130-20250602142244 JONES.pdf

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Notice is hereby given that an appointed committee of the Board of Supervisors of Jones

County, Mississippi will receive sealed bids until 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at the

Courthouse in Laurel, Mississippi, for BITUMINOUS MATERIALS IN PLACE for constructing, reconstructing, repairing, and maintaining the public roads and bridges of Jones

County.

Bids shall be accepted in three (3) parts:

PART I COUNTY FURNISHED MATERIALS IN PLACE

PART II CONTRACTOR FURNISHED MATERIALS IN PLACE

PART III MATERIALS FOB PLANT: In the event the FOB mix material is not available at the time the county arrives to pick up that material the bidder must supply the county with the mix that is being run at that time for the same price as the current monthly index pricing.

Bidders are required to use bid forms on file with Tammy Williams (601.428.3128) in the

Financial Administration Office, Laurel Courthouse, Laurel, Mississippi.

Each bid shall be in writing and marked on the outside of the sealed envelope:

“BITUMINOUS MATERIALS IN PLACE”, with the name, address and telephone number of the bidder.

All bidders shall be licensed according to law. No bidder shall be allowed to maintain and/or repair any project costing $25,000 or more without a certificate of responsibility issued by the State Board of Contractors.

Bids are to be effective for a six-month period, beginning July 07, 2025 and ending

December 31, 2025.

The Board reserves the right to reject any and or all bids, to waive informalities, to determine the best and/or lowest bid by line item or as a whole, and to designate “Principal” and

“Alternate” bids.

Jones County Board of Supervisors

Concetta Brooks, Clerk

By: Chasity Gray, D.C.

Publish: June 4 & June 11, 2025

Laurel Leader-Call

MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS: BITUMINOUS MATERIALS

Bid for Bituminous Materials in Place for constructing, reconstructing, repairing, and maintaining the public roads and bridges of Jones County.

Bids shall be accepted in three (3) parts:

PART I: COUNTY FURNISHED MATERIALS IN PLACE

PART II: CONTRACTOR FURNISHED MATERIALS IN PLACE

PART III: MATERIALS FOB PLANT

Bidders are required to use bid forms on file with Tammy Williams (601.428.3128) in the Financial

Administration Office, Laurel Courthouse, Laurel, Mississippi

All bidders shall be licensed according to law. No bidder shall be allowed to maintain and/or repair any project costing $25,000 or more without a Certificate of Responsibility issued by the State Board of Contractors.

Bids shall be effective for a period of six-month period beginning July 7, 2025 and ending December 31, 2025.

The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive informalities, to determine the best and/or lowest bid by line item or as a whole, and to designate “Principal” and

“Alternate” bids. Also, travel for pick-up and/or delivery will be considered in the determination of the best and/or lowest bid.

Where applicable the unit prices listed in this bid which involve the use or consumption of petroleum products (including but not limited to asphalt, asphalt cement and diesel fuel) should be based upon an industry-wide cost index of petroleum prices published monthly by the

Mississippi Department of Transportation in effect at the time of the bid. The actual monthly price for the products listed on this bid shall be based upon the MDOT petroleum price index published each month. The cost adjustment factors and methodology for determining the dollar amount of increase in any month between the Contractor’s petroleum base price and the monthly

MDOT petroleum price index shall be the same as set forth in MDOT’S Mississippi Standard specifications for Road and Bridge Construction.

Bidders are requested to fax or email a quote to the Purchase Clerk trwilliams@co.jones.ms.us monthly (on or before the 15th of the month to 601-428-3602), adjusting their bid price according to the MDOT petroleum price index.

Jones County Board of Supervisors

By: Chasity Gray, D. C.

mailto:trwilliams@co.jones.ms.us