16618.08 Fire Hydrant Replacement Project 2025 #18254

City of Pass Christian, Mississippi

The City of Pass Christian, Mississippi, will receive electronic or sealed bids for the construction of the:

REPLACEMENT OF CITY FIRE HYDRANTS

at the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 200 West Scenic Drive, Pass Christian, Mississippi, during normal office hours at any time prior to the designated bid date, but not later than 3:30 p.m. on the date of the bid opening. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at a regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen at 6:00 P.M., June 17, 2025. The meeting will be held in the Board Room at the City Hall Complex located at 200 West Scenic Drive.

Bids are invited for the removal and replacement of 20 fire hydrants, some of which will require installing a new isolation valve with new lead pipe and joint restraints. Other locations will require removing the existing hydrant and lead pipe to the mainline tee which may require removal and full replacement of the entire fire hydrant assembly. Included shall be all surface restoration associated with performing the work. The City of Pass Christian will provide the new fire hydrants to be installed as well as any isolation valves identified as being required. Valve boxes, concrete pads around valves as well as all labor and incidentals required for construction shall be the responsibility of the Contractor.

When bids are submitted electronically, the same requirements for submitting sealed bids shall apply. Electronic bids shall include a document representing the cover of the envelope containing the aforementioned criteria.

 Contract Documents, including Drawings and Technical Specifications, are on file at the Office of City Clerk, at City Hall, Pass Christian, Mississippi. Electronic bids can be submitted at www.ccellcplans.us. For any questions relating to the electronic bidding process, please contact Plan House at 228-248-0181.

Plans and Specifications are being made available via hard copy or digital download. Plan Holders are required to log-in or register for an account to view or order bid documents at www.ccellcplans.us. Bid documents are non-refundable and must be purchased through the website. If you have any questions regarding website registration and online orders, please contact Plan House at 228-248-0181. No partial sets of drawings of project manuals will be issued. No contract documents (hard copies or electronic copies) will be issued to Contractors within twenty-four (24) hours of the time indicated above for receiving bids.

Contract Documents may also be examined at the office of the Design Engineer, Covington Civil and Environmental, LLC 2300 14th Street in Gulfport, MS or online at www.ccellcplans.us. The bid documents are be- ing made available online via original paper copy or digital download. Cost includes shipping and handling for each set. The cost of bid documents is non-refundable and bid documents must be purchased through the website. Return of documents is not required. All plan holders are required to have a valid email address for online registration. For information regarding website registration and online orders please contact Plan House Printing at 662-407-0193. For information regarding this project, contact Covington Civil and Environ- mental, LLC’s office at 228-396-0486 in Gulfport, Mississippi. The bid schedule may also be viewed utilizing the Mississippi Procurement Technical Assistance Program (MPTAP) website at https://mscpc.com/ [mscpc.com]

Minority and women’s business enterprises are solicited to bid on this contract as prime contractors and are encouraged to make inquiries regarding potential subcontracting opportunities and equipment, mate- rial and/or supply needs.

All bidders must make positive efforts to use small and minority owned business and women business en- terprises.

Sealed paper bids may be submitted to the City of Pass Christian, 200 West Scenic Drive, Pass Christian, MS. Official bid documents can also be downloaded from Central Bidding at www.centralbidding.com.

A certified check or bank draft payable to the order of City of Pass Christian, Mississippi, negotiable U.S. Government bonds (at par value), or a satisfactory Bid Bond executed by the Bidder and an acceptable surety licensed under the laws of the State of Mississippi, in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total bid for “REPLACEMENT OF CITY FIRE HYDRANTS” shall be submitted with each bid.

The Bidder must indicate his Certificate of Responsibility Number on outside of sealed proposal as re- quired by Mississippi Law. For the purposes of submitting a bid, the Bidder shall possess a current com- mercial contractor’s license from the Mississippi State Board of Contractors. The license shall be in the correct classification of licensure that will allow the perspective bidder to perform the work described in the bid documents.

The City of Pass Christian, Mississippi, reserves the right to consider the following relevant factors in ad- dition to the contract price in determining the lowest and best bid: bidder's skill and business judgment, his experience and his facilities for carrying out the contract, his previous conduct under other contracts and the quality of previous work, as well as his pecuniary ability, honesty, and integrity. The City also re- serves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any informalities in the bidding.

Awarding public contracts to non-resident Bidders will be on the same basis as the non-resident bidder’s state awards contracts to Mississippi Contractors bidding under similar circumstances. In order to ensure that Mississippi’s so-called Golden Rule is followed, state law requires a non-resident bidder to attach to his bid a copy of his resident state’s current laws pertaining to such state’s treatment of non-resident contractors.

Bids may be held by the City of Pass Christian, Mississippi, for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days from the date of the opening of bids for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the qualifications of Bidders, prior to awarding of the Contract. Upon award of the Contract, the Notice to Proceed may not be issued for a period of an additional 90 calendar days, if needed, due to the necessity to maintain access for the adjacent businesses through the intersection of East North Street and Menge Avenue.

Authorized by order of the Mayor and Board of Alderpersons, April 15, 2025

City of Pass Christian, Mississippi

By: Marian Governor                     

Title: CITY CLERK                     

Publish May 16 and 23, 2024