60-20251111142702 COLUMBUS.pdf
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This is an Advertisement for Bids issued by the City of Columbus, Mississippi for the Waterworks Road/Tuscaloosa Road Over Luxapallia Creek Waterline Replacement Project. The project consists of removing and salvaging existing waterlines attached to a bridge, installing approximately 60 linear feet of 36-inch steel casing pipe with 20-inch CL 51 Ductile Iron pipe via jack and bore under Tuscaloosa Road, installing a 20-inch resilient seat gate valve, connecting to existing waterlines, isolating water lines, removing and replacing concrete paving and gravel parking, and installing approximately 550 linear feet of 24-inch IPS DR9 HDPE pipe via Horizontal Directional Drill. Sealed bids will be received at the City of Columbus Office of the Mayor, 523 Main Street, Columbus, MS 39701, or electronically via www.neel-schafferplans.com until 2:00 P.M. Local Time on December 15, 2025. The contract time for project completion is 100 calendar days. No specific site visit or bidders conference dates are mentioned in the advertisement.
Each bidder must submit a Bid Bond or Certified Check equal to five percent of the bid amount as bid security. The successful bidder will be required to furnish both a Payment Bond and Performance Bond, each in the amount of 100 percent of the contract amount. Contractors submitting bids exceeding $50,000 must display their Mississippi Certificate of Responsibility Number on the bid and envelope; bids of $50,000 or less require notation of that amount on the envelope. Liquidated damages are assessed at $500 per calendar day for failure to achieve Substantial Completion, in addition to actual costs incurred by the City for engineering and inspection forces. Bid documents are non-refundable and must be purchased through www.neel-schafferplans.com; plan holders must register with a valid email address. No bidder may withdraw a bid within 90 days after the opening date. The City of Columbus reserves the right to reject any and all bids and affirms its commitment to affording disadvantaged and women's business enterprises full opportunity to bid without discrimination.
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Neel-Schaffer, Inc. S:\Gelissa\WATERWORKS ROAD TUSCALOOSA ROAD OVER LUXAPALLIA CREEK – WATERLINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT.doc
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
WATERWORKS ROAD / TUSCALOOSA ROAD OVER LUXAPALLIA CREEK –
WATERLINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT
CITY OF COLUMBUS, LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
Sealed bids will be received by the City of Columbus, Mississippi in the offices of the City of Columbus, Office of the Mayor, located at 523 Main Street, Columbus, MS 39701 or electronically via www.neel-schafferplans.com until 2:00 P.M., Local Time, on December 15, 2025 for supplying all labor and materials (as specified) necessary for construction of “WATERWORKS ROAD /
TUSCALOOSA ROAD OVER LUXAPALLIA CREEK WATERLINE REPLACEMENT
PROJECT.”
The work generally consists of removal and salvage of existing waterlines attached to bridge, install approximately 60 linear feet by jack and bore of 36” steel casing pipe with 20” CL 51 Ductile Iron pipe under Tuscaloosa Road, installation of 20” resilient seat gate valve, connections to existing waterlines, water lines isolation, concrete paving removal and replacement, gravel parking removal and replacement and approximately 550 linear feet of 24” (IPS) DR9 HDPE by Horizontal Directional Drill and all associated necessities to complete the project..
The above general outline of the work does not in any way limit the responsibility of the Contractor to perform all work and furnish all labor, equipment and materials required by the specifications and the drawings referred to therein.
The contract time for the project bid is 100 calendar days. Liquidated damages will be assessed in the amount of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each calendar day the Work has not achieved Substantial Completion.
Special Damages – In addition to the amounts provided for liquidated damages, Contractor, in the event of such default, shall pay the Owner the actual costs reasonably incurred by Owner for engineering and inspection forces employed on the work after the time stipulated for the completion of the work.
CERTIFICATE OF RESPONSIBILITY: Each contractor submitting a bid in excess of $50,000.00 must show on his bid and on the face of the envelope containing the bid, his Certificate of Responsibility Number, as required by Section 31-3-21 and 21-3-15, Mississippi Code of 1972. If the bid does not exceed $50,000.00, a notation so stating must appear on the face of the envelope.
EVIDENCE: No bid will be opened, considered or accepted unless the above information is given as specified.
Proposals shall be submitted in a sealed envelope and deposited with the City of Columbus prior to the hour and date herein before designated. No bidder may withdraw his bid within ninety (90) days after the actual date of the opening thereof.
http://www.neel-schafferplans.com/
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Each Bidder must deposit with his proposal, a Bid Bond or Certified Check in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of his bid, payable to the City of Columbus, as bid security. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a Payment Bond and Performance Bond each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount.
Bid documents are being made available via original paper copy. 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. Bid documents are non-refundable and must be purchased through the website. Electronic bids shall be submitted through www.neel-schafferplans.com. Please contact Plan House Printing at (662) 407-0193 with questions regarding website registration, electronic bidding, and online orders.
The City of Columbus hereby notifies all Bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged and women’s business enterprises 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, or national origin in consideration for an award.
The City of Columbus reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any informalities or irregularities therein.
BY: Stephen Jones /s/ Mayor City of Columbus
Advertisement Dates:
November 13, 2025 November 20, 2025
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