"DOWNLOAD THE COMPLETE BID PACKET"
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
The DeSoto County Board of Supervisors will receive bids for Construction & Renovation of DeSoto County Crisis Center
in the following manner:
BID FILE NO: 25-151-006 Re-Bid for Construction & Renovation of DeSoto County Crisis Center
Sealed bids will be accepted until 02:00 p.m. on Friday, August 08, 2025 in person or bid may be submitted by electronic bid submission to
www.centralbidding.com
. For any questions relating to the electronic bidding process, please call Central Bidding at 225-810-4814.
Specifications and procedures are available by registering on the Procurement page of the DeSoto County Board of Supervisors website and printing the bid package at:
http://desotocountyms.gov
and on file in the Office of Procurement, DeSoto County Administration Building, 365 Losher Street, Suite 340, Hernando, Mississippi, during normal business hours at no charge. Bid packages may also be downloaded from Central Bidding for a fee at
www.centralbidding.com
. All bids must comply with the specifications provided. DeSoto County reserves the right to amend the specifications, as necessary, and agrees to notify all having requested bid packets from the DeSoto County Office of Procurement.
The Office of Procurement reserves the right to extend the auction date if necessary.
Each bidder shall comply with the laws of the State of Mississippi for bidding procedures and licensing requirements. All bids submitted in excess of $50,000 by a prime contractor to do any building, construction, repair, maintenance or related work must comply with Section 31-3-21, Mississippi Code of 1972, by securing a Certificate of Responsibility from the State Board of Public Contractors or by showing a statement to the effect that the bid is less than $50,000 and Certificate of Responsibility provision does not apply, on the outside of the envelope. Bidders are to include their Certificate of Responsibility number on the outside of the envelope.
In accordance with Miss. Code. Ann. Section 31-3-21(3), preference shall be given to resident contractors. Nonresident contractors submitting a bid shall attach thereto a copy of his resident state’s current preference law, if any, pertaining to such state’s treatment of nonresident contractors.
Certified Check or Bid Bond for five percent (5%) of total bid payable to DESOTO COUNTY must accompany each proposal. The awarded bidder must provide a Performance and Payment Bond within ten (10) days of award in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the total amount of the bid.
Retainage may be held from each invoice in accordance with Miss. Code Ann. Section 31-5-33 and paid after the final acceptance of the project.
The Board of Supervisors reserves the right to reject any and all bids and waive any informalities.
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, this the 7
th
day of July, 2025.
________________________/s/ MISTY HEFFNER
(SEAL)
MISTY HEFFNER, CHANCERY CLERK
DeSoto County Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED: DESOTO TIMES TRIBUNE
FOR PUBLICATION ON: Thursday, July 10, 2025
Thursday, July 17, 2025
PROOF OF PUBLICATION TO: DeSoto County Administrator Office
DeSoto County Administration Building
365 Losher Street, Suite 300
Hernando, MS 38632
Phone: 662-469-8180
