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Madison County Board of Supervisors in Mississippi is requesting sealed bids for the Reunion Parkway Ditch Improvement Project, with bids due October 15, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. — effectively today, same-day deadline.

The project scope covers approximately 2,750 linear feet of existing ditch improvement between Reunion Parkway and I-55, including clearing and grubbing (5.50 acres), channel excavation (8,800 cubic yards), topsoil and ground preparation (24,700 square yards), grassing and landscaping (5 acres, 11 tons of agricultural limestone, 6 tons of mulch), erosion control (5,500 linear feet of silt fence and 170 linear feet of wattles), riprap work (340 tons), maintenance of traffic as a lump-sum item, mobilization, and unclassified excavation. The contractor must commence work within ten calendar days of the Notice to Proceed and complete within 70 consecutive calendar days, subject to liquidated damages of $1,000 per calendar day for delays beyond the specified completion date.

Bidders must submit a bid bond or certified check equal to five percent of the base bid amount and must furnish Performance and Payment Bonds in amounts equal to 100 percent of the total base bid amount. All bid prices must include labor, materials, bonding, shoring, removal, overhead, profit, insurance, and applicable taxes. Unit prices govern in cases of discrepancies with extensions.

Contractors must possess a valid Mississippi Certificate of Responsibility unless the bid amount does not exceed $50,000 for public projects. Nonresident bidders are subject to Mississippi's resident contractor preference laws. All bidders must submit non-collusion affidavits in duplicate as a condition of bid acceptance. Bids may be submitted in sealed form at the Madison County Chancery Clerk's office in Canton, Mississippi, or electronically via PDF through the county website. Award of contract shall be made within 60 days of bid receipt, with the Notice to Proceed issued within 30 days after contract execution.