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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Notice is hereby given that The Vicksburg-Warren County Chamber of Commerce will receive sealed bids from qualified bidders for the following project: Haining Road Improvements Project, which consists of pavement repairs and the installation of thermoplastic pavement markings including centerline striping, edge striping, detail striping and legend markings in conjunction with raised pavement markers on approximately 3.324 miles of Haining Road and Industrial Drive located in Warren County, MS. The contract time for the work included in this contract is Sixty (60) Calendar Days. The Contract will be subject to liquidated damages of three hundred ($300) per working day for each day in default after the stipulated completion date. The contract time will begin on the date specified in the written Notice to Proceed. Sealed bids will be received at the office of Neel Schaffer, Inc., 1100 Cherry St, Vicksburg MS 39183 until 9:00 a.m. local time on Wednesday, August 6, 2025 and shortly thereafter publicly opened, read aloud and recorded. Electronic bids can be submitted at www.centralbidding.com and are due at the same time and date as sealed bids. Official bid documents can be downloaded from Central Bidding. For any questions relating to the electronic bidding process, please call Central Bidding at 225-810-4814. Bidders must be qualified under Mississippi State law and possess a Certificate of Responsibility issued by the Mississippi State Board of Public Contractors. This project is expected to exceed $50,000, therefore the Certificate of Responsibility Number shall be written on the outside of the sealed bid envelope. For electronic bids, the COR information may be submitted as an attachment to the electronic bid submittal. All bids shall be in compliance with and subject to the guidelines and requirements of Mississippi Code of 1972 as annotated and amended. Mississippi has a reciprocal preference law. Mississippi Code 31-3-21 requires that a copy of any non-resident bidder’s current state law pertaining to its treatment of non-resident contractors be submitted at the time the bid is submitted, or that bid shall not be considered further. Any preference an out of state bidder would have in his home state shall be applied in a reciprocal manner. Each bidder must deposit with his bid a Bid Bond or Certified Check in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total bid payable to Vicksburg-Warren County Chamber of Commerce as bid security. Prior to the start of work, the successful bidder shall furnish Proof of Insurance, along with Performance and Payment Bonds in the amount of 100% of the contract amount awarded. Attorneys-in-fact who sign Bid Bonds or Payment Bonds and Performance Bonds must file with each bond a certified and effective dated copy of their power of attorney. Bidders shall also submit a current financial statement if requested by Vicksburg-Warren County Chamber of Commerce. Neel-Schaffer, Inc. is the Engineer for this project. Plans, specifications, and contract documents are on file and open to public inspection at the office of Neel-Schaffer, Inc., 1100 Cherry Street, Vicksburg, MS, 39183, along with various Contractor Plan Room Service Providers. Bid documents will contain instructions for bidding by both sealed envelope and electronic means. Bidders are cautioned to read all instructions carefully. Contractors may request bid documents by visiting www.centralbidding.com and following the site instructions for registration and download. Bid Documents may also be picked up at no charge at the Neel-Schaffer office located at 1100 Cherry Street, Vicksburg, MS 39183. Questions may be addressed to Brian Robbins, Project Manager, via
[email protected]. The Vicksburg-Warren County Chamber of Commerce reserves the right to determine responsible bidders, responsive bids, the lowest and best bid, reject any and all bids, award to the bidder believed most advantageous to The Chamber, and to waive any informalities in the bids or bidding process. Vicksburg-Warren County Chamber of Commerce By: Pablo Diaz, Executive Director Publication Dates: July 6, 2025 July 13, 2025
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