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The Wayne County Board of Supervisors is soliciting sealed bids for a road widening and turn lane addition on 0.184 miles of Mississippi Drive / State Highway 145, with bids due no later than 10:00 a.m. local time on November 6, 2026, in the Board Room of the Wayne County Courthouse in Waynesboro, Mississippi. The solicitation carries no set-aside or local-vendor preference. The county states its commitment to affirmative action and to ensuring that disadvantaged and women's business enterprises have full opportunity to bid.

The scope widens the existing two-lane roadway to add a center turn lane and includes base preparation, paving, pavement markings, and signage installation. Work must comply with the Mississippi Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, 2017 Edition, along with approved amendments, special provisions, and addenda.

Each bid requires bid security equal to 5% of the total bid amount, payable to Wayne County, in the form of a cashier's check, certified check, solvent bank check, or bidder's bond issued by a Mississippi-licensed surety company. The successful bidder must furnish a contract bond equal to 100% of the contract amount. Bidders may be required to submit current financial statements. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at the deadline.

Contract documents are available for examination or purchase from Chas. N. Clark Associates, 714 Hillcrest Drive, Laurel, Mississippi, 39440, or at www.clarkengineersprojects.com. Bidders may submit electronically by contacting the Engineer of Record, Lawrence R. Clark, P.E., through the same website. The advertisement ran on October 8 and October 15, 2026.