ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
 
 
The City of Meridian will accept competitive sealed bids until 11:00 AM, Friday, October 16, 2020, at City Hall, Purchasing, 601 23rd Avenue, Meridian, Mississippi 39301 for the purpose of
Construction of B Street Water Treatment Plant (BWTP) & North Water Treatment Plant (NWTP) Improvements which includes the following: at BWTP, removal and replacement of approximately 3,800 cubic feet of filter sand, approximately 4,800 cubic feet of filter anthracite, approximately 2,800 square feet of filter underdrain, and 32 valves and actuators, installation of an air scour system, a backwash pump, controls, and a protective coating on the filter walls and piping; at NWTP, removal and replacement of valves and actuators.
 
B STREET WATER PLANT IMPROVEMENTS
BID #20-09
 
The PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be examined at the following locations:
 
City of Meridian 601 23rd Ave, Meridian MS 39301 (Call - Eugene Perry) 601-485-1938
(City Clerk’s Office, Chancery Clerk’s or Loan Recipient’s Office)
 
MSDH/DWSRF 570 E Woodrow Wilson Jackson MS (Call – Colleen Cook) 601-576-7518
 
Burk-Kleinpeter, Inc. 2121 5th St, Ste 210 Meridian, MS 39301 (Call - Cheryl Reed) 601-482-5092                                              (Consulting Engineer’s Office)
 
Hard copies of the PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be obtained from the Consulting Engineer for a nonrefundable price of $150.00 for each set.
 
The BID SCHEDULE may be examined at the following locations:
 
Mississippi Procurement Technical Assistance Program (MPTAP)
Mississippi Development Authority, Minority & Small Business DevelopmentWoolfolk Building
501 North West Street, Suite B 01
Jackson, MS 39201
Contact: Carlyn McGee, 601-359-3448
 
Bid specification documents can also be downloaded from Central Bidding at www.centralbidding.com.  Electronic bids and/or reverse auction 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.
 
Minority and women’s business enterprises are solicited to bid on this contract as prime contractors and are encouraged to make inquiries regarding potential subcontracting opportunities and equipment, material and/or supply needs.
This contract is funded in whole or in part by funds from the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 214 (H.R. 3547); therefore, this project must comply with the American Iron and Steel requirements of the Act.
Any contract or contracts awarded under this invitation for bids are expected to be funded in whole or in part by anticipated funds from the Drinking Water Systems Improvements Revolving Loan Fund (DWSIRLF) Loan Program from the State of Mississippi. Neither the State of Mississippi, the Local Governments and Rural Water Systems Improvements Board, nor any of their employees is or will be a party to this invitation for bids or any resulting or related contracts. This procurement will be subject to all applicable sections of the Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated, as they apply to local governments, in accordance with Appendix D of the DWSIRLF Program Regulations.
 
 The City of Meridian is an equal opportunity employer and hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that, in any contract entered unto pursuant to this advertisement, 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, sex, age, disability or national origin in consideration for an award.
 
The City of Meridian reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids, waive technicalities, informalities or irregularities in the bids received, solicit new bids or to choose that bid which is deemed to be in the best interest of the City of Meridian.
                                                                                                                       
 
 
                                                                                                Eugene Perry
                                                                                                Purchasing Agent
 
Publishing Dates:        09/17/20
                                    09/24/20