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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

(Owner) (Address) Separate Sealed Bids for the Construction of (detailed description) will be received by herein called the “owner” at the office of until local time and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud. (Date)

The PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be examined at the following locations:

1.

(Grant Recipient’s Office)

2.

(Consulting Engineer’s Name, Office Address, Phone Number)

The BID SCHEDULE may be examined at the following locations:

A. Mississippi Procurement Technical Assistance Program (MPTAP) Mississippi Development Authority, Minority & Small Business Development

Woolfolk Building 501 North West Street, Suite B 01

Jackson, MS 39201

B. East Mississippi Contract Procurement Office

723 23rd Avenue, Meridian, MS 39301; Phone (601) 934-5975

Bid documents are being made available electronically and via original paper copy (if requested). Plan holders are required to register for an account at www.neel-schafferplans.com to view and order Bid Documents. All plan holders are required to have a valid email address for registration. Electronic bids shall be submitted through www.neel-schafferplans.com. Bid documents are non-refundable and must be purchased through the website. Please contact Plan House Printing at (662) 407-0193 with questions regarding website registration and online orders.

North Lauderdale Water Association 9709 Mt. Carmel Road, Bailey, MS 39320

Part 2 – Water Distribution System Improvements – installation of 12” water main and water treatment plant

Piping.

North Lauderdale Water Association North Lauderdale Water Association 9/24/2025 11:00 AM

9709 Mt. Carmel Road, Bailey, MS 39320

Neel-Schaffer, Inc., 7085 Hwy 45 Alternate North, West Point, MS 39773, (662) 494-7101

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Minority and women’s business enterprises are solicited to bid on this contract as prime contractors, and are encouraged to make inquiries regarding potential subcontracting opportunities and equipment, material, and/or supply needs.

Any contract or contracts awarded under this invitation for bids are expected to be funded in whole or in part by anticipated funds from the ARPA Rural Water Associations Infrastructure Grant (RWAIG).

Neither the State of Mississippi, the Local Governments and Rural Water Systems Improvements Board, nor any of their employees is or will be a party to this invitation for bids or any resulting or related contracts. This procurement will be subject to all applicable sections of the Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated, as they apply to local governments, in accordance with RWAIG Program Regulations.

Based on the Assistance Listing: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds and Part 2 of the US Treasury State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Compliance and Reporting Guidance (v3.0 February 2022) (Compliance Guide), the following Uniform Guidance provisions will be required in all contracts:

• Subpart A, Acronyms and Definitions

• Subpart B, General provisions

• Subpart C, Pre-Federal Award Requirements and Contents of Federal Awards (except 2 CFR

200.204, .205, .210, and .213)

• Subpart D, Post Federal; Award Requirements (except 2 CFR 200.305(b)(8) & (9), .308, .309, and .320(c)(4))

• Subpart E, Cost Principles

• Subpart F, Audit Requirements

• 2 CFR Part 25 (Universal Identifier & System for Award Management)

• 2 CFR Part 170 (Reporting Subaward and Executive Compensation Information)

• 2 CFR Part 180 (OMB Guidelines to Agencies on Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension

(Non-procurement)

• 2 CFR 200 Appendix ii

**A pre-bid conference will be held at 11:00 a.m. local time on September 12, 2025, at North Lauderdale Water Association, 9709 Mt. Carmel Road, Bailey, MS 39320. Attendance at the pre-bid conference is not mandatory. Representatives of Owner and Engineer will be present to discuss the Project. Bidders are encouraged to attend and participate in the conference. Engineer will transmit to all prospective Bidders of record such Addenda as Engineer considers necessary in response to questions arising at the conference.

Oral statements may not be relied upon and will not be binding or legally effective.

Publish: August 23, 2025 August 30, 2025