The Contract Time will bethree hundred and twenty-one(321) consecutive calendardays, with a projected projectcompletion date of April 30,2024. Liquidated damages willbe $1,000.00 per consecutivecalendar day thereafter The City of Natchez hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises 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, sex, religion, or national origin in consideration for an award. Bids for this work will be accepted only under the name of the Bidder to whom the Contract Documents and Addenda, if any, have been issued by the Engineer. Bids received by bidders to whom the Contract Documents were not issued by the Engineer will be returned unopened. State law requires a non-resident bidder to attach/include a copy of his resident states current law pertaining to such states treatment of non-resident contractors with their bid. Any bid submitted by a nonresident contractor which does not include the non-resident contractor current state law shall be rejected and not considered for award. Bid bond, signed, or countersigned by a Mississippi Resident Agent, with Power of Attorney attached or on file with the City, a Cashiers Check or Certified Check for five (5%) percent of bid, payable to CITY OF NATCHEZ, MISSISSIPPI, must accompany each proposal. No bid may be altered, modified, or withdrawn within sixty (60) days after being filed with the Board of Aldermen. The City of Natchez reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive any informalities, to negotiate with the lowest and best bidder to reduce the bid price to come within the funds allocated for the work, to reduce the job in order to stay within available funding or as desirable in the discretion of the Board of Aldermen, and to accept bids by classes and/or groups, if applicable, all as set forth and in accordance with applicable Mississippi law and in the Instructions to Bidders. For any questions regarding the electronic bidding process, at 225-810-4814 or support@centralbidding.com.
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