24-03 RCSD Security Upgrades – Various School Buildings #14540

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received for the project named below by the Rankin County School District until 2:00 P.M. on December 7, 2023, and then publicly opened and read aloud. Electronic bids may be submitted through the website www.rcsdplans.com. Electronic bids are not required by the RCSD, but offered as another means to submit a bid. Single stipulated sum bids will be received for all work required by the contract documents in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. Location for Receipt of Bids: Rankin County School District 1220 Apple Park Place Brandon, Mississippi 39042 Contract Documents consisting of Plans and Specifications Entitled: Rankin County School District RCSD – Security Upgrades Various School Buildings Bid Number: BP 24-03 RCSD Security Upgrades – Various School Buildings Plans and specifications may be examined at the office of the Professional. Plans and specifications may be obtained from the office of the Professional as set out below: a. Bid documents are being made available via original paper copy or digital CD. Plan holders are required to register and order bid documents at www.rcsdplans.com. Bid documents are non-refundable and must be purchased through the website. All plan holders are required to have a valid email address for registration. Questions regarding website registration and online orders please contact Plan House Printing, 607 W. Main Street, Tupelo, MS 38804, (662) 407-0193. b. Bid Documents will only be made available to plan holders as entire documents. Partial sets will not be issued. A Pre-Bid Conference will be conducted at the Rankin County School Administration Building located at 1220 Apple Park Place, Brandon, MS 39042 in the Conference Room beginning at 3:00 PM on Wednesday, November 29, 2023. All prospective Bidders are encouraged to attend. Proposals must be delivered in a sealed envelope marked plainly on the outside of the envelope with the following: “BID FOR: RCSD – SECURITY UPGRADES – VARIOUS SCHOOL BUILDINGS” and addressed to Lance Fulcher, Director of Purchasing, Rankin County School District, 1220 Apple Park Place, Brandon, MS 39042. In addition, the envelope shall list the bidders Company Name, Company Address and all applicable state and local license and registration numbers of the bidder. Envelopes not so marked are submitted entirely at the risk of the bidder, as the Owner and Professional assume no responsibility for the premature opening of any bid envelope by any employee of the Owner or Professional. 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: such security to be forfeited as liquidated damages, not penalty, by any bidder who fails to carry out the terms of the proposal, execute a contract and post-Performance and Payment Bonds in the form and amount within the time specified. The Bid Bond, if used, shall be payable to the Owner. Security Upgrades Various School Buildings Rankin County School District ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Page 2 of 2 Bid proposals must be received on or before the scheduled time for opening of bids and no bid may be withdrawn after the declared closing time for the receipt of bids for a period of ninety (90) days. All bids submitted in excess of $50,000 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.

The Owner reserves the right to waive any irregularities, the right to reject any or all bids and the option to postpone action and final decision for a period of up to ninety (90) days.

BY: Dr. Scott Rimes, Superintendent OWNER: Rankin County School District 1220 Apple Park Place Brandon, MS 39042 PROFESSIONAL: Dean Architecture, P.A. 661 Sunnybrook Road, Suite 140 Ridgeland, MS 39157 Phone: 601-939-7717 Fax: 601-939-3420 Contact Kenneth Oubre regarding questions Email: koubre@deandean.com