22-53 Town of Pope MCWI Wastewater Lagoon Improvement Project #16329

Project Estimate: $120,000 to $145,000

Sealed bids will be received by the Town Clerk’s office of Town of Pope, Mississippi at 31 Magnolia Street until 10:00 a.m. on the 2nd day of August 2024 and shortly thereafter publicly opened for the Wastewater Lagoon improvements along Herron Street in Courtland, MS which is also near the Town of Pope, MS is known as Proposed Town of Pope MCWI Wastewater Lagoon Improvement Project, MCWI Project #460-1-CW-5.5 in the Town of Pope, Mississippi.

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS:
CONTRACT TIME: 180 Calendar Days
BASIS OF AWARD

The award, if made, shall be within approximately thirty (30) days of the date of receipt of Bids. The award shall be based on the lowest and best bid. The winning bid will be at the Town of Pope discretion. The selected winning bid will be based on the following combined weighted factors: (a) basis of bid offering for the published quantities, (b) bidders’ technical qualifications, and (c) professional reputation. The Town of Pope reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

The Town of Pope 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 Town Clerk of Town of Pope, 31 Magnolia Street, Pope, MS 38658 All items shall be constructed in accordance with the latest edition of the Mississippi Standard Specifications for State Aid Road and Bridge Construction.

PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS may be procured from the Cornerstone Plan room at https://www.cornerstoneengllcplanroom.com/. The cost for plans and specifications is non-refundable. Technical questions and inquiries shall be addressed to the project manager, Mauricka McKenzie, P.E. of Cornerstone Engineering, LLC in Clinton, MS, at mmckenzie@cornerstoneengllc.com. The phone number is 601-473-2403.

A certified check or bid bond for five percent (5%) of the total bid, made payable to the Town of Pope must accompany each proposal.

Bids must be hand-delivered or otherwise physically delivered by public or private couriers or delivery services, including but not limited to U.S. Postal Service, Certified Mail with return receipt requested, United Parcel Service, Federal Express, or by any other delivery method wherein receipt of said bids much be acknowledged, in writing, by the addressee to the Town of Pope, Attention: Mayor Sheila Roebuck, 31 Magnolia Street, Pope, MS 38658.

Bidders are hereby 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.