LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
 
           Notice is hereby given, pursuant to § 31-7-13 of the Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended, and other applicable laws, that the Board of Supervisors of Tippah County, Mississippi, will accept bids until 10:00 o'clock a.m. on Thursday, May 16, 2024, and award contracts to the lowest and best bidders for the purchase of supplies and equipment required for public works, public buildings, and public construction through June 30, 2025.  Bidders shall bid the price at which the various articles, materials, and equipment and supplies will be furnished, same to be requisitioned and purchased by the Board of Supervisors if it elects and the Board not being required to purchase any specific maximum amount of any such article, supplies, equipment, or materials.  Additionally, any bid that is affected by fuel may submit their bid with fuel surcharges wherein Tippah County will reimburse the actual cost of fuel above the stated value of gasoline or diesel per US gallon.  The bidder shall state the value above which the surcharge will be paid.
 
           The list of supplies to be purchased being, as follows, to-wit:
 
(1)       Crushed stone (limestone) # 7
(2)       Crushed stone (limestone) #89
(3)       Crushed stone (limestone) #67
(4)       Crushed stone (limestone) #6
(5)       Crushed stone (limestone) #57
(6)       Crushed stone (limestone) #5
(7)       Crushed stone (limestone) #4
(8)       Crushed stone (limestone) #2
(9)       Asphalt and necessary ingredients (hot mix, laid in place, soil cement, cold mix, CRS2, DBST & reseal, CRS2P) for patching and repairing of roads.
(10)      Clay gravel
(11)      Surge
(12)      DGB/CR
(13)      Wash rock
(14)      Rip rap
 
 
           The Board would suggest that all bids for the materials or supplies be submitted on the pre-printed bid form sheet which can be obtained by contacting the County’s Purchasing Clerk at (662) 837-3655. Tippah County Board of Supervisors reserves the right to reject any and all bids submitted and to waive formalities. The right is reserved if two bids are identical, to award a portion of the contract to more than one bidder. The Board may also select two bidders if both bids are the lowest and best bids although not identical. The Board further reserves the right, if it elects to do so, to advertise and award new contracts for any portion of the materials and supplies listed above at the end of any three-month period, and if such new contract is made, it will supersede the contract for those particular items awarded as a result of this advertisement. Also, the Board reserves the right to extend the bid for an additional year through June 30, 2026. Also, the Board reserves the right to commence the bid for asphalt and necessary ingredients immediately upon acceptance.  Official bid documents can be downloaded from Central Bidding at www.centralbidding.com. Electronic bids can be submitted at www.centralbidding.com. For any questions relating to the electronic bidding process, please call Central Bidding at 225-810-4814.)
 
          THIS, the 15th day of April, 2024.
 
                                                                        /s/ Jimmy Gunn                                                     
                                                                       JIMMY GUNN, President
                                                                       Tippah County Board of Supervisors             
ATTEST:
  
 /s/ Shana Lowry                            
SHANA LOWRY, Clerk
Tippah County Board of Supervisors
 
            WHEREAS, the Board is also required to solicit bids for certain items by reverse auction method; and
            WHEREAS, legal notice should be published in The Southern Sentinel, Inc.,  a weekly newspaper having a general circulation in the Tippah County, Mississippi, area, for the time and in the manner required by law, for the purchase of same, as follows: