Site work for a road / highway in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway.

**As of November 9, 2022, project was awarded to Fordice Construction Company , awarded amount is $359,418.50** Erosion Control Projects - Crestline Lane, Green Hill Drive, and Sturgis Street The contract time for the work included in this contract is One Hundred Fifty (150) Calendar Days. The Contract will be subject to Liquidated Damages of five hundred dollars ($500.00) per calendar day for each day in default after the stipulated completion date. The contract time will begin on the date specified in the written Notice to Proceed. Bidders must be qualified under Mississippi State law and possess a Certificate of Responsibility issued by the Mississippi State Board of Public Contractors. This Project is expected to exceed $50,000, therefore the Certificate of Responsibility Number shall be written on the outside of the sealed bid envelope. For electronic bids, the COR information may be submitted as an attachment with the electronic bid submittal. All bids shall be in compliance with and subject to the guidelines and requirements of Mississippi Code of 1972 as annotated and amended. Mississippi has a reciprocal preference law. Mississippi Code 31-3-21 requires that a copy of any non-resident bidder's current state law pertaining to its treatment of non-resident contractors be submitted at the time the bid is submitted, or that bid shall not be considered further. Any preference an out of state bidder would have had in his home state shall be applied in a reciprocal manner. Each bidder must deposit with his bid a Bid Bond or Certified Check in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total bid payable to the City of Vicksburg as bid security. Prior to the start of work, the successful bidder shall furnish a Proof of Insurance, along with Performance and Payment Bonds in the amount of 100% of the contract amount awarded. Attorneys-in-fact who sign Bid Bonds or Payment Bonds and Performance Bonds must file with each bond a certified and effective dated copy of their Power of Attorney. Bidders shall also submit a current financial statement if requested by the City of Vicksburg. Plans, Specifications, and Contract Documents are on file and open to public inspection at the City of Vicksburg Administrative Office, 1401 Walnut Street, Vicksburg, MS, 39180. Bid Documents will contain instructions for bidding by both sealed envelope and electronic means. The City of Vicksburg reserves the right to determine responsible bidders, responsive bids, the lowest and best bid, reject and all bids, award to the bidder believed most advantageous to the City of Vicksburg, and to waive any informalities in the bids and bidding process