121-20251003095326 ETHEL.pdf

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Separate sealed Bids will be received by the Town of Ethel, Mississippi, for Town of Ethel, Sewer System Rehabilitation, CDBG Project Nos. 1200-23-180-PF-01 & 1136-23-180-PF-02, Attala County, Mississippi, Project No. 48-23, until 10:00 A.M., Local Time, on November 10, 2025, at Ethel Town Hall, 2131 Main Street, Ethel, MS 39067, at which time and place bids will be opened and read aloud.

The Notice and Instruction to Bidders, Form of Bid, Form of Contract, Plans and Specifications, Form of Bid Bond, Performance and Payment Bond, and other Contract Documents are on file and open to public inspection at the following addresses:

Gardner Engineering, P.A., 111 South Madison Street, Kosciusko, MS 39090 Ethel Town Hall, 2131 Main Street, Ethel, MS 39067

Copies may be obtained from the office of Gardner Engineering, P.A., at the following location upon payment of $100.00, none of which is refundable.

Gardner Engineering, P.A.

P. O. Box 1197 111 South Madison Street Kosciusko, MS 39090 Telephone 662-290-0708

The Owner reserves the right to waive any informalities or to reject any and all bids.

Each bidder must deposit with his bid, security in the amount, for and subject to the conditions provided in the Notice and Instructions to Bidders.

Bidders must comply with Section 3 of the HUD ACT of 1968, the Davis-Bacon Act, the Anti- Kickback Act, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act, and the President’s Executive Order No. 11246.

All bids submitted in excess of $50,000 by a prime or subcontractor to do erection, building, construction, repair, maintenance, or related work, on public projects must comply with Section 31-3-21, Mississippi Code of 1972, must have a “Certificate of Responsibility” license. Where applicable, the foregoing certificate number and license number must be indicated on the exterior of the sealed bid envelope before it can be opened.

Certification of Nonsegregated Facilities: The Contractor must complete the Certification of Nonsegregated Facilities included in the specifications.

The work to be performed under this Contract is subject to the requirements of Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended 12 U.S.C. 1701u (Section 3). CDBG regulations governing the grant require that, to the greatest extent feasible, opportunities for contracting, subcontracting, training, and employment arising in connection with this CDBG project will be extended to Section 3 businesses and Section 3 residents.

This project is subject to the Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA) requirements under Title IX of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (“IIJA”), Pub. L. 177-58. Absent an approved waiver, all iron, steel, manufactured products, and construction materials used in this project must be produced in the United States, as further outlined by the Office of Management and Budget’s Memorandum M-22-11, Initial Implementation Guidance on Application of Buy America Preference in Federal Financial Assistance Programs for Infrastructure, April 18, 2022.

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, equipment, material, and/or supply needs.

The Town of Ethel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Town of Ethel hereby notifies all Bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, bidders will be afforded the full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual preference, marital or veteran status, or any other legally protected status in consideration for an award.

CONTRACT ITEMS

The principal items of work under this contract are:

- Replacement of valves in outlet structure

- Rehabilitation of a pump station

- Sewer system rehabilitation with cleaning, video inspection, point repairs, cured-in-place pipe, manhole rehabilitation, and miscellaneous work

TOWN OF ETHEL, MISSISSIPPI

BY: /s/ Lina White

Town Clerk

DATE: September 30, 2025

PLEASE PUBLISH: October 9, 2025 and October 16, 2025

PROOF OF PUBLICATION TO:

TOWN OF ETHEL AND CHRISTIAN GARDNER, P.E., P.L.S.

LINA WHITE, TOWN CLERK GARDNER ENGINEERING. P.A.

P. O. BOX 58 P. O. BOX 1197

ETHEL, MS 39067 KOSCIUSKO, MS 39090