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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 12:00 p.m. on Monday, December 09, 2024 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:

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 January 01, 2025 and ending June 30, 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.

Publish: November 12 & November 19, 2024 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:

Bidders are required to use bid forms on file with Rhonda Williamson (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 January 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 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 a quote to the Purchase Clerk monthly (on or before the 15th of the month to 601-428-3602), adjusting their bid price according to the MDOT petroleum price index.