible, employment and other economic opportunities generated by HUD funds be directed to low and very low-income residents. Federal regulations at 24 CFR Part 135 establish the standards and procedures to be followed by public housing authorities in order to ensure that the requirements of Section 3 are met. Preference in award shall be made to Section 3 Business Concerns. See project manual for details.

A successful bidder that is not a Section 3 business will be required to provide a Section 3 Action Plan that includes , at minimum, the following commitments:

1. 30% (as defined) of new employees to be hired for this contract work will be hired from among qualified Section 3 residents; or

2. 25% of subcontracted work under the contract will be subcontracted to Section 3 businesses; or

3. If the contractor is unable to meet the above goals, the contractor must demonstrate why meeting the goals were not feasible. It is the responsibility of contractors, vendors and suppliers to implement progressive efforts to attain Section 3 compliance. Any bidder/proposer's failure to agree a Section 3 Action Plan may render the bid non-responsive and cause the contractor to be disqualified from further consideration for this contract.

A Pre-Bid Conference is scheduled to be held Friday, October 18, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. at the Central Office of The Housing Authority of the City of Columbus, 914 4th Street South, Columbus, Mississippi 39701.

OWNER:
THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS
P O BOX 1384 (39703)
914 4th STREET SOUTH (39701)
COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI

ARCHITECT:
JBHM ARCHITECTS, PA
P O BOX 9127 (39705)
104 THIRD STREET SOUTH (39701)
COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI
PH: (662) 329-4883

DATES OF ADVERTISEMENT:
Friday, September 27, 2024
Friday, October 4, 2024