141-22 Hot Mix Asphalt Overlay of Trail – Lynn Cartlidge Trailhead to Lott Circle #12400

The Pearl to Leaf Rivers Rails to Trails Recreational District will receive sealed bids at the James Lynn Cartlidge Gateway, 2895 West 4th Street, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 39401 until 2:00 p.m. on December 5, 2022, for furnishing all labor, materials and equipment required to complete the Hot Mix Asphalt Overlay of Trail – Lynn Cartlidge Trailhead to Lott Circle, as described in and reflected by the plans and specifications prepared by The Walker Associates, Engineers-Planners-Designers, PLLC, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, dated October 2022, immediately after which time said sealed proposals shall be publicly opened and read. Detailed drawings and specifications are on file, and may be examined, at the office of The Pearl to Leaf Rivers Rails to Trails Recreational District, 2895 West 4th Street, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and in the office of The Walker Associates, Engineers-Planners- Designers, PLLC, 2203 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

Plans and specifications are being made available via paper copy. Plan Holders are required to log-in or register for an account to view or order bid documents at www.twaplanroom.com. Bid documents are non-refundable and must be purchased through the website. 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. Bids will be accepted only under the name of the Bidder to whom plans and proposals have been issued and whose name appears on the official list of planholders. The proposal and contract documents in its entirety shall be submitted in a sealed envelope with the current Certificate of Responsibility Number of the bidder on the outside of each sealed envelope, said envelope being plainly marked Hot Mix Asphalt Overlay of Trail – Lynn Cartlidge Trailhead to Lott Circle, Pearl to Leaf Rivers Rails to Trails Recreational District.

Proposals shall be submitted in duplicate only upon the blank bid forms provided with the drawings and general conditions and scope of work and must be accompanied by Bid Security in the form of a certified check or acceptable bid bond in an amount equal to at least five percent (5%) of the base bid. Said security to be forfeited, as liquidated damages, not penalty, by a bidder who may be awarded the contract, but who fails to carry out the terms of the proposal, execute the contract and post the required performance bond in the form and amount, and within the time specified.

The bid bond, or the certified check, if used in lieu thereof, shall be payable unconditionally to Pearl to Leaf Rivers Rails to Trails Recreational District. Bids on the project must be received on or before the time specified above, and no bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time and date for the receipt of bids for a period of sixty (60) days. All bids submitted must comply with the requirements of Chapter 3, Title 31 (Sections 31-3-1, et. Seq.) Of the Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended, and the performance of any contract shall be bonded in accordance with Chapter 5, Title 31 of the Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended.

Bidders who are non-residents of the State of Mississippi must also comply with the provisions of Section 31-3-21(3) of the Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended. The award of the Contract, if it is awarded, will be to the lowest responsible Bidder whose qualifications indicate that the award will be in the best interest of the Pearl to Leaf Rivers Rails to Trails Recreational District.

The Pearl to Leaf Rivers Rails to Trails Recreational District reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive informalities.

No Bidder may withdraw his bid within 60 days after the date of opening thereof.

Pearl to Leaf Rivers Rails to Trails Recreational District

By: /s/ Lynn Cartlidge, President

Publish dates: November 4, 2011 and November 11, 2022