RFP - Grass Cutting Services #17327

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF HANCOCK

The City of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, will receive proposals for:

GRASS CUTTING SERVICES

Request for Proposals at CITY HALL LOCATED AT 688 HIGHWAY 90, BAY ST. LOUIS, MISSISSIPPI,
until 10:00 A.M. CST, December 31, 2024, and then at said office publicly opened.

The Contract Documents are on file and may be examined at the following locations:
1. Bay St. Louis City Hall, 688 Highway 90, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi 39520
2. www.baystlouis-msbids.com (log-in registration required)

Specifications are being made available via hard copy or digital download at www.baystlouis­ msbids.com. Interested Proposers can view documents for free, but are required to log-in or register for an account to download or order proposal documents. Specification documents are non-refundable and must be purchased through the website. Questions regarding website registration and online orders, please contact Plan House at 228-248-0181. No partial specification manuals will be issued. No contract documents (hard copies or electronic copies) will be issued to Proposers within twenty-four (24) hours of the time indicated above for receiving bids. For those interested, bids can be electronically submitted at www.baystlouis-msbids.com under the project page. All interpretations of specifications shall be directed to Michael Reso, CAO/City Clerk at mreso@baystlouis-ms.com.

All submittals must be on file with the City Clerk prior to the opening time as stated above. All submittals must be sealed and clearly marked on the outside of the envelope as indicated "GRASS CUTTING SERVICES RFP". Responses submitted by "Express/Overnight" services must be in a separate inner envelope/package sealed and identified as stated in the previous sentence. Envelopes not so marked are submitted at the risk of the prospective Submitter and the City assumes no responsibility for the premature opening of same by any City employee.

Submittals sent through the U.S. Mail are done so at the risk of the Proposer and should be addressed to the City of Bay St. Louis, in care of the City Clerk's Office, 688 Highway 90, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, 39520. The City is NOT responsible for submittals that arrive in the mail after the designated opening time. Submittals may be delivered in-person to the City Clerk's Office located at 688 Highway 90, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi until 10:00 a.m. CST on December 31, 2024.

The Governing Body reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and to waive informalities.

In order to perform public work, the successful proposer shall, as applicable, hold or obtain such Mississippi Contractor's and business licenses as required by state statutes. Before a Contract will be awarded for the services contemplated herein, the City will conduct an investigation as is necessary to determine the performance record and ability of the proposer to perform the size and type of service specified under this Contract. The City shall score all proposals based on a 100-point scales as follows: Price (25 Points); Equipment and Staffing Committed to Project (25 Points); and Experience and Qualifications of Contractor (50 Points). The proposer shall submit such information as necessary to evaluate the proposer's qualifications.

For information concerning the proposed service, contact the Michael Reso, City Clerk, located at 688 Highway 90, Bay St. Louis, MS 39520 or mreso@baystlouis-ms.gov / 228-466-5457.

Michael Reso, CAO/City Clerk Bay St. Louis, Mississippi

Published:  12/12/24 and 12/19/24