Notice is hereby given that sealed bids or electronic will be received by the Board of Supervisors of Jackson County, Mississippi until 12:00 noon (CT) on Thursday, December 14, 2023, and said bids are to be opened and read aloud at 1:00 p.m. in the Board of Supervisors’ Meeting Room located in the Jackson County Services Building, 2915 Canty Street, Pascagoula, MS 39567.

Envelopes containing the bid must be sealed, addressed to The Clerk of the Board, and designated as a bid for the following items described, to wit:

PARKING IMPROVEMENTS AND NEW BASKETBALL COURTS AT KHAYAT PARK

Any bids received after the time and date specified will not be considered and will be returned unopened. If any envelope is not so marked, any bid contained therein will not be considered.

Contractors have the option of submitting their bids sealed in an envelope or electronically through www.jacksoncoplans.com . If a sealed envelope bid is submitted by mail, the post office address of the Chancery Clerk of Jackson County is P.O. Box 998, Pascagoula, MS 39568-0998. Bids may be delivered to Joshua Eldridge, Chancery Clerk, c/o Land Records Department, 2915 Canty Street, Suite R, Pascagoula, MS 39567. All bid envelopes should contain the bidder’s name and mailing address on the face of the envelope and also specify the name of the bid item. Bidder’s certificate of responsibility number or a statement that the bid inside is less than $50,000.00 shall appear on the outside or exterior of the envelope or container of such bids, failing which, said bid shall not be opened or considered.

Project Manuals may be examined at the office of the Design Engineer, Neel-Schaffer, Inc., 707 Watts Avenue, Suite C in Pascagoula, or online at www.neel-schafferplans.com and www.jacksoncoplans.com . The bid documents are being made available online via original paper copy or compact disc upon payment of $150.00 per paper copy and $75.00 per compact disc. Cost includes shipping and handling for each set. The bid documents are non-refundable. Return of documents is not required. All plan holders are required to have a valid email address for online registration. For information regarding online orders for the purchase of original paper copies and the www.neel- schafferplans.com website registration, please contact Plan House Printing at 228-248-0181. For information regarding this project, contact Neel-Schaffer’s office at 228-696-2649 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 an electronic bid, documents can be downloaded from Plan House Printing. Electronic bids shall be submitted at www.jacksoncoplans.com . For any questions relating to the electronic bidding process, please call Plan House Printing at 662-407-0193.

The County reserves the right to reject any or all bids not conforming to the intent and purpose of the specifications, 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.

GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND OFFICIAL SEAL OF OFFICE, this the 6th day of November, 2023.

BY: Joshua Eldridge, Chancery Clerk

Board of Supervisors

P.O. Box 998

Pascagoula, MS 39568

Run: Two (2) times – 11/12/23 and 11/19/23

Open: 12/14/23 at 1:00 P.M.