ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
 
                                                             
Separate sealed Bids will be received by Sunflower County, Sunflower County MCWI Grant Project for Rome Sewer System Improvements, MDEQ No. 505-2-CW-5.5, Project No. 94-23 until December 2, 2024, AT 10:00 A.M., at the Sunflower County Courthouse at 200 Main St., Indianola, MS 38751 at which time and place bids will be opened and read aloud.
 
The Notice and Instruction to Bidders, Form of Bid, Form of Contractor, Plans and Specifications, Form of Bid Bond, Performance and Payment Bond, and other Contract Documents are on file and open to public inspection at the following address:
 
Sunflower County Courthouse, 200 Main St., Indianola, MS 38751
 
 
Copies may be obtained from the office of Gardner Engineering, P.A. at the following location upon payment of $100.00, none of which is refundable.
 
                                                       Gardner Engineering, P.A.
                                                                 P. O. Drawer A
                                                               216 Second Street
                                                            Indianola, MS 38751
                                                         Telephone 662- 887-1862
 
The BID SCHEDULE may be examined at the following locations:
 
Mississippi Procurement Technical Assistance Program (MPTAP), Mississippi Development Authority, Minority & Small Business Development, Woolfolk Building, 501 North West Street, Suite B 01, Jackson, MS 39201
Northeast MS APEX Office, 318 7th Street North, Columbus, MS 39703
 
The Owner reserves the right to waive any informalities or to reject any and all bids,
 
Each bidder must deposit with his bid, security in the amount, for and subject to the conditions provided in the Notice and Instructions to Bidders.
 
Bidders must comply with the Anti-Kickback Act, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act, and the President’s Executive Order No. 11246.
 
All bids submitted in excess of $50,000 by a prime or subcontractor to do erection, building, construction, repair, maintenance, or related work, on public projects must comply with Section 31-3-21, Mississippi Code of 1972, must have a “Certificate of Responsibility” license. Where applicable, the foregoing certificate number and license number must be indicated on the exterior of the sealed bid envelope before it can be opened.
 
 
Certification of Non-Segregated Facilities: The Contractor must complete the Certification of Non-Segregated Facilities included in the specifications.
 
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.
 
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 ARPA Rural Water Associations Infrastructure Grant (RWAIG). 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 RWAIG Program Regulations.
 
Based on the Assistance Listing: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds and Part 2 of the US Treasury State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Compliance and Reporting Guidance (v3.0 February2022) (Compliance Guide), the following Uniform Guidance provisions will be required in all contracts:
Subpart A, Acronyms and Definitions
Subpart B, General provisions
Subpart C, Pre-Federal Award Requirements and Contents of Federal Awards (except 2 CFR
200.204, .205, .210, and .213)
Subpart D, Post Federal; Award Requirements (except 2 CFR 200.305(b)(8) & (9), .308, .309,
and .320(c)(4))
Subpart E, Cost Principles
Subpart F, Audit Requirements
2 CFR Part 25 (Universal Identifier & System for Award Management)
2 CFR Part 170 (Reporting Subaward and Executive Compensation Information)
2 CFR Part 180 (OMB Guidelines to Agencies on Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension
(Non-procurement)
2 CFR 200 Appendix ii 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT ITEMS
 
The principal items of work under this contract are:
 
 
            2        -     Each           -   Pump Station Rehabilitation
 
 
 
                                                                        SUNFLOWER COUNTY
 
BY: /s/   Gloria S. McIntosh
               Clerk, Board of Supervisors                            
  
 
DATE:  October 21, 2024
 
TO:  The Enterprise-Tocsin
 
PLEASE PUBLISH:     OCTOBER 25, 2024, and NOVEMBER 1, 2024
 
PROOF OF PUBLICATION TO:
 
SUNFLOWER COUNTY
GLORIA MCINTOSH
CHANCERY CLERK
P.O. BOX 988
INDIANOLA, MS 38768      
 
AND                                                                                                   
 
RONALD CASSADA, P.E., P.L.S.
GARDNER ENGINEERING. P.A.
P.O. DRAWER A
INDIANOLA, MS 38751