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The City of Columbus, Mississippi is soliciting sealed bids for the 2026 Bituminous Hot Mix Overlay and Street Improvements project, with bids due by 2:00 P.M. Local Time on April 2, 2026. Bids will be received at the City of Columbus Office of the Mayor, located at 523 Main Street, Columbus, MS 39701, or electronically via www.neel-schafferplans.com. The project scope encompasses milling, asphalt overlay, base repair, striping, and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) improvements on numerous streets within Columbus. The base contract time is 90 working days, with additional working days to be added if additive alternates are awarded. Bidders must submit a Bid Bond or Certified Check equal to five percent (5%) of the bid amount as bid security, and the successful bidder will be required to furnish a Payment Bond and Performance Bond each in the amount of 100% of the contract amount. Contractors submitting bids exceeding $50,000.00 must display their Certificate of Responsibility Number on both the bid and envelope. Liquidated damages are assessed at $500.00 per calendar day for failure to achieve Substantial Completion, in addition to actual costs incurred by the City for engineering and inspection forces. Bid documents are available for purchase through www.neel-schafferplans.com and are non-refundable; inquiries regarding registration and orders should be directed to Plan House Printing at (662) 407-0193.

The City of Columbus affirms its commitment to afford disadvantaged and women's business enterprises equal opportunity to bid without discrimination based on race, color, or national origin. No specific incumbent vendors or current contractors are listed in the procurement documentation. The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids. While no specific award value or budget range is disclosed in the available documentation, the requirement for Certificate of Responsibility Numbers on bids exceeding $50,000.00 suggests the project may carry a significant contract value. No site visits or bidders' conferences are mentioned in the advertisement. The procurement document does not reference any existing infrastructure or technology requiring integration beyond the street improvement work itself.