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Board approves $5.67 million contract to renovate building for health department and diversion center
Summary
The Harrison County Board of Supervisors approved a $5,671,500 contract to renovate a 36,000-square-foot building to house the county health department and a diversion center, accepting the lowest bid from JW Puckett and Company and authorizing county staff to finalize contract documents.
Harrison County supervisors voted to award a construction contract for the county's health department relocation and diversion center project to JW Puckett and Company, approving a base bid of $5,200,000 plus a generator alternate of $386,000 for a total of $5,671,500.
The contract covers renovation of roughly 30,000 square feet within a 36,000-square-foot building and carries an estimated 10-month construction schedule. County staff said the bid package includes fire sprinkler and fire alarm system upgrades and provisions to allow current tenants access during construction with coordinated "fire watch" services when systems are offline.
County staff noted the low bid came in substantially under the $6.9 million estimate presented in May. The county said JW Puckett provided required bonds and insurance and indicated readiness to begin work as soon as the county executes the contract.
Board members asked how tenant access, elevator outages and code review would be handled. County staff said the project team has been coordinating with the city of Gulfport and the city's fire department; the mayor's office provided an email consenting to the county performing code administration for the project despite the site being within Gulfport jurisdiction. Staff said they will coordinate elevator shutdowns tied to fire-alarm work with the tenant to minimize disruption.
A supervisor moved to accept the recommendation to award the contract on the basis of best value; the motion carried with the board voting in favor. County staff will notify the contractor and prepare the contract for execution at the next board meeting.
The board also discussed creating a memorandum of understanding with the city to clarify which jurisdiction administers building and subdivision code review for certain Seaway Road projects.
The contract award is final pending execution of contract documents and receipt of the contractor's insurance certificates and bonds.
