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The Columbus Redevelopment Authority in Columbus, Mississippi (Lee County) is soliciting sealed bids for the Parkview Development Electrical Site Package (Project Number 119E3031), a re-bid procurement for supplying all labor and materials for electrical distribution infrastructure improvements. Bids will be received at Columbus City Hall, 523 Main Street, Columbus, MS 39701, or electronically via www.neel-schafferplans.com until 11:00 a.m. local time on March 12, 2026. The scope encompasses 101 line items organized into 17 groups, including owner-furnished materials such as 16 steel poles, approximately 12,129 linear feet of overhead utility wire, crossarms and supports, distribution insulators, conductor accessories, switches and arresters, guying materials, grounding equipment, 7 overhead transformers, hardware, equipment brackets, 8,690 linear feet of combined underground primary and secondary cables, underground conductor accessories, 13 pad-mounted transformers rated at 50 kVA (single-phase, 12,470 Grd Y/7,200 volts primary and 240/120 volts secondary), 17 secondary pedestals, and 330 linear feet of conduit materials. Pad-mounted transformers must be manufactured in the United States by approved manufacturers including ABB, Eaton, Howard Industries, or Ermco, be new units with new mineral oil, comply with DOE energy conservation standards (10 CFR Part 431), and include one-year manufacturer warranties. Bidders must be transformer manufacturers, manufacturer-authorized Mississippi representatives, or manufacturer-authorized Mississippi utility distributors; must acknowledge receipt of all addenda (including Addendum Number 1 dated April 16, 2026, and Addendum Number 2 issued April 19, 2026) in their bid forms to avoid disqualification; and must provide delivery times for each item, manufacturer and catalog numbers, unit prices, and extended prices. All materials must comply with ANSI standards, IEEE guidelines, NEMA requirements, and factory testing requirements for transformers including no-load losses, total losses, impedance, excitation current, winding resistance, ratio tests, polarity tests, induced potential tests, and impulse tests on at least 10 percent of units prior to shipment.

The procurement documents do not identify any specific set-aside designations or restrictions on organization types eligible to respond, nor do they reference disadvantaged enterprise preferences or incumbent contractors. The Authority will fund the project through its budget allocation, with payment terms and conditions to be established in the final contract agreement; however, the specific award value or budget range is not disclosed in the available procurement materials. The successful bidder is expected to commence work upon contract award and complete the work in accordance with the project schedule and timeline established by the Authority, subject to standard insurance requirements, bonding provisions, and compliance with applicable local, state, and federal regulations. Award is anticipated following bid opening and evaluation, with the contract term to be determined based on project completion requirements and any potential change order provisions that may extend the initial contract period.