Site work for a water / sewer project in Ecru, Mississippi. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

The Project consists of constructing a new 350 GPM water production well with appurtenances. This project will be partially funded with Federal funds from the US Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration, Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and therefore is subject to the Federal laws and regulations associated with that program. 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, equipment, materials and/or supply needs. The Town of Ecru is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Town of Ecru hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in a contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement will be afforded the full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual preference, marital or veteran status or any other legally protected status in consideration for an award. The successful bidder must comply with the Davis-Bacon Act which requires that all laborers and mechanics shall be paid at rates not less than those determined by the Department of Labor to be the prevailing for the locality in which the project is located. This project is being funded in part by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) Grant #MS-20816 and the rules and regulations therein apply. Each bid submitted must be marked on the outside "Well #1 Replacement". Any bid in excess of $50,000 must contain on the outside of the envelope the contractor's current certificate of responsibility number, and no bid shall be opened or considered unless this number appears on the outside of the envelope or unless a statement is included on the outside of the envelope indicating that the bid enclosed does not exceed $50,000. When bidders chose to submit bids electronically, the requirement for including a certificate of responsibility, or a statement that the bid enclosed does not exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), on the exterior of the bid envelope shall be deemed in compliance by including the same information as an attachment with the electronic bid submittal. A satisfactory Bid Bond executed by the Bidder and an accepted Surety, a certified check, or bank draft payable to the PONTOTOC COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, MISSISSIPPI, on negotiable U.S. Government Bonds (at par value), shall be submitted with each bid in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total bid. In the letting of public contracts, preference shall be given to resident contractors, and a nonresident bidder domiciled in a state having laws granting preference to local contractors shall be awarded Mississippi public contracts only on the same basis as the nonresident bidder's state awards contracts to Mississippi contractors bidding under similar circumstances; and resident contractors actually domiciled in Mississippi, be they corporate, individuals, or partnerships, are to be granted preference over nonresidents in awarding of contracts in the same manner and to the same extent as provided by the laws of the state of domicile of the nonresident. When a nonresident contractor submits a bid for a public project, he shall attach thereto a copy of his resident state's current law pertaining to such state's treatment of nonresident contractors. Bids may be held up to 90 days from the date of opening for review of bids and qualifications of bidders prior to Contract award. The Town of Ecru, MS reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any informalities in the bidding.