SNL-23005 Snow Lake Shores - New Water Well & Associated Improvements #14257

Sealed bids for the construction of a NEW WATER WELL for the TOWN OF SNOW LAKE SHORES, MS will be received by the Town of Snow Lake Shores at the Town Municipal Building, 363 Snow Lake Drive, Ashland, MS 38603 (mailing address: P.O. Box 400, Ashland, MS 38603), Attn: Sherri Briggs, until 10:00 a.m., Friday, October 20th, 2023 and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud.

Contract Documents, including Drawings and Specifications, can be viewed and/or purchased at Ward Engineering, Inc. plan room at www.wardengplans.com. All plan holders are required to have a valid email address for registration. Bid documents are non-refundable and must be purchased through the website. This project is available for electronic bid submittals. Should a bidder choose to submit a bid electronically in place of a sealed bid, it may be submitted at www.wardengplans.com. Any questions regarding website registration, online plan and document(s) purchase, or electronic bidding, should be directed to Plan House Printing at (662) 407-0193.

The work shall consist of: Furnish and Installation of a new 250 GPM Water Well and associated piping.

Each bid submitted must be in a sealed envelope addressed to the Town of Ashland, and clearly marked on the outside “Bid for: NEW WATER WELL, Town of Snow Lake Shores, MS, CDBG PROJECT # 1138- 22-433-PF-01”. 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. The Bidder is fully responsible for the on-time delivery of bids regardless of bid submittal method chosen.

A satisfactory Bid Bond executed by the Bidder or an accepted Surety, a certified check, or bank draft payable to the TOWN OF SNOW LAKE SHORES, 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.

Bidders are directed to the contract requirement that not less than the minimum wages and salaries set forth in the Contract Documents must be paid on this project, in accordance with the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts. In addition, the Contractor must ensure that employment and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex or natural origin.

The Town of Snow Lake Shores is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and hereby notifies all Bidders will be afforded the full opportunities 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.

Minority and Woman Owned Business Enterprises are solicited to bid on this contract as prime contractors and are encouraged to make inquiries regarding potential subcontracting opportunities, equipment, material and/or supply needs.

This project is being funded in part by a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and is subject to the rules and regulations thereof and is subject to the requirements of Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Act of 1968, as amended.

This project is being funded in part by the AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT MUNICIPALITY & COUNTY WATER INFRASTRUCTURE (ARPA/MCWI) GRANT PROGRAM and is subject to the rules and regulations thereof.

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 SNOW LAKE SHORES, MISSISSIPPI reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any informality in the bidding.

Doug Irby, Mayor
Town of Snow Lake Shores

Publish Dates:
September 20, 2023 and
September 27, 2023