2023-028PW CITY PARK DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS #13626

NOTICE is hereby given that the Mayor and City Council of the City of Tupelo, Mississippi will receive written sealed bids until the hour of 10:00 o’clock A.M. local time on Thursday, July 13, 2023 at the Purchasing Office, City Hall 1st Floor, 71 East Troy Street, Tupelo, Mississippi, 38804 for the furnishing of all labor and materials and for the construction of the certain Project designated as the “CITY PARK DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS”, Bid No. 2023-028PW, with Contract Documents and Specifications being on file at the office of the City Clerk at City Hall in Tupelo, Mississippi. Electronic bids will be received until the specified date and time via online submission through www.tupelomsbids.com.

Bids are related to the construction of drainage improvements to include removal and replacement of existing drainage pipes, concrete inlets and related infrastructure located adjacent to existing City Park baseball fields within the City of Tupelo. The work will include removal of asphalt pavement, concrete sidewalk, excavation, concrete inlets, etc. in order to remove existing 30” RCP and 42” RCP drainage pipes adjacent to and within the existing baseball fields. The contractor will be required to replace the existing infrastructure, which includes the installation of approximately 140 LF 48” HDPE drain pipe, 485 LF of 60” RCP, three concrete grate inlets, sidewalks/walking trails, etc. in order to provide improved collection, conveyance and capacity in the existing drainage system. The Project shall make provisions for all labor, materials, equipment and incidentals required to provide the improvements as defined in the Proposal document and as represented in the, Project Drawings, General Conditions of Work and Technical Specifications as set forth in the Contract Documents. All proposed improvements are/shall be located within existing property / rights-of-way owned and maintained by the City of Tupelo.

The total Contract Time shall not exceed 45 consecutive calendar days. A Pre-Bid Meeting will be held at 10:00 o’clock AM local time on Thursday, July 6, 2023 at the Tupelo Public Works Department located at 604 Crossover Rd. in Tupelo, Mississippi. The Pre-Bid Meeting will include a discussion of the plans, specifications, program requirements, Contract Documents, etc. The Pre-Bid Meeting is not mandatory but all suppliers and contractors/bidders are encouraged to attend.

Contract Documents, including Drawings and Specifications, may be purchased online in hard copy or electronic format at www.tupelomsbids.com. Any questions regarding purchase of bid documents from this website should be directed to Plan House at 662-407-0193. Should a bidder choose to submit a bid electronically in place of a sealed bid, it may be submitted at www.tupelomsbids.com. Any questions regarding electronic bidding should be directed to Plan House at 662-407-0193.

The OWNER is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The OWNER encourages Minority-owned Business Enterprises (MBE’s) and Women-owned Business Enterprises (WBE’s) to submit bids. The bid solicitation will be submitted to the Agency Bid Bank at agencybidbank@mississippi.org.

Award will be made to the lowest and best bidder and the Mayor and City Council reserve the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any and all informalities.

BY ORDER OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI.

CITY OF TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI

BY: s/b Traci Dillard

TRACI DILLARD, City Purchasing Clerk

Publish Dates: 06/13/2023 and 06/20/2023 in the NE Mississippi Daily Journal.