369-20250918112227 PHILADELPHIA.pdf

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

PHILADELPHIA UTILITIES 435 Myrtle Street, Philadelphia, MS 39350

(Owner) (Address)

Separate Sealed Bids for the Construction of (detailed description

WATER TREATMENT PLANT IMPROVEMENTS consisting of new aerator, new clarifier, and related piping.

will be received by PHILADELPHIA UTILITIES herein called the “owner” at the office of PHILADELPHIA UTILITIES until 9:00 AM local time October 23, 2025 and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud. (Date)

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

1.

PHILADELPHIA UTILITIES, 425 Myrtle Street, Philadelphia, MS 39350

(City Clerk’s Office, Chancery Clerk’s or Loan Recipient’s Office)

2.

MSDH/DWSRF, 570 E Woodrow Wilson, Jackson MS (Call – 601-576-7518)

3.

ALLEN & HOSHALL, 1675 Lakeland Drive, Suite 207, Jackson, MS 39216

(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: 601-359-3448

B. Contract Procurement Center closest to your project area; contact person & phone number *

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 and equipment, material and/or supply needs.

This contract is funded in whole or in part by funds from the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 214 (H.R. 3547); therefore, this project must comply with the American Iron and Steel requirements of the Act and the Build America, Buy America Act.

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 Drinking Water Systems Improvements Revolving Loan Fund (DWSIRLF) Loan Program from the State of Mississippi. Neither the State of Mississippi, the Local Governments and Rural Water Systems Improvements Board, 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, Annoted, as they apply to local governments, in accordance with Appendix D of the DWSIRLF Program Regulations.

Information and Bidding Documents for the Project can be found at the following designated website:

https://www.allenhoshallplanroom.com

Bidding Documents may be downloaded from the designated website. Prospective Bidders are urged to register with the designated website as a plan holder, even if Bidding Documents are obtained from a plan room or source other than the designated website in either electronic or paper format. The designated website will be updated periodically with addenda, lists of registered plan holders, reports, and other information relevant to submitting a Bid for the Project. All official notifications, addenda, and other Bidding Documents will be offered only through the designated website. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the designated website.

Each bid shall be accompanied by a Certified Check on a solvent bank or a Bidder's Bond issued by a Surety Company licensed to operate in the State of Mississippi, in the amount of 5% of the total bid price, as a guarantee that if the bid is accepted, the Bidder will enter into a contract and execute the Performance and Payment Bonds in the form and within the time specified.

The successful Bidder will be required to execute a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond, each in the amount of 100% of the Contract, issued by a Surety Company licensed to operate in the State and shall be named in the current list of "Companies Holding Certificates of Authority as Acceptable Sureties on Federal Bonds and as Acceptable Reinsuring Companies" as published in Circular 570 (amended) by the Audit Staff Bureau of Accounts, U.S. Treasury Department.

Each Bidder shall have a Certificate of Responsibility to bid on contracts for public projects in which the bid price exceeds $50,000.00 and for private projects in which the bid price exceeds $100,000.00 as required by the laws of the State of Mississippi. Each Bidder shall show on the outside of the envelope containing his bid: his current certificate of responsibility number and expiration date or if applicable, a statement certifying that the bid enclosed does not exceed $50,000.00 for a public project or $100,000.00 for a private project. Failure to show these items on the outside of the envelope containing the bid will result in the bid being returned to Bidder unopened.

No Bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of sixty (60) days after date of actual bid opening, without Owner's consent.

Partial funding for the project is through the State Revolving Loan Program (SRF). All bidders shall conform to SRF and other federal and state requirements stipulated for this project.

Philadelphia Utilities reserves the right to reject any or all proposals received, to waive any informalities in the bids received, and to accept any proposal which is deemed most favorable to Philadelphia Utilities.

This Advertisement is issued by:

Owner: Philadelphia Utilities By: Kirk Morgan, Title: Manager

Date: Publish on September 24, 2025 and October 1, 2025