SMITH COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
 
SECTION 900 NOTICE OF ADVERTISEMENT
 
            Sealed bids for Project No. 65-22-05 will be received by the Board of Supervisors of Smith County, Mississippi in the Smith County Courthouse in Raleigh, Mississippi until 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, the 28th day of July, 2022 and opened shortly thereafter.
 
NATURE OF WORK:
 
            Principal items of work include: Removal of Silt/Debris and also Placement of Borrow/Riprap on various bridges in Smith County.
 
BASIS OF AWARD:
 
            The award, if made, will be made to the lowest qualified bidder on the basis of unit prices and quantities in the contract documents.  Actual work quantities performed shall be based on availability of local funds.  The work to be done is generally as shown on the plans.  The Board of Supervisors hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement all minority business enterprises 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. 
 
            SPECIFICATIONS are on file in the Office of the County Engineer, in Meridian, Mississippi.  This project shall be constructed in accordance with the latest publications of the MISSISSIPPI STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR STATE AID ROAD AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION and contract documents for the project.
 
            PLANS AND BID FORMS may be obtained at the office of ENGINEERING PLUS, INC.  located at 1724-B 23RD AVENUE, MERIDIAN, MS  39301 upon payment of $ 50.00 for each set of documents, which is non-refundable.
 
            Certified check or bid bond for five (5%) percent of the total bid, made payable to Smith County, Mississippi, must accompany each proposal as required by State Law. 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.  The Board of Supervisors reserved the right to accept or reject any and/or all bids to waive informalities. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Danny Arender, President
                                                                                                Smith County Board of Supervisors
 
Publish:  6/29/2022
               7/06/2022