178-11 DECD-0037(24)B Hegwood Road & Lincoln Road #11537

Sealed     bids     will      be    received     by     the     Board    of     Supervisors      of    Lamar County, Mississippi at the Lamar County Courthouse, Purvis, Mississippi, until        10:00 am    on

the     21st day      of     June,     2022    and        shortly       thereafter       publicly opened for the

construction of 0.986 miles of GRADE, DRAIN, BASE, PAVE, AND            SIGNALIZATION      on     the HEGWOOD ROAD AND LINCOLN ROAD (PHASE 1) being known as Project No. DECD-0037(24)B in Lamar County,  Mississippi.

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS:

CONTRACT TIME: 210 Working Days

BASIS OF AWARD

The award, if made, will be made to the lowest qualified bidder on the basis of published quantities.

The Board of Supervisors hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprise will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award.

PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS are on file in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Lamar County, the County Engineer's office and the Office of the State Aid Engineer, 412 E. Woodrow Wilson Avenue, Jackson, Mississippi. This project shall be constructed in accordance with the latest edition of the Mississippi Standard Specifications for State Aid Road and Bridge Construction.

Plans and specifications are being made available via paper or digital copy. Plan Holders are required to log-in or register for an account to view or order bid documents at www.twaplanroom.com. The Cost is fifty dollars ($50.00) for plans and fifty dollars ($50.00) for the proposal, non­ refundable. For questions regarding website registration and online orders, please contact Plan House at 601-336-6378. For questions related to the contract documents, please contact The Walker Associates at 601-583-2127.

No partial sets of drawings or bid documents will be issued.

All Proposals shall be submitted on Bid  Forms provided with the specifications. Bids may be submitted in  person,  or for those interested, bids can be electronically submitted at www.twaplanroom.com under the project page.  No oral,  telegraphic,  telephonic,  or e-mail proposals will be considered.

Certified check or bid bond for five percent (5%) of the total bid, made payable to Lamar County and the State of Mississippi must accompany each proposal.

Bids will be accepted only under the name of the Bidder to whom PLANS AND PROPOSALS have been issued by the County Engineer, and whose name appears on the official list of planholders maintained by the County Engineer.

Bidders are hereby notified that any proposal accompanied by letters qualifying in any manner the condition under which the proposal is tendered will be considered an irregular bid and such proposal will not be considered in making the award.       Warren Byrd, President

Lamar County Board of Supervisors

Published:       May 12, 2022 and May 19, 2022