7-20220720153753 TUNICA CONSTRUCTION.docx

SECTION 00100

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Town of Tunica

2022 DRA

BEATLINE ROAD/FRIENDSHIP DRIVE

STORMWATER AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS

Pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Aldermen of the Town of Tunica (the “Board” of the “Town”), sealed bids will be received by the Town of Tunica, MS. until 2:00 P.M. Local Time Thursday, August 11, 2022, at Town of Tunica Town Hall, 909 River Road, PO Box 395, Tunica, Mississippi 38676, for supplying all labor and materials (as specified) necessary for the BEATLINE ROAD/FRIENDSHIP DRIVE Stormwater and Drainage Improvements. All local, state, and federal special conditions and regulations will be adhered to.

The work shall consist essentially of the following major construction type items for BEATLINE ROAD/FRIENDSHIP DRIVE STORMWATER AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS:

Unclassified excavation Drainage pipe removal and installation.

Asphalt pavement Concrete pavement Concrete structures Seeding, sodding, mulching.

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 plant, labor, equipment and materials required by the specifications and the drawings referred to therein.

Bidders are expected to inspect the site of the work as provided in the Instructions to Bidders and to inform themselves of all local conditions.

Contract time shall be 120 consecutive calendar days from the effective date shown in the Notice to Proceed. Liquidated damages will be assessed for each consecutive calendar day thereafter in the amount of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).

Special Damages - In addition to the amounts provided for liquidated damages, Contractor, in the event of such default, shall pay to the Owner the actual costs reasonably incurred by Owner for engineering and inspection forces employed on the work after the time stipulated for completion of the work.

Bidder must be qualified under Mississippi Law and show current Certificate of Responsibility issued by the Mississippi State Board of Public Contractors establishing his classification as to the value and type of construction on which he is authorized to bid.

Each Bidder shall write his Certificate of Responsibility Number on the outside of the sealed envelope containing his proposal. The outside of the envelope should also bear the Bidder’s name, address, and name of the project for which the Bid is submitted.

Proposals shall be submitted in duplicate, sealed and deposited with the Town of Tunica City Clerk prior to the hour and date hereinbefore designated. No bidder may withdraw his bid within ninety (90) days after the actual date of the opening thereof.

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 so-called Golden Rule is followed state law requires a non-resident bidder to attach to his bid a copy of his resident state's current laws pertaining to such state's treatment of non-resident contractors.

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 Town of Tunica, as bid security. Bidders shall also submit a current financial statement, if requested by the City. 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 or digital file. Bidders may contact Fisher & Arnold to receive a copy of the bid documents.

Contract drawings, Contract Specifications, and Bid Forms must be purchased in order for a bid to be submitted.

The Town of Tunica 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, sex, religion, or national origin in consideration for an award.

The Engineer is Fisher & Arnold, 9180 Crestwyn Hills Drive, Memphis, TN 38125 901.748-1811 Office. Please ask for Tim Verner or Chase Carpenter

The Town of Tunica reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any informalities or irregularities therein. No Bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of forty-five (45) days after date of actual bid opening, without Owner s consent.

Each Bidder’s attention is called to Section 31-3-21 of the Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended. This provides in part as follows: “When a nonresident contractor submits a bid for a public project, he shall attach thereto a copy of his resident state’s current law pertaining to such state’s treatment of nonresident contractors.” Failure to provide this information may be cause for rejection of the Bid.

DATES OF PUBLICATION:

Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Wednesday, July 20, 2022