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
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.
(SEAL)
Publication Dates:
Friday, February 13, 2026
Friday, February 20, 2026
/s/ Angela Thrash
Clerk
Board of Supervisors