OFFICE OF STATE AID ROAD CONSTRUCTION
               MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                 AND
                  COAHOMA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
 
SECTION 900
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS:
Sealed bids will be received by the Board of Supervisors of Coahoma County, Mississippi at the Coahoma County Courthouse, Clarksdale, Mississippi, until 10:00 A.M. on the day 26th of OCTOBER, 2018 and shortly thereafter publicly opened for the construction of 0.128 miles of REPLACE BRIDGES WITH ONE BOX CULVERT AND ONE BOX BRIDGE on the HIGHWAY 316 being known as Project No. SAP-14(80)in Coahoma County, Mississippi.  Electronic Bids will be received until the designated date and time via electronic online bidding submission through www.centralbidding.com.
PRINCIPAL ITEMS OF WORK ARE APPROXIMATELY AS FOLLOWS:
           ITEM                       QUANTITY              UNIT      
ROADWAY ITEMS:
Mobilization                     LUMP SUM                 LS
Clearing and Grubbing    LUMP SUM                 LS
Removal of Bridge
(STA.316+32.30)               1.000                        UN
Removal of Bridge
(STA.372+50.25)                1.000                       UN
Removal of Pipe               80.000                       LF
Unclassified Excavation (FM)  2,808.000           CY
Borrowed Excavation (F.M.E.) (Contractor Furnished) (Class 9)  1,765.000     CY
Granular Material (LVM)
(Class 3,Group "B")                  225.000             CY
Hot Mix Asphalt, ST, 9.5mm     317.000           TON
Hot Mix Asphalt, ST, 19mm      103.000           TON
Hot Mix Asphalt,  ST, 9.5mm, Leveling    82.000     TON
Hot Mix Asphalt, ST, 19 mm, Trench Widening (Base Course)      31.000        TON
Class "B" Structural Concrete   139.800           CY
Reinforcing Steel                 28,769.000            LB
48" Reinforced Concrete Pipe, Class III     48.000      LF
54" Reinforced Concrete Pipe, Class III   144.000     LF
48" Reinforced Concrete Pipe,End Section  2.000    EA
54" Reinforced Concrete Pipe,End Section  2.000    EA
Right of Way Markers (Type I)    21.000         EA
Maintenance of Traffic       LUMP SUM           LS
Additional Construction Signs    0.000            SF
4" Wide Thermoplastic Edge Stripe (Continuous White) (60 mils)       0.261        MI
4" Wide Thermoplastic Traffic Stripe (Skip Yellow) (90 mils)                0.130        MI
Thermoplastic Legend (White) (120 mils)       60.000        LF
Two-Way Yellow Reflective High Performance Raised Markers    16.000      EA
Reflectorized Traffic Warning Sign (Encapsulated Lens)                3.000        EA
Reflectorized Traffic Regulatory Sign (Encapsulated Lens)            2.000       EA
Temporary Stream Diversion           2.000        EA
EROSION CONTROL ITEMS:
Commercial Fertilizer (13-13-13)     3.000     TON
Seeding                                            3.000      AC
Vegetative Materials for Mulch         6.000    TON
Temporary Silt Fence (Type I) (AOS0.15-0.84)       150.000        LF
Loose Riprap, 300 LB.                   253.400   TON
Wattles, 20 inch                              450.000    LF
BOX BRIDGE ITEMS:
Bridge Concrete, Class "BB"          161.630   CY
Reinforcement                            33,334.000  LB

PROJECT NO.  SAP-14(80)
COAHOMA COUNTY
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS:
 
CONTRACT TIME:             60 Working Days
 
BASIS OF AWARD
 
The award, if made, will be made to the lowest qualified bidder on the basis of published quantities. 
 
The Board of Supervisors hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement; minority business enterprise 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.
 
PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS are on file in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Coahoma County, the County Engineer’s office and the Office of the State Aid Engineer, 412 E. Woodrow Wilson Avenue, Jackson, Mississippi.  This project shall be constructed in accordance with the latest edition of the Mississippi Standard Specifications for State Aid Road and Bridge Construction.
 
PLANS AND PROPOSALS may be secured from Smith & Weiland c/o Kenneth L. Weiland, County Engineer for Coahoma County, Mississippi, 337 Delta Avenue, Clarksdale, Mississippi.  The Cost is seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for plans and seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for the proposal, non-refundable. Plans and Proposals may also be downloaded electronically by bidders on www.centralbidding.com.  Questions regarding electronic bidding shall be directed to Central Bidding at (225)810-4814. 
 
Certified check or bid bond for five percent (5%) of the total bid, made payable to Coahoma County and the State of Mississippi must accompany each proposal.  For Bidders submitting bids electronically, the bond submitted must be either a bond issued by the Surety in electronic format or the original hard copy of the bid bond must be submitted to the Coahoma County Board of Supervisors, Coahoma, Mississippi prior to the bid opening in order for the bid to be valid.
 
The entire PROPOSAL is required to be turned in for both paper and electronic bid submission.
 
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.
Paul Pearson, President
Coahoma County Board of Supervisors