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

As of December 21, 2023, project already awarded. They anticipate the start date to be mid-February. Install New Fire Hydrants, Raise and Plumb Existing Fire Hydrants, and Place Bollards Around Existing Fire Hydrants. All questions about the meaning or intent of the Contract Documents are to be directed to Architect/Engineer. Interpretations or clarifications considered necessary by Architect/ Engineer in response to such questions will be issued by Addenda mailed or delivered to all parties recorded by Architect/Engineer as having received the Bidding Documents. Questions received less than ten days prior to the date for opening of Bids may not be answered. Only questions answered by formal written Addenda will be binding. Oral and other interpretations or clarifications will be without legal effect. The BID SCHEDULE may be examined at the following locations: Mississippi Procurement Technical Assistance Program (MPTAP) Mississippi Development Authority, Minority & Small Business Development Woolfolk Building 501 North West Street, Suite B 01 Jackson, MS 39201 Contact: Secret Luckett, 601-359-2700 The above general outline of features of the work does not in any way limit the responsibility of the Contractor to perform all work and furnish all plant, labor, equipment and materials required by the specifications and the drawings referred to therein. Contract time shall be 60 consecutive calendar days from the effective date shown in the Notice to Proceed. Liquidated damages will be assessed in the amount three hundred dollars ($300) per day for each consecutive calendar day beyond the specified contract time. Special Damages: In addition to the amounts provided for liquidated damages, expenses and other losses, Contractor, in the event of such default, shall pay to the Owner the actual costs, expenses and other losses reasonably incurred by Owner. Bidder must be qualified under Mississippi Law and show current Certificate of Responsibility issued by the Mississippi State Board of Public Contractors establishing his classification as to the value and type of construction on which he is authorized to bid. Each Bidder shall write his Certificate of Responsibility Number on the outside of the sealed envelope containing his proposal. Proposals be submitted in duplicate, sealed and deposited with the Village of Pachuta, Mississippi prior to the hour and date hereinbefore designated. No bidder may withdraw his bid within 90 days after the actual date of the opening thereof. Each Bidder must submit with his proposal a separate attachment stating his qualifications to perform the work. The Statement of Qualifications shall list past projects of similar size and nature, a list of references with name and telephone number, a list of key personnel who will perform the work, and other information supporting the Bidder's qualifications. Awarding public contracts to non-resident Bidders will be on the same basis as the non-resident Bidder's state awards contracts to Mississippi Contractors bidding under similar circumstances. In order to ensure that Mississippi's so-called Golden Rule is followed state law requires a non-resident bidder to attach to his bid a copy of his resident state's current laws pertaining to such state's treatment of nonresident contractors. Each Bidder must deposit with his proposal, a Bid Bond on the form provided in the specifications or Certified Check in an amount equal to five percent of his bid, payable to the Village of Pachuta, Mississippi, as bid security. Bidders shall also submit a current financial statement, if requested, by the Village of Pachuta, Mississippi. 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 and equipment, material and/or supply needs. Any contract or contracts awarded under this invitation for bids are expected to be funded in whole or in part by anticipated funds from the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) Mississippi Municipality and County Water Infrastructure (MCWI) grant program from the State of Mississippi. Neither the State of Mississippi, Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, the local governments nor any of their employees is or will be a party to this invitation for bids or any resulting or related contracts. This procurement will be subject to all applicable sections of the Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated, as they apply to local governments, in accordance with MCWI Program Regulations. Based on the Assistance Listing: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds and Part 2 of the US Treasury State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Compliance and Reporting Guidance (v30 February 2022) (Compliance Guide), the following Uniform Guidance provisions will be required in all contracts: o Subpart A, Acronyms and Definitions o Subpart B, General provisions o Subpart C, Pre-Federal Award Requirements and Contents of Federal Awards (except 2 CFR 200.204, 200.205, 200.10, and 200.213) o Subpart D, Post Federal; Award Requirements (except 2 CFR 200.305(b)(8) & (9), 200.308, 200.309, and 200.320(c)(4)) o Subpart E, Cost Principles o Subpart F, Audit Requirements o 2 CFR Pat 2 (Universal Identifier & System for Award Management) o 2 CFR Part 170 (Reporting Subaward and Executive Compensation Information) o 2 CFR Part 180 (OMB Guidelines to Agencies on Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Non-procurement) o 2 CFR 200 Appendix ii