BD 2024-023PW Ford Circle Drainage Improvements #15828

NOTICE is hereby given that the Mayor and City Council of the City of Tupelo, Mississippi will receive written sealed bids until the hour of 10:00 o’clock A.M. local time on Thursday, June 13, 2024 at the Purchasing Office, City Hall 1st Floor, 71 East Troy Street, Tupelo, Mississippi, 38804 for the furnishing of all labor and materials and for the construction of the certain Project designated as the “FORD CIRCLE – NIXON CIRCLE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS”, Bid No. 2024-023PW with Contract Documents and Specifications being on file at the office of the City Clerk at City Hall in Tupelo, Mississippi.  Electronic bids will be received until the specified date and time via online submission through www.tupelomsbids.com. 

Bids are related to the construction of drainage improvements to include removal and replacement of existing drainage pipes, inlets and related infrastructure located within residential areas from Ford Circle to Nixon Circle within the City of Tupelo.  The work will include removal of existing fence, drainage inlets, etc. in order to remove existing 24” CMP to be replaced.  The contractor will be required to replace the existing infrastructure, including approximately 800 LF of 24”, 30” and 36” drainage pipe, inlets, junction boxes, solid sodding, etc.  The Project shall make provisions for all labor, materials, equipment and incidentals required to provide the improvements as defined in the Proposal document and as represented in the, Project Drawings and Technical Specifications as set forth in the Contract Documents.  All proposed improvements are/shall be located within existing property / rights-of-way owned and maintained by the City of Tupelo. 

The total Contract Time shall not exceed 45 consecutive calendar days.  A Pre-Bid Meeting will be held at 1:00 PM local time on Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at the Tupelo Public Works Dept., 604 Crossover Rd., Tupelo, Mississippi 38804.  The Pre-Bid Meeting will include a stie visit and discussion of the plans, specifications, program requirements, Contract Documents, etc.  The Pre-Bid Meeting is not mandatory but all suppliers and contractors/bidders are encouraged to attend. 

Contract Documents, including Drawings and Specifications, may be purchased online in hard copy or electronic format at www.tupelomsbids.com. Any questions regarding purchase of bid documents from this website should be directed to Plan House at 662-407-0193. Should a bidder choose to submit a bid electronically in place of a sealed bid, it may be submitted at www.tupelomsbids.com. Any questions regarding electronic bidding should be directed to Plan House at 662-407-0193. 

The OWNER is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  The OWNER encourages Minority-owned Business Enterprises (MBE’s) and Women-owned Business Enterprises (WBE’s) to submit bids.  The bid solicitation will be submitted by the OWNER to the Agency Bid Bank at agencybidbank@mississippi.org.

Award will be made to the lowest and best bidder and the Mayor and City Council reserve the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any and all informalities.

BY ORDER OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI.

CITY OF TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI
BY:   s/b Traci Dillard                                               
TRACI DILLARD, City Purchasing Clerk

Publish Dates: 05/14/2024 and 05/21/2024 in the NE Mississippi Daily Journal.