SECTION 901
 
ADVERTISEMENT
 
City of West Point
Clay County, Mississippi
 
Federal Aid Project No. STPD-7973-00(005)LPA/105723-802000
 
 
 
The Mayor and Board of Selectmen of the City of West Point, Clay County Mississippi, will receive bids for the milling and overlay of Waverly Road Improvements for a total project length of 2.56 miles, Federal Aid Project No. STPD-7973-
00(005)LPA/105723-802000, no later than 10:00 a.m., Local Time, July 12, 2018 at City Hall located at 580 Commerce
Street, West Point, Mississippi 39773. All bids so received will be publicly opened and read aloud.
 
The work shall consist essentially of the following items:
 
Mill and Pix asphalt overlay, striping, signing and all other related items of work required to complete the project as shown and specified in the contract documents.
 
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 predetermined 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 Mayor and Board of Selectmen of the City of West Point, Mississippi 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:
 
1. City Clerk, City of West Point, 580 Commerce Street, West Point, Mississippi 39773
2. Calvert-Spradling Engineers, Inc., 7085 Hwy. 45A North, Suite 5, West Point, Mississippi 39773
3. Official bid documents can be downloaded from Central at www.centralbidding.com. Electronic bids can be submitted at www.centralbidding.com. For any questions related to the electronic bidding process, please call Central Bidding at 225-810-4814.
 
All documents required for bidding purposes may be obtained from Calvert Spradling Engineers, Inc., 7085 Hwy. 45A, Suite 5, West Point, MS  39773 (Mailing address: P. O. Drawer 1078, West Point, MS  39773) upon payment of $200.00 for each set, which will not be refunded.
 
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 West Point, Mississippi 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, City of West Point, at 580 Commerce Street, West Point, Mississippi prior to the hour and date above designated.

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 WEST POINT
 
 
BY:  /s/Harmon A. Robinson, Mayor            
 
 
PUBLISH: June 20, 2018
June 27, 2018