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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

The Town of Noxapater will accept sealed proposals from qualified firms and individuals interested in providing Engineering Services for a proposed water treatment facility improvements project utilizing

Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) funds.

Engineering Services required include, but are not limited to, project design, administration and construction supervision, preparation of specifications, supervision of bid procedures and resident inspection of the project, which consists of improvements to the existing water treatment facility. The contract will be on a fixed price basis.

Award of the aforementioned contract will be made to the responsible party whose proposal is most advantageous to the Town of Noxapater. Proposals will be rated according to the following criteria: 1)

Qualifications – List of qualifications of each staff person to be assigned to this project; 2) Experience –

Information regarding the experience of the firm and knowledge of the Town of Noxapater’s existing water system. This information should include types of project activities undertaken; 3) Capacity for Performance –

Identify the number and title of staff available to be assigned to provide services. All proposals will be rated on the following system to determine the best offeror. Description and Maximum Points: Qualifications – 40, Experience – 40, Capacity – 20, Total: 100 Points. Cost is not a factor in the selection process and should not be a part of the proposal. Cost will be negotiated with the firm or individual receiving the highest rating according to the stated criteria.

The selection committee using the above selection criteria will review proposals. Each member of the committee will assign points to each criteria based on the content of the proposal. Negotiations will be conducted to determine a mutually satisfactory contract, first with the firm receiving the highest accumulated points, as rated by the committee. If a mutually satisfactory contract cannot be negotiated with the firm, the firm will be requested to submit a best and final offer in writing. If a contract cannot be reached after this best and final offer, negotiations with that firm will be terminated and negotiations will be initiated with subsequently listed firms in order of rating. This procedure will be continued until a mutually satisfactory contract has been negotiated. In addition to reaching a fair and reasonable price for the required work, the objective of negotiations will be to reach an agreement on the provisions of the proposed contract including scope and extent of work and other essential requirements.

Interested parties are invited to submit sealed proposals, six (6) copies, until 5:00 PM, Wednesday, November

12, 2025 in the Office of the Town Clerk of Noxapater, Attention: Faye Ellis, 328 West Main Street, Post

Office Box 266, Noxapater, Mississippi 39346. All proposals should be marked clearly as being an

Engineering Proposal – ARC Water Treatment Improvements. All questions pertaining to this project should be directed to Phylis Benson, Golden Triangle Planning and Development District, P. O. Box 828, Starkville, MS

39760 or 662/320-2007. Town of Noxapater does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex age or national origin and reserves the right to reject any and all proposals. Noxapater, Mississippi is an Equal

Opportunity Employer and encourages Minority-Owned Business Enterprises (MBE’s) and Woman-Owned

Business Enterprises (WBE’s) to submit proposals.

Sammy Carter, Mayor Publish: 10/24/2025

10/31/2025