11444 Old Richton Road Widening at Evelyn Gandy Parkway #17200

No Stripped Bids will be allowed - bidders will need to submit the ENTIRE spec book or their bid will be thrown out.

The City of Petal, Forrest County, Mississippi, will receive bids for the Road Widening of Old Richton Road for a total project length of 0.120 miles, Federal Aid Project No. STP-7205-00(002)LPA/107690/701000 no later than 10:00 a.m., Local Time, December 19, 2024, at the City Clerk’s Office at City Hall located at 119 W. 8th Avenue, Petal, Mississippi. All bids so received will be publicly opened and read aloud.

The work shall consist essentially of the following items:

Extension of the existing widened roadway section with drainage improvements, paving, and striping. All other related items of work required to complete the project as shown and specified in the Contract Documents.

The above general outline of features of the work does not in any way limit the responsibility of the contractor to perform all work and furnish all plant, labor, equipment and materials required by the specifications and the drawings referred to therein.

The attention of bidders is directed to the Contract Provisions governing selection and employment of labor. Minimum wage rates for Federal-Aid projects have been predetermined by the Secretary of Labor and are subject to Public Law 87-581 Work Hours Act of 1962, as set forth in the Contract Provisions.

The City of Petal of Forrest County hereby notifies all Bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged and women’s business enterprises will be afforded the full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, sex, age, disability, religion or national origin in consideration for an award.

The award of this contract will be contingent upon the Contractor satisfying the DBE/WBE requirements.

The contract Documents are on file and may be examined or purchased at the following locations:

1. Shows, Dearman & Waits, Inc., 301 Second Avenue, Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39401 Each bid shall be accompanied by a Cashier’s check, Certified Check on a solvent bank or a Bidder’s Bond issued by a Surety Company licensed to operate in the State of Mississippi, in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total bid price, payable to the City of Petal as bid security. Bidders shall also submit a current financial statement, if requested by the County. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and a Payment bond each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount.

The proposal and contract documents in its entirety shall be submitted in a sealed envelope and deposited with the City Clerk, 119 W. 8th Avenue, Petal, Mississippi prior to the hour and date above designated.

Bidders choosing to submit electronically are required to contact the City of Petal at (601-545-1776) for information regarding electronic bidding requirements. Work to be performed shall be in accordance with the “Mississippi State Highway Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, 2017”, together with all amendments and/or special provisions and/or addenda to the standards duly approved and adopted, unless otherwise noted in these specifications.

The attention of Bidders is directed to the provisions of Subsection 102.07 pertaining to irregular proposals and rejection of bids.

City of Petal,
FORREST COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
BY: MAYOR
CITY OF PETAL, FORREST COUNTY

PUBLISH: November 15, 2024 and November 22, 2024