Section 901
ADVERTISEMENT
City of Olive Branch
DeSoto County, MISSISSIPPI
Federal Aid Project No.
STP-7862-00(005) LPA / 107264-701000
 
The City of Olive Branch, DeSoto County, Mississippi, will receive bids for the construction of the Stateline Road Bridge Replacement, Federal Aid Project No.  STP-7862-00(005) LPA / 107264-701000 no later than 2:00 PM, Local Time, Monday, March 25, 2019, at the City Clerk’s Office located at 9200 Pigeon Roost Road, Olive Branch, Mississippi, 38654.  All bids so received will be publicly opened and read aloud.
 
The work shall consist essentially of the following items:
Remove and replace bridge on Stateline Road, Olive Branch, MS. This project will include grading, drainage, traffic signage and pavement markings.
 
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 pre-determined 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 Olive Branch of Desoto 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, 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:
City Hall, 9200 Pigeon Roost Road, Olive Branch, MS 38654
Neel–Schaffer, Inc. 5740 Getwell Road, Bldg. 2, Southaven, MS 38672

Copies of Bidder’s information and Bid Forms, Contracts, Specifications and Contract Drawings may be procured from Neel–Schaffer, Inc., 5740 Getwell Road, Building 2, Southaven, MS 38672.  Each set is $150.00 and non-refundable.  Checks are to be made payable to Neel–Schaffer, Inc.
 
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 Olive Branch as bid security. Bidders shall also submit a current financial statement, if requested by the City.  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 at 9200 Pigeon Roost Road, Olive Branch, Mississippi 38654 prior to the hour and date above designated. No Stripped bids will be accepted.
 
Electronic bids shall be submitted at www.centralbidding.com.  Electronic bids are due the same time and date as sealed bids. For any questions relating to the electronic bidding process, please call Central Bidding at 225-810-4814.
 
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 OLIVE BRANCH, DESOTO COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
BY                                                                            
 
/s/  Scott Phillips, Mayor, City of Olive Branch
 
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PUBLISH:  (February 21, 2019) and (February 28, 2019)