6421 SA-789 SAP-53(84) Maben Sturgis Road #13105

Sealed bids will be received  by the Board of Supervisors of Oktibbeha County, Mississippi at the Oktibbeha County Courthouse, Starkville. Mississippi,  until 10:00 A.M. on the 18th day of April 2023 and shortly thereafter publicly opened for the construction of 6.062 miles of BASE PREPARATION & SURFACING on the STURGIS MABEN ROAD being known as Project No. SAP-53(84)  in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi.

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.

PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS are on file in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Oktibbeha County, the County Engineer's office and the Office of the State Aid Engineer, 412 E. Woodrow Wilson Avenue, Jackson, Mississippi.  This project shall be constructed in accordance with the latest edition of the Mississippi Standard Specifications for State Aid Road and Bridge Construction.

PLANS AND PROPOSALS are being made available via paper or digital copy. Plan Holders are required to log-in or register for an account to view or order bid documents at https://www.pritchardengineeringplans.com/.  Bid documents are non-refundable and must be purchased  through the website. Questions regarding website registration and online orders please contact Plan House at 662-407-0193.  For questions related to the contract documents contact Pritchard Engineering at 662-324-2205.  No partial sets of drawings or project manuals wi ll be issued.

Proposal 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 https://www.pritchardengineeringplans.com/ under the project page. No oral, telegraphic, telephonic, or e-mail proposals will be considered. 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 "SAP-53(84)". If submitting electronically, please include this information on a cover sheet with your bid submission.

Each Bid must be accompanied by a bid bond/security deposit or certified check in an amount equal to 5% of the bid, payable to Oktibbeha County and the State of Mississippi as bid security. In the event that an electronic bid is submitted, a copy of the bid bond must be included with the submission. If submitting electronically, a hard copy of all bid documents must be provided within 3 business days if requested after the bid opening.

Bidders are herby 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.

PUBLISH: March-20

March-27

Orlando Trainer, President

Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors