Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received by the Board of Supervisors of Lafayette County  in the Board of Supervisors’ Board Room, 300 N. Lamar, Oxford, MS 38655 or bids may be submitted electronically at www.centralbidding.com until 3:00 P.M. local time,  October 11, 2018 and shortly thereafter publicly opened and read aloud for:
 
DSR 280711801
BRITTANY TWO EWP
LAFAYETTE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI



 
The work consists of clearing designated areas by the removal and disposal of trees, logs, stumps, shrubs, brush, and rubbish, earthwork, borrow material, riprap, shaping of the channel and grassing.
 
Contract time is 65 Calendar  Days. Contractor shall commence work on or before a date to be stipulated in the Notice to Proceed.
 
Bid preparation will be in accordance with Section 00200 – Instructions to Bidders bound in the Project Manual.  Project Plans and Project Manual may be examined at Elliott & Britt Engineering, P.A., 823 North Lamar Blvd./P.O. Box 308, Oxford, Mississippi 38655.
 
Bid documents are being made available at Elliott & Britt Engineering, P.A.  All plan-holders are required to have a valid email address.  Bid documents are non-refundable and may be purchased either through Elliott & Britt Engineering, P.A. or www.centralbidding.com.  Official bid documents can be downloaded at www.centralbidding.com.  Electronic bids may be submitted at www.centralbidding.com.  For any questions relating to the electronic bidding process, please call Central Bidding at 225-810-4814. 
 
Copies of the Contract Documents may be obtained by depositing  $105.00 with Elliott & Britt Engineering, P.O. Box 308, Oxford, Mississippi 38655, telephone (662) 234-1763 for each set of documents so obtained. This deposit is nonrefundable.  Bidders may also contact www.centralbidding.com to purchase copies of the Contract Documents.
The contract will be awarded to the lowest and/or best bid from a responsive responsible and qualified Bidder.  Should no award be made within forty-five (45) calendar days after opening of proposals, all proposals may be rejected and all proposal guaranties returned, unless the lowest responsive responsible qualified bidder at the request of Lafayette County agrees in writing to a longer delay.
 
Bid bond, signed or countersigned by a Licensed Mississippi Agent, or Mississippi Non-Resident Agent licensed to do business in the State of Mississippi, with Power of Attorney attached, or Cashier’s check or Certified check for five percent (5%) of the total bid, payable to Lafayette County Board of Supervisors, must accompany each proposal.
 
Bidders are hereby notified that any proposal accompanies by letters qualifying in any manner the condition under which the proposal is tendered will be considered an irregular bid, and such proposals may not be considered in making the award.  Lafayette County reserves the right to waive any irregularities and to reject any and all bids if considered not in the best interest of Lafayette County.
 
                                                                                                BY: /s/ Jeff Busby____________
                                                                                                Jeff Busby, President
                                                                                                Lafayette County Board of Supervisors
 
Dates of Advertisement:
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 &
Tuesday, September 18, 2018