Renovation of an educational facility in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Completed plans call for the renovation of a educational facility.

Bidders will be required to provide Bid security in the form of a Bid Bond of a sum no less than 5 percent of the Bid Amount. G. Refer to other bidding requirements described in Document 00 2113 - Instructions to Bidders. H. Submit your offer on the Bid Form provided. Bidders may supplement this form as appropriate. I. Physical bid submittals shall be submitted to The University of Southern Mississippi Physical Plant Division, located at 3105 West 4th Street, Hattiesburg, MS 39401. J. If Bids are mailed or hand-delivered, then they must be contained in a sealed envelope marked on the outside with the project name. They must be on file as received or delivered by the time stated above to the address of the Owner stated above. Do not deliver Bids to the project address or the Architect's address. The Owner is NOT responsible for bids which are mailed to the wrong address, or which arrive in the mail after the designated bid opening time. K. If anyone prefers to submit their bid electronically, please follow the instructions below using the following website. If you are not already registered in this system, potential bidders will first need to click on "Supplier Registration" and follow the steps outlined (a one-time process). Once registered, return to the original website and click on "Procurement Opportunities" where you can either search by keyword for the bid you desire to respond to or leave the search box blank and click "Search" for a listing of all current bids and proposals for the various State of Mississippi offices. If Bids are electronically submitted, then a title page containing the same information as would occur on the front of a sealed envelope must be included and must be clearly indicated as such in the file name. L. Bids in excess of $50,000.00 must be marked on the outside of the envelope with the contractor's Mississippi certificate of responsibility number as issued by the Mississippi Board of Contractors. M. Per the Mississippi Law, MS Code 31-3-21(3); any bid submitted by a non-resident contractor which does not include the non-resident contractor's current state law pertaining to such state's treatment of non-resident 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 statement to that effect. N. Your offer will be required to be submitted under a condition of irrevocability for a period of 60 days after submission. O. The Owner reserves the right to accept or reject any or all offers. Question Deadline 12/13/2023 A. Direct questions to David Ford, email; dford@wba.ms. Clarifications requested by bidders must be in writing not less than 7 days before date set for receipt of bids.