3634-15 Clearing & Grubbing - John Hill Site #12923

Sealed Bids or electronically submitted bids through the Airport’s Online Plan Room for the Clearing and Grubbing John Hill Site will be received by Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport Authority, at the office of the Executive Director, 14035-L Airport Road, Gulfport, MS 39503 until 2:00 p.m., local time on March 21, 2023, at which time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read. The project consists of clearing and grubbing, ditching, earthwork, erosion control grassing and related work.

Bids will be received from a single prime Contractor. Bids shall be on a unit price basis, with additive alternate bid items (if any) as indicated in the Bid Form.

This Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is Brown, Mitchell & Alexander, Inc., 401 Cowan Road, Suite A, Gulfport, MS 39507, (228) 864-7612. Prospective Bidders may examine the Bidding Documents at the Issuing Office on Monday through Thursday (between the hours of 7:30 A.M. and 5:30 P.M.) and Friday (between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and Noon). Copies of the Bidding Documents may be obtained from the Issuing Office as described below.

Bidding documents are being made available via paper copy or pdf for a charge of $125.00 (hard copy) or $75.00 (CD). Plan holders are required to log-in or register for an account at www.flygptplans.com to view and order Bidding Documents. All plan holders are required to have a valid email address for registration. The cost for the bidding documents is non- refundable and must be purchased through the website. For questions regarding website registration and online orders please contact Plan House Printing at (228) 248-0181.

The date that the Bidding Documents are transmitted by the Issuing Office will be considered the prospective Bidder’s date of receipt of the Bidding Documents. Partial sets of Bidding Documents will not be available from the Issuing Office. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including Addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the Issuing Office.

A Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 2:00 p.m, local time on March 7, 2023 at the Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport Terminal Building, 3rd Floor Conference Room. Attendance at the pre-bid conference is highly encouraged but is not mandatory.

Bid security shall be furnished in accordance with the Instruction to Bidders.

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 non- resident contractor’s state, then the non-resident contractor may provide a statement to that effect.

ALL BIDDERS must be properly licensed contractors at the time of submitting bids in accordance with the provisions of the State of Mississippi. Contractors submitting a written sealed bid must indicate their current Mississippi Certificate of Responsibility number on the outside of the sealed envelope containing their Bid as well as on their Bid. If the Bid is being submitted electronically through the Airport’s Online Plan Room, the Mississippi Certificate of Responsibility number must be included as an attachment with the electronic bid submittal as well as on their Bid. To be considered, a bid for the Clearing and Grubbing John Hill Site Project must be either sealed, and have clearly written on the face of the envelope the following: “Sealed bid enclosed for Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport Authority Clearing and Grubbing John Hill Site Project”, or if submitted electronically through the online Plan Room, the first page of the electronically submitted bid must contain the same language as required on the face of the sealed envelope.

A bid bond, signed or countersigned by a Mississippi Resident Agent, with Power of Attorney attached, a cashier’s check or certified check for five (5%) percent of bid, payable to the Owner, must accompany each proposal. If the bid is being submitted electronically, originals of the bid bond, signed or counter-signed by a Mississippi Resident Agent, with Power of Attorney attached, a cashier’s check or certified check for five (5%) percent of bid, payable to the Owner must be delivered to the Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport Authority within forty-eight (48) hours of the bid opening time and date.

The Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport Authority in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000d to 2000d-4) and the Regulations, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantage business enterprises will be afforded full and fair opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color or national origin in consideration for an award.

Any contract awarded under this solicitation may be paid for in whole or in part with grant funding from the Department of the Treasury and the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality under the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012 (RESTORE ACT) or other federal, state and local funding. Any contract resulting from this solicitation will be subject to the terms and conditions of said funding award, the RESTORE Act Financial Assistance Standard Terms and Conditions and Program -Specific Terms and Conditions, the Standard Sub-Award Terms and Conditions, the RESTORE Act 33 U.S.C. 1321(t), Treasury Regulations 31 C.F.R. §34 et seq including 31 C.F.R. §§ 34, Subpart D, all applicable terms and conditions in C.F.R. Part 200 (including Appendix II to Part 200), and all other OMB circulars, executive orders or other federal laws or regulations as applicable. The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, the United States, or any of its departments, agencies or employees is not and will not be a party to the solicitation or any resulting contract.

Minority and women’s business enterprises are solicited to submit a statement of qualifications and are encouraged to make inquiries regarding potential subcontracting opportunities. When subcontracting, all potential contractors must make positive efforts to use small and minority owned business and women business enterprises See 2.C.F.R. §200.321.

Additional information regarding the scope of work for this solicitation may also be viewed utilizing the Mississippi Procurement Technical Assistance Program (MPTAP) website at https.//mscpc.com

No bidder may withdraw his bid within 90 days after the actual date of the opening thereof. The Owner reserves the right to waive any informalities or to reject any or all bids.

Published by order of the Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport Authority; this the 15th day of February.

Publish Dates:
February 19, 2023
February 26, 2023