1499-21.05 Stone County CTE Facility Phase 2 Transportation #16494

The Stone County School District, Stone County, Mississippi, will receive bids for the Stone County CTE Facility Phase 2 Transportation project, Federal Aid Project No. STP-0066-00(025) LPA109151/701000 no later than 10:00 A.M., Local Time, September 10, 2024 at the Board Room located at 532 E. Central Avenue, Wiggins, Mississippi 39577. All bids so received will be publicly opened and read aloud.

The work shall consist essentially of the following items:

Construction of approximately 4,800 LF of new roadway
Construction of a roundabout
Construction of approximately 1,200 LF of new sidewalk
Construction of student, faculty, and visitor parking lots

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 Stone County School District 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, 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 at the following locations:

1. Stone County School District, 214 N. Critz Street, Wiggins, Mississippi 39577
2. Tice Engineering, Inc. 510 S. Vardaman St. Wiggins, Mississippi 39577.

All documents required for bidding purposes may be obtained from www.ticeengplans.com upon payment of a nonrefundable fee for each set.

Each bid shall be accompanied by a Cashier’s Check or 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 Stone County School District as bid security. Bidders shall also submit a current financial statement, if requested by the District. 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 Administration, 214 N. Critz Street, Wiggins, Mississippi 39577 prior to the hour and date above designated. No stripped bids will be accepted.

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.

PUBLISH DATES: August 9, 2024 and August 16, 2024