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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Louisville Utilities Commission (City of Louisville) (Owner)

P.O. Box 849, 871 South Columbus Street, Louisville, MS 39339 (Address)

Separate Sealed Bids for the Construction of (detailed description) East Lagoon – Pump Station Rehabilitation will be received by the General Manager and Board Members of Louisville Utilities herein called the “Owner” at the office of Louisville Utilities, 871 South Columbus Street, Louisville, MS 39339 until 10:00 a.m. local time June 11, 2024, and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud.

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

1._____ Louisville Utilities Commission, 871 South Columbus, Louisville, MS 39339

(LOUISVILLE UTILITIES’ OFFICE)

2. MDEQ 515 East Amite Street, Jackson, MS 601-576-7518

3. Neel-Schaffer, Inc., 7085 Hwy 45 Alternate North, West Point, MS 39773 (Consulting Engineer’s Office)

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 Contact: Carlyn McGee, 601-359-3448

B. Northeast MS Contract Procurement Center, 318 7th St. N, Columbus, MS 39703; Joy Lathan-662-329-1077

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.

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.

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 City of Louisville is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The City of Louisville hereby notifies all Bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in an contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement 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.

The City of Louisville reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any informalities or irregularities therein.

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 Water Pollution Control Revolving Loan Fund (WPCRLF) loan program from the State of Mississippi. Neither the State of Mississippi, the Commission on Environmental Quality 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.

The successful bidder must comply with the Davis-Bacon Act which requires that all laborers and mechanics shall be paid at rates not less than those determined by the Department of Labor to be the prevailing for the locality in which the project is located.

This project is being funded in part by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) Grant #MS-20046 and the rules and regulations therein apply.

Section 746 of Title VII of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017 (Division A - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017) and subsequent statutes mandating domestic preference applies an American Iron and Steel requirement to this project. All iron and steel products used in this project must be produced in the United States. The term “iron and steel products” means the following products made primarily of iron or steel: lined or unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe clamps and restraints, valves, structural steel, reinforced precast concrete, and Construction Materials.

Additional information and assistance regarding this bid opportunity, the MS Procurement Technical Assistance Program, and local contact procurement center may be found at www.mscpc.com.

**A pre-bid conference will be held at 10:00 a.m. local time on June 5, 2024, at Louisville Utilities Commission. 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: May 17, 2024, and May 24, 2024