11473 TAP Matthews Branch Sidewalk Improvements #18562

No Stripped Bids will be allowed - bidders are required to submit the ENTIRE spec book. Failure to do so will result in the bid being thrown out.

The City of Petal, Forrest County, Mississippi, will receive bids for the Sidewalk Improvements along Matthews Branch for a total project length of 1.16 miles, Federal Aid Project No. STP-0193-00(011)LPA/108826/701000 no later than 10:00 a.m., Local Time, August 14, 2025, 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:

Construction of a new sidewalk with road crossings and drainage improvements. 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 at the following locations:

1. Shows, Dearman and Waits, Inc., 301 2nd Avenue, Hattiesburg, MS 39401.
The contract Documents may be purchased at the following location: www.sd-wprojects.com

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 Shows, Dearman & Waits, Inc. at 601-544-1821 or Plan House Printing at 601-336-6378 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: July 10, 2025 and July 17, 2025