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The City of Ridgeland, Madison County, Mississippi is soliciting competitive bids for construction of a new multi-use path project along Steed Road and Highland Colony Parkway under Federal Aid Project No. STP-0213-00(037) (LPA/109472/701000). The project deliverable consists of constructing a 0.42-mile-long, 10-foot-wide asphalt multi-use path that will connect to existing paths at both endpoints, including necessary storm drain and retaining wall installations. Work must comply with the Mississippi State Highway Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, 2017, including all amendments and special provisions. Bid submissions must be received no later than 10:00 a.m. Local Time on March 31, 2026, at the City of Ridgeland Public Works Department, Ridgeland City Hall, 100 W. School Street, Ridgeland, MS 39157, with all bids to be publicly opened and read aloud. Contract documents are available for examination and acquisition (for a non-refundable $150 fee) at both the City of Ridgeland Public Works Department and Benchmark Engineering & Surveying, LLC (660 Katherine Dr. Suite 302, Flowood, Mississippi 39232). Electronic bidding submissions are accepted through Central Bidding at www.centralbidding.com. Each bid must be accompanied by bid security equal to five percent of the total bid price in the form of a cashier's check, certified check, or bidder's bond payable to the City of Ridgeland, and the successful bidder must provide performance and payment bonds each equal to one hundred percent of the contract amount.

The City of Ridgeland affirms its non-discriminatory procurement practices and commitment to providing disadvantaged business enterprises (DBEs) and women's business enterprises (WBEs) full opportunity to submit bids without discrimination based on race, color, sex, age, disability, religion, or national origin. This project is subject to predetermined minimum wage rates established by the Secretary of Labor pursuant to the Public Law 87-581 Work Hours Act of 1962, which contractors must adhere to during project execution. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are referenced in the procurement documentation. While the specific contract award value or budget range is not explicitly stated in the available materials, the bid security requirement of five percent of the total bid price and the requirement for performance and payment bonds equal to one hundred percent of the contract amount suggest a project of substantial value. Qualified construction contractors with experience in multi-use path and asphalt work, storm drainage systems, and retaining wall construction are eligible to respond to this procurement.