Renovation of a residential development in Columbus, Mississippi. Completed plans call for the renovation of a residential development.

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 Bids on the Project must be received on or before the period scheduled for the Project and no bid withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for the Project for a period of forty-five (45) days.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 Bidders 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/proposers 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. Question Deadline 10/24/2024 at 2:00 PM CT All questions should be submitted via email to Bill Whittle at bwhittle@ibhm.com