8079-20240611143941 MARSHALL WATER.pdf

INVITATION FOR BIDS

ARPA/MCWI PROJECT NO. 551-2-CW-5.5

Separate sealed bids for MCWI PROJECT #551-2-CW-5.5, WASTEWATER

COLLECTION AND LIFT STATIONS CAYCE/HIGHWAY 72 AREA

INCLUDING HYLINE DRIVE AREA, MARSHALL COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

will be received by the Marshall County Board of Supervisors at the Marshall County Chancery

Clerk’s office at 128 E Van Dorn, Holly Springs, MS 38635 until 11:00 a.m. Local Time, Monday, July 15, 2024 at which time and place all Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

Each bid must be submitted in a sealed envelope addressed to the Marshall County Board of

Supervisors. Each sealed envelope containing a bid must be plainly marked on the outside as

“Bid for MCWI PROJECT #551-2-CW-5.5, WASTEWATER COLLECTION AND

LIFT STATIONS CAYCE/HIGHWAY 72 AREA INCLUDING HYLINE DRIVE

AREA, MARSHALL COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI” Any bid for a sum in excess of

$50,000.00 shall contain on the outside or exterior of the envelope of such bid the contractor’s current certificate of responsibility number, and no bid shall be opened or considered unless such contractor’s current certificate number appears on the outside or exterior of the envelope or unless there appears a statement on the outside or exterior of such envelope to the effect that the bid enclosed does not exceed $50,000.00.

The work is as follows: furnishing all labor, tools, equipment and materials and performing all work necessary for the complete construction of all facilities depicted on the Contract Drawings and specified herein. The major items of work shall consist of, but not be limited to, construction of five sewage pumping stations, concrete wet wells and approximately 3,895.0 LF of 6” and approximately 5,111.0 LF of 3” and 4” sanitary sewer force main, and connection to an existing manhole and approximately 16,907.0 LF of 8” sanitary gravity sewer and approximately 70.0 standard manholes and all appurtenances to complete a fully operational sanitary sewer collection system.

Contract time is 365 Calendar Days from Notice to Proceed date.

Contract Documents, including Drawings and Specifications, are on file at the office of Elliott &

Britt Engineering, 823 North Lamar Boulevard, Oxford, Mississippi 38655 and may be reviewed.

Copies of the Contract Documents may be obtained by depositing $105.00 with Elliott & Britt

Engineering, P.O. Box 308, Oxford, Mississippi 38655, telephone (662) 234-1763 for each set of documents so obtained. This deposit is nonrefundable.

Official bid documents can be downloaded at www.centralbidding.com. Electronic bids may be submitted only through www.centralbidding.com. For any questions relating to the electronic bidding process, please call Central Bidding at 225-810-4814.

A certified check or bank draft, payable to the order of the Marshall County Board of

Supervisors, negotiable U.S. Government bonds (at par value), or a satisfactory Bid Bond executed by the Bidder and an accepted Surety, in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total of the Bid shall be submitted with each bid.

Attention is called to the fact that not less than the minimum salaries and wages set forth in the

Contract Documents must be paid on this project, and that the Contractor must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex or natural origin.

This project is financed by an American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Grant and is subject to the rules and regulations thereof.

Minority and Woman Owned 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 Marshall County Board of Supervisors is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and hereby notifies all Bidders that they 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 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 prevailing for the locality in which the project is located.

The Marshall County Board of Supervisors reserves the right to reject any or all Bids or to waive any informalities in the bidding.

Bids may be held by the Marshall County Board of Supervisors for a period not to exceed 90 days from the date of the opening of Bids for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the qualifications of Bidders, prior to awarding of the Contract.

/s/

Keith Taylor, President

Marshall County Board of Supervisors

Dates of Advertisement:

Thursday, June 13, 2024

Thursday, June 20, 2024