60-20251112085117 LCBS.pdf

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This is an Advertisement for Bids issued by the Lowndes County Board of Supervisors in Lowndes County, Mississippi, for the construction of a new Courthouse Pavilion in Columbus, Mississippi. Sealed bids will be received until 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at the Lowndes County Courthouse, 505 2nd Avenue North, Columbus, Mississippi, where bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. The project encompasses all construction-related items, labor, equipment, and materials necessary for the pavilion's completion as specified in the project documents and drawings. Bid documents are available electronically through www.neel-schafferplans.com and in paper copy upon request, with plan holders required to register online and maintain a valid email address. Electronic bids are accepted if submitted through the website prior to the bid deadline. No bidder may withdraw a bid within ninety days after the opening date.

Each bidder must submit a sealed envelope clearly marked "BID ENCLOSED COURTHOUSE PAVILION" with the company name and address displayed on the exterior. Bids exceeding $50,000.00 require a Certificate of Responsibility Number on both the bid and envelope; bids not exceeding $50,000.00 must be noted as such on the envelope. A Bid Bond or Certified Check equal to five percent of the bid amount, payable to the Lowndes County Board of Supervisors, must accompany each proposal as bid security. The successful bidder will be required to provide Payment and Performance Bonds each equal to one hundred percent of the contract amount. Bid documents are non-refundable and must be purchased through the website; Plan House Printing can be contacted at (662) 407-0193 for registration and ordering assistance. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids and waive any informality, and affirmatively ensures that disadvantaged and women's business enterprises are afforded full opportunity to submit bids without discrimination based on race, color, or national origin. Non-resident bidders must attach documentation of their state's current laws regarding treatment of non-resident contractors.

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Neel-Schaffer, Inc.

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

COURTHOUSE PAVILION

LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

Sealed bids for the Courthouse Pavilion will be received by the Lowndes County Board of Supervisors in the Board Room on the 1st floor of the Lowndes County Courthouse, 505 2nd Avenue North, Columbus Mississippi, until 2:00 P. M., Tuesday, December 16, 2025 and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud.

This project includes all items related to the construction of a new pavilion for the courthouse in Columbus, Mississippi.

The above general outline of features of the work does not in any way limit the responsibility of the Contractor to perform all work and furnish all labor, equipment and materials required by the specifications and the drawings referred to therein.

CERTIFICATE OF RESPONSIBILITY: Each contractor submitting a bid in excess of $50,000.00 must show on his bid and on the face of the envelope containing the bid, his Certificate of Responsibility Number, as required by Section 31-3-21 and 31-3-15, Mississippi Code of 1972. If the bid does not exceed $50,000.00, a notation so stating must appear on the face of the envelope.

Each bid must be submitted in a sealed envelope, addressed to Lowndes County Board of Supervisors. Each sealed envelope containing a bid shall be clearly marked on the outside as: BID ENCLOSED “COURTHOUSE PAVILION” and the envelope should also bear on the outside the name of the Company and the Company’s address. If forwarded by mail, the sealed envelope containing the bid must be enclosed in another envelope addressed to Lowndes County Chancery Clerk, 505 2nd Ave. N., Columbus, MS 39701.

Any bid not received in writing at this office by the date and time specified will be declared late. Lowndes County Board of Supervisors will not be responsible for delays in delivery. It is solely the responsibility of the vendor that bids reach the opening on time. Any bid received after deadline will be returned unopened.

Bids or alterations by fax or phone will not be accepted.

Electronic bids shall be accepted, if received prior to the bid date and time. When bids are submitted electronically, the same requirements for submitting sealed bids shall apply. Electronic bids shall be submitted online at www.neel-schafferplans.com and shall include a document representing the cover of the envelope containing all of the items listed above.

No bidder may withdraw his bid within ninety (90) days after the actual date of the opening thereof.

EVIDENCE: No bid will be opened, considered or accepted unless the above information is given as specified.

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 Golden Rule is followed, state law requires a non-resident bidder to attach to his bid, a copy of his/her resident state’s current laws pertaining to such state’s treatment of non-resident contractors.

http://www.neel-schafferplans.com/

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Each Bidder must deposit with his proposal, a Bid Bond or Certified Check in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of his bid, payable to Lowndes County Board of Supervisors, as bid security. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a Payment Bond and Performance Bond each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount.

Bid documents are being made available electronically and via original paper copy (if requested). Plan holders are required to register for an account at www.neel-schafferplans.com to view and order Bid Documents. All plan holders are required to have a valid email address for registration. Electronic bids shall be submitted through www.neel-schafferplans.com. Bid documents are non-refundable and must be purchased through the website. Please contact Plan House Printing at (662) 407-0193 with questions regarding website registration and online orders.

The Lowndes County Board of Supervisors hereby notifies all Bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged and women’s business enterprises will be afforded the full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award.

The Lowndes County Board of Supervisors reserves the right to reject any bids and all bids and waive any informality.

BY: /s/ Trip Hairston Lowndes County Board of Supervisors, DATES OF PUBLICATION:

November 13, 2025 November 20, 2025

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