STP-0088-00(002) LPA / 109148-701000 Installation of Pedestrian Walking Trail #13531

The Town of Merigold, Bolivar County, Mississippi, will receive bids for the construction of a lighted pedestrian walking trail between Park Street and N. Front §treet for a total project length of 0.38 miles, Federal Aid Project No STP-088-00(002) LPA I 109148-701000 no later than 10:00 a.m., Local Time, June 14, 2023, at the 107 South Front Street, Merigold, Mississippi, 38759.  All bids so received will be publicly opened and read aloud. 

The work shall consist essentially of the following items:

•    Installation of Asphalt Walking Trail

•    Installation of Lighting Assemblies and Circuits

•    Installation of Asphalt Parking Lot and Concrete Sidewalk

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 Town of Merigold of Bolivar 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.   Merigold Town Hall, 107 South Front Street, Merigold, Mississippi, 38759.

2.   Eley McPherson Engineering, PA., 306 Third Street, Cleveland, Mississippi, 38732.

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 Town of Merigold 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 Town Clerk, 107 South Front Street, Merigold, Mississippi, 38759 prior to the hour and date above designated.

February 1, 2018 

Bidders   choosing   to   submit   electronically   are   required   to   contact   the   Town   of   Merigold   at eleymcphersonplans.com 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.

TOWN OF MERIGOLD BOLIVAR, MISSISSIPPI

MAYOR

KEN McGARRH, BOLIVAR COUNTY

PUBLISH:  May 15, 2023 and May 22, 2023