60-20260723112310 LCPA.pdf
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- Lee County, Mississippi
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This is an advertisement for bids issued by the Lowndes County Port Authority in Mississippi for the East Bank Port Pad Site Preparation project. The project involves construction of earthwork grading and driveway culvert extensions for site preparation at the Lowndes County East Bank Port Facility located in Columbus, Mississippi. Sealed bids will be received at the Port Authority's office at 1121 Main Street, Lowndes County Administrative Boardroom, 2nd Floor, Suite 204, Columbus, Mississippi 39701 until 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, August 27th, 2026, at which time bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids must be submitted in sealed envelopes clearly marked "BID ENCLOSED—EAST BANK PORT PAD SITE PREPARATION" and may be delivered in person, by mail (USPS to P.O. Box 663 or FedEx/UPS to 1121 Main Street), or electronically through www.neel-schafferplans.com. Electronic bids are accepted if received prior to the deadline. No bidder may withdraw a bid within ninety days after the opening date. The advertisement was published on July 30, 2026 and August 6, 2026.
Contractors submitting bids exceeding $50,000.00 must provide a Certificate of Responsibility Number on both the bid and envelope face, as required by Mississippi Code Sections 31-3-21 and 31-3-15. Bids received after the deadline will be returned unopened. The Port Authority reserves the right to reject any or all bids, waive any informality, and award the contract to the lowest responsive bidder that meets the specified needs and remains within available funding. Non-resident bidders must attach a copy of their resident state's current laws regarding treatment of non-resident contractors. Bid documents are available electronically and in paper copy through Neel-Schaffer, Inc., requiring plan holders to register at www.neel-schafferplans.com with a valid email address. The Port Authority affirms it will ensure disadvantaged and women's business enterprises have full opportunity to submit bids and will not discriminate on grounds of race, color, or national origin in award consideration.
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Neel-Schaffer, Inc. 7/23/2026
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
LOWNDES COUNTY PORT AUTHORITY
EAST BANK PORT PAD SITE PREPARATION
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
Sealed bids for the East Bank Port Pad Site Preparation at the Lowndes County East Bank Port Facility will be received by the Lowndes County Port Authority at 1121 Main Street, Lowndes County Administrative Boardroom, 2nd Floor, Suite 204, Columbus, Mississippi, 39701 until 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, August 27th, 2026 and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud.
This project includes construction of earthwork grading and driveway culvert extensions for site preparation at the Lowndes County East Bank Port Facility.
The above general outline of features 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.
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 31-3-15, 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.
Each bid must be submitted in a sealed envelope, addressed to the Port Director, Lowndes County Port Authority (LCPA). Each sealed envelope containing a bid shall be clearly marked on the outside as: BID ENCLOSED “EAST BANK PORT PAD SITE PREPARATION” and the envelope should also bear on the outside the name of the Company and the Company’s address.
If forwarded by mail, the sealed envelope containing the bid must be enclosed in another envelope addressed to the Port Director, Lowndes County Port Authority, 1121 Main Street (FedEx/UPS only) or P. O. Box 663 (USPS), Columbus, Mississippi 39701 (39703). Any bid not received in writing at this office by the date and time specified will be declared late. The Port Authority will not be responsible for delays in delivery. It is solely the responsibility of the vendor that bids to reach the opening on time. Any bid received after the deadline will be returned unopened. Bids or alterations by fax or phone will not be accepted. Electronic bids shall be accepted if received prior to the bid date and time.
No bidder may withdraw his bid within ninety (90) days after the actual date of the opening thereof.
The LCPA reserves the right to reject any bids and all bids and waive any informality. The LCPA reserves the right to award the contract based on the lowest and most responsive bidder which meets or exceeds the specified need of the LCPA and stays within available funding.
Awarding public contracts to non-resident Bidders will be on the same basis as the non-resident bidder’s state awards contracts to Mississippi Contractors bidding under similar circumstances. In order to ensure that Mississippi’s Golden Rule is followed, state law requires a non-resident bidder to attach to his bid, a copy of his/her resident state’s current laws pertaining to such state’s treatment of non-resident contractors.
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 http://www.neel-schafferplans.com/
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Neel-Schaffer, Inc. 7/23/2026 be submitted through www.neel-schafferplans.com. Questions regarding website registration, online orders, or electronic bidding, please contact Plan House Printing at (662) 407-0193.
The Lowndes County Port Authority 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.
BY: /s/ Will Sanders
Will Sanders, Port Director
DATES OF PUBLICATION:
July 30, 2026 August 6, 2026 http://www.neel-schafferplans.com/
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