Section 12-3-2.1-600.42 - BID PREPARATIONSUBMITTAL: A bid must be delivered to the address indicated on the Advertisement for Bids prior to the time and date stated. Only one original of Bid Proposal shall be submitted which should be sealed in an opaque envelope, marked, mailed or hand-delivered, as follows. (beginning 1/1/09 and for a reasonable time period, a duplicate copy will not disqualify your bid, but the second copy, without comparison, will be destroyed in the bid opening, not read aloud nor used thereafter, in order to prevent inadvertent differences in the duplicate forms). If the Bidder desires a copy of the bid, a copy should be made and retained by the Bidder before turning in the bid. The outside of the envelope should contain:
(also see 3.01 and 5.01 of Instructions to Bidders)
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The sealed envelope should contain: (modified Dec, 2013 SoS)
2. Bid Security: (modified Dec 2013 SoS) (see also 600.57.9 700.14, 00100, 00600, 00650) a. Bid Security in an amount not less than five percent (5%)b. Bid Security can be in the form of a certified check made payable to the Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Managementc. Bid Bond by a Surety licensed in Mississippi in the amount of five percent (5%) of the base bid. The Bid Bond shall be duly executed by the Bidder, a Mississippi Licensed Agent for said Surety approved by the Mississippi Insurance Department OR signed by the Surety AND countersigned by a Mississippi Licensed Agent for said Surety approved by the Mississippi Insurance Department. http://www.mid.state.ms.us/licapp/search_main.aspx (No standard form is required for the Bid Bond.)d. Power of Attorney dated same as Bond (No Power of Attorney is needed with a certified check.)3. Non-Resident Bidder=s Preference Law (if applicable).12 Miss. Code. R. 3-2.1-600.42