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The Walthall County Board of Supervisors in Mississippi is soliciting competitive sealed or electronic bids for the procurement of one or more new or unused compact track loaders for road and bridge maintenance operations in District Five. The equipment specifications establish performance and quality standards designed to permit comparable products from multiple manufacturers rather than exclude vendors, with the county explicitly allowing manufacturer substitutions and standard deviations provided bids meet the defined performance criteria. The compact track loaders must feature a 73 horsepower turbocharged diesel engine with 3.319-liter displacement meeting Tier 4 Final/Stage V emissions standards, a rated operating capacity of 2,579 pounds, an operating weight of 10,318 pounds, maximum breakout force of 5,733 pounds-force, hydraulic pressure of 3,336 psi, vertical lift geometry with dual-speed capability at 5.4 and 8.5 miles per hour, and a maximum dump angle of 40 degrees, with detailed dimensional specifications including a maximum overall height of 156 inches and turning radius from center-machine rear of 82.7 inches. The solicitation also includes optional six-way dozer blade attachments available in 72-inch, 84-inch, and 96-inch widths featuring electro-hydraulic angle control, tilt capability up to 100 degrees, lateral angle adjustment of 30 degrees, and replaceable 1/2-inch steel cutting edges. Non-priced bids must be submitted by 10:00 AM on March 4, 2026, to the Walthall County Purchase Clerk at 200 Ball Avenue, Tylertown, Mississippi, or electronically at www.centralbidding.com; vendors submitting acceptable proposals will then be invited to submit priced bids by 5:00 PM on March 6, 2026, with final bidding occurring via electronic reverse auction on March 11, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM on www.centralbidding.com, with alternative in-person bidding available at the Walthall County Board of Supervisors meeting room. The Board will evaluate proposals based on delivery date, service quality, bidder experience and performance, buyback options, transportation costs, operating costs, maintenance, and warranty considerations, with contract award occurring at the Board's scheduled meeting on March 18, 2026, or as soon thereafter as reasonably possible.

No set-aside designations, disadvantaged enterprise restrictions, or incumbent vendor information is specified in the procurement documents. The county reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids and intends to conduct competitive bidding on comparable equipment without manufacturer bias or exclusionary specifications. No specific budget range or award value is disclosed in the solicitation materials, though the county indicates its intention to pay for equipment through installment or cash payment following the first Monday of the month after delivery, provided delivery occurs on or before the twenty-fifth of that month. The procurement documents do not identify any existing infrastructure, current contractors, or technology integration requirements. Anti-sniping procedures will be employed during the electronic reverse auction process, automatically extending the bid period by five minutes if any vendor submits a bid within the final five minutes, with this extension potentially occurring multiple times until bidding concludes.