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The Yellow Creek State Inland Port Authority is seeking sealed bids for the construction of the Yellow Creek Port Conference Center located at 43 County Road 370 in Iuka, Mississippi. This procurement is a public construction project involving the development of a new conference center facility. Cook Coggin Engineers, Inc. serves as the lead project coordinator, with AERC, PLLC as the project architect. Bidders must provide a 5% bid bond of the base bid amount as bid security, and all bids exceeding $50,000 require a Certificate of Responsibility from the State Board of Contractors for both prime and subcontractors. The bid submission deadline is set for 10:00 AM local time on March 6, 2025, with bid documents available through www.cceplanroom.com or purchasable from Plan House Printing and Graphics in Tupelo, MS. Bids will remain irrevocable for 60 calendar days after submission, and the contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive, responsible, and best qualified bidder. The Yellow Creek State Inland Port Authority reserves the right to waive irregularities, reject any or all bids, and postpone the final decision for up to 60 calendar days.

The procurement appears to be open to all qualified contractors meeting the state's licensing and certification requirements, with no specific set-aside designations mentioned in the available documentation. While no specific disadvantaged enterprise provisions are outlined, Mississippi typically follows standard state procurement guidelines for contractor participation. The project is located in Union County (FIPS Code 28145) and seems to be a new construction initiative without reference to incumbent vendors or existing infrastructure requiring integration. Although a specific budget range is not provided in the documentation, the requirement for a 5% bid bond suggests the project likely has a substantial financial scope. Interested bidders must demonstrate technical competence through the Certificate of Responsibility and meet the qualifications of being responsive, responsible, and well-qualified to execute the conference center construction project effectively.