ASH-24005 Natural Gas System Improvements #16644

Separate sealed bids for the construction of the NATURAL GAS SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS for the TOWN OF ASHLAND, MS will be received by the TOWN OF ASHLAND, Mississippi at the Town Municipal Building, 16 Fourth Street, Ashland, MS 38603, Attn: Trina Thompson, until 10:00 a.m., Friday, October 18th, 2024 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 approximately 33,800 LF of 2” Polyethylene Gas Line and associated appurtenances.

Each bid submitted must be in a sealed envelope addressed to the TOWN OF ASHLAND, and clearly marked on the outside “NATURAL GAS SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS, CDBG PROJECT # 1200-23-108-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 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 ASHLAND, 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.

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

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.

Mitch Carroll, Mayor
TOWN OF ASHLAND

Publish Dates: August 28, 2024 and September 4, 2024