31-20250321084846 Starkville

The City of Starkville, Mississippi, located in Oktibbeha County, is soliciting sealed bids for Headworks Improvements Major Equipment, specifically focusing on material procurement for mechanical screening and grit removal systems. This procurement is a critical infrastructure project targeting the city's wastewater treatment facility's headworks improvements. The Request for Proposals (RFP) seeks equipment suppliers to provide specialized materials, with proposals due on April 18, 2025, at 2:00 PM CST. Key project timelines include a question and answer period from March 19 to April 15, 2025, proposal evaluation from April 18 to May 2, 2025, and an anticipated equipment purchase order in May 2025. The overall project schedule includes completed bid documents by October 2025, project release for bidding in November 2025, and construction commencement in January 2026. Bidders are required to submit comprehensive proposals that demonstrate technical capability, compliance with local procurement preferences, and the ability to provide high-quality equipment meeting municipal infrastructure standards.

The procurement includes specific provisions requiring preference for materials grown, produced, prepared, made, or manufactured within Mississippi, with flexibility for out-of-state materials if they offer more cost-effective or higher-quality alternatives. Contractors are explicitly prohibited from using materials manufactured outside the United States unless domestic alternatives are unavailable. Bidders must direct any questions to Matt Tabor at MLTabor@GarverUSA.com by April 15, 2025, and must purchase non-refundable bid documents through www.cityofstarkvilleplans.org, which requires registration with a valid email address. The City of Starkville reserves the right to reject any bids and mandates that no bidder withdraw their proposal within 60 days of the bid opening. While specific budget ranges are not explicitly stated in the documentation, the comprehensive nature of the headworks improvements project suggests a substantial municipal infrastructure investment. No specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises were mentioned in the provided documentation, and information about incumbent vendors or existing infrastructure integration was not explicitly detailed in the procurement notice.