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The Itawamba County Railroad Authority is seeking sealed and electronic bids for a railway infrastructure project involving the Itawamba Mississippian Railway Washout at Beans Ferry in Mississippi. The procurement opportunity encompasses approximately 1 linear segment of mobilization, 2,160 track feet of track resurfacing, 750 tons of ballast, 25 linear feet of drainage pipe removal, and 2,160 linear feet of linear grading with special ditch grading specifications. Bids will be received at the Itawamba County Courthouse located at 201 West Main Street in Fulton, Mississippi until 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, with a public bid opening and reading immediately following. Bidders must obtain contract documents from Plan House Printing and Graphics or through the CCE Plan Room website, and must be registered on the official planholders list. Each bid must include mandatory bid security, and bidders are prohibited from withdrawing submissions within 60 days after the opening date.

The contract will be awarded to the lowest or most responsible responsive bidder, with the successful contractor required to furnish performance and payment surety bonds upon contract execution. While no specific set-aside designations were mentioned, bidders must submit bids under the exact name to which contract documents were originally issued. Electronic bid submissions are permitted through www.cceplanroom.com, with electronic surety bonds or original hard copy bid bonds required. Bids can be examined at the Itawamba County Railroad Authority office and Cook Coggin Engineers, Inc. located in Tupelo, Mississippi. The Owner reserves the right to waive any informalities or reject any or all bids. The advertisement was published on November 7 and 14, 2025, indicating a competitive procurement process with multiple opportunities for potential contractors to review and respond to the solicitation.