93-20260211111839 HCBS.pdf

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

The Harrison County Board of Supervisors, Gulfport, Mississippi, will receive by “Sealed”

Submission Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for:

ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR COMPREHENSIVE BEACH

MANAGEMENT PLAN in HARRISON COUNTY, MS at Gulfport, Mississippi, in the Board Conference Room, First Judicial Courthouse, 1801 23rd

Avenue, until Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud.

The Request for proposal documents may be viewed or downloaded at www.harrisoncountybids.com. Proposal documents are also available at the Harrison County

Purchasing Department, 1801 23rd Ave., Gulfport, MS 39501, or calling (228) 865-4028, or email to jswilliams@co.harrison.ms.us

“Electronic Submissions” will not be accepted due to the required copies of all submittals.

Firms interested in providing these services may so indicate by furnishing the Harrison

County Board of Supervisors one (1) Original, five (5) copies (clearly identified) and a

USB Flash Drive.

“ALL Sealed Submissions” must be on file with the Clerk of the Board prior to the opening date and time as stated above. All submissions must be sealed and clearly marked on the outside of the envelope as indicated “ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR COMPREHENSIVE BEACH

MANAGEMENT PLAN in HARRISON COUNTY, MS to be opened Thursday, March 5, 2026”. Envelopes not so marked are submitted at the risk of the prospective Firm and the

County assumes no responsibility for the premature opening of same by any County employee.

“Sealed Submissions” sent through the U.S. Mail are done so at the risk of the Prospective Vendor and should be addressed to the Harrison County Board of Supervisors, in care of the Chancery

Clerks Office, Post Office Drawer CC, Gulfport, Mississippi, 39502 or 1801 23rd Avenue, Gulfport, Mississippi 39501. The County is NOT responsible for Sealed Submissions that arrive in the mail after the designated opening time. Sealed Submissions may be delivered in person to the Harrison County Chancery Clerk’s Office in the First Judicial District Courthouse located at

1801 23rd Ave, Gulfport, Mississippi until Wednesday, March 4, 2026 before 5:00 p.m. or the

Board of Supervisor’s Conference room at the First Judicial District Courthouse in Gulfport, Mississippi on Thursday, March 5, 2026, prior to the opening time as listed above.

If the agency is closed for any reason, including but not limited to: acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, earthquakes, floods, or other natural disasters (the “Force Majeure Events”), which closure prevents the opening of submissions at the advertised date and time, all submissions received shall be publicly opened and read aloud on the next business day that the agency shall be open and at the previously advertised time. The new date and time of the submission opening, as determined http://www.harrisoncountybids.com/ mailto:jswilliams@co.harrison.ms.us in accordance with this paragraph, shall not be advertised, and all Vendors/Contractors, upon submission, shall be deemed to have knowledge of and shall have agreed to the provisions of this paragraph. Proposals shall be received by the agency until the new date and time of the opening as set forth herein. The agency shall not be held responsible for the receipt of any submission for which the delivery was attempted and failed due to the closure of the agency as a result of a Force

Majeure Event. Each Vendor/Contractor shall be required to ensure the delivery and receipt of its

Sealed submission by the agency prior to the new date and time of the public opening.

Additional information regarding the scope of work for this solicitation may also be viewed utilizing the Mississippi Procurement Technical Assistance Program (MPTAP) website at https://mscpc.com.

The Owner reserves the right to accept or reject any and all submissions and to waive informalities.

Submissions may be held by the Owner for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days from the date of submittal for the purpose of reviewing and investigating the qualifications of Firms, prior to awarding of the Contract.

By Order of the Board of Supervisors, adopted on the 9th day of February, 2026.

/s/ Angela Thrash

(SEAL) Clerk

Board of Supervisors

Publication Dates:

Friday, February 13, 2026

Friday, February 20, 2026