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Columbus Light and Water Department is requesting sealed bids for the Caledonia CCP Pump Station Renovation project in Columbus, Mississippi, with bids due August 25, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Local Time, and a pre-bid meeting scheduled for August 5, 2026 at Reynolds R Ridgley Wastewater Treatment Plant. The department has established a 25% minority business participation goal, and contract award is contingent upon the bidder satisfying this requirement.

The base bid encompasses installation of a new electrical building (E-House 1) containing electrical equipment, automatic transfer switches, variable frequency drives, and programmable logic controllers for Pump Nos. 1 and 2. Four additive bid items are available: E-House 2 installation for Pump Nos. 3 and 4 with similar electrical components; removal and replacement of check valves for all four pumps with required piping modifications; and two separate vertical turbine treated water pumps with electric motors.

Contractors submitting bids in excess of $50,000 must provide a Certificate of Responsibility Number as required by Mississippi Code Section 31-3-21 and 21-3-15; bids of $50,000 or less require notation of this fact on the bid envelope or first page of electronic submissions. Each bidder must deposit a Bid Bond or Certified Check equal to 5% of the total bid amount, including additive items, as bid security. The successful bidder will be required to furnish Performance and Payment Bonds each equal to 100% of the contract amount. Bidders may not withdraw bids within 90 days after the opening date.

Bid documents are available exclusively through online registration at www.neel-schafferplans.com and are non-refundable. The Engineer of Record is Neel-Schaffer, Inc., located at 7085 Hwy. 45 Alt. N, West Point, MS 39773, (662) 494-7101. Bids are received at the Columbus Light and Water Department, 420 4th Avenue South, Columbus, MS 39703.