115-19 ERBR-0056(01) Old Augusta-Forrest County Line Road (Old River Road) Bridge Replacement #9116

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

The Perry County Board of Supervisors will receive sealed bids at the Perry County Courthouse, New Augusta, Mississippi, until 10:00 am on the 3rd day of December, 2020 and shortly thereafter publicly opened for the construction of 0.511 miles of BRIDGE REPLACEMENT AND APPROACHES on the OLD AUGUSTA-FORREST COUNTY LINE ROAD (OLD RIVER ROAD) being known as Emergency Road and Bridge Fund Project No. ERBR-0056(01) in Perry County, Mississippi, as described in and reflected by the plans and specifications prepared by The Walker Associates, Engineers- Planners- Designers, PLLC, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, dated October 2020, after which time, said sealed bids shall be publicly opened and read.

CONTRACT TIME: 200 Working Days

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.

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. For sealed bids, the current Certificate of Responsibility Number of the bidder shall appear on the outside of each sealed envelope containing a proposal, said envelope being plainly marked “BRIDGE REPLACEMENT AND APPROACHES on the OLD AUGUSTA-FORREST COUNTY LINE ROAD (OLD RIVER ROAD) being known as Emergency Road and Bridge Fund Project No. ERBR-0056(01) in Perry County, Mississippi”.

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 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.

This project shall be constructed in accordance with the latest edition of the Mississippi Standard
Specifications for State Aid Road and Bridge Construction.

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. All bids submitted must comply with the requirements of Chapter 3, Title 31 (Sections 31-3-1, et seq.) of Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended, and the performance of any contract awarded shall be bonded in accordance with Chapter 5, Title 31, of the Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended.

The Perry County Board of Supervisors reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive informalities. 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.

DATED this 5th day of October, A.D., 2020.

PERRY COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

BY: Bobby Ray Bolton, President

Publish:
October 29th, 2020
November 5th, 2020