STP-0037-00(034) Longleaf Trace Asphalt Improvements: Milling, Base Repair and Overlay #17452

The Pearl to Leaf Rivers Rails to Trails Recreational District will receive bids for the Milling, Base Repair, & Overlay for a total project length of 2.902 miles, Federal Aid Project No.

STP-0037-00(034)LPA/109419-701000 no later than 10:00 a.m., Local Time, February 13, 2025, at the Pearl & Leaf Rivers Rails-to-Trails Recreational District office, 2895 West 4th Street, Hattiesburg, Mississippi. All bids so received will be publicly opened and read aloud.

The work shall consist essentially of the following items:

Milling, Base Repair, & Overlay of the existing Rails-to-Trails recreational path. All other related items of work required to complete the project as shown and specified in the Contract Documents.

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.

The attention of bidders is directed to the Contract Provisions governing selection and employment of labor. Minimum wage rates for Federal-Aid projects have been predetermined by the Secretary of Labor and are subject to Public Law 87-581 Work Hours Act of 1962, as set forth in the Contract Provisions.

The Pearl to Leaf Rivers Rails to Trails Recreational District hereby notifies all Bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged and women’s business enterprises will be afforded the full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award.

The award of this contract will be contingent upon the Contractor satisfying the DBE/WBE requirements.

The contract Documents are on file and may be examined at the following locations:

1. Pearl to Leaf Rivers Rails to Trails Recreational District, 2895 West 4th Street, Hattiesburg, MS 39401
2. The Walker Associates, Engineers-Planners-Designers, PLLC, www.twaplanroom.com

Each bid shall be accompanied by a Cashier’s check, Certified Check on a solvent bank or a Bidder’s Bond issued by a Surety Company licensed to operate in the State of Mississippi, in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total bid price, payable to Pearl to Leaf Rivers Rails-to-Trails Recreational District as bid security. Bidders shall also submit a current financial statement, if requested by the Owner. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and a Payment bond each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount. January 7, 2025

Plans and specifications are being made available via paper copy. Plan Holders are required to log-in or register for an account to view or order bid documents at www.twaplanroom.com. Bid documents are non-refundable and must be purchased through the website. For questions regarding website registration and online orders, please contact Plan House at 601-336-6378. For questions related to the contract documents, please contact The Walker Associates at 601-583-2127. No partial sets of drawings or bid documents will be issued.

The proposal and contract documents in its entirety shall be submitted in a sealed envelope and deposited with the District, 2895 West 4th Street, Mississippi prior to the hour and date above designated. No stripped bids will be accepted. All Proposals shall be submitted on Bid Forms provided with the specifications. Bids may be submitted in person, or for those interested, bids can be electronically submitted at www.twaplanroom.com under the project page. No oral, telegraphic, telephonic, or e-mail proposals will be considered.

Work to be performed shall be in accordance with the “Mississippi State Highway Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, 2017”, together with all amendments and/or special provisions and/or addenda to the standards duly approved and adopted, unless otherwise noted in these specifications.

The attention of Bidders is directed to the provisions of Subsection 102.07 pertaining to irregular proposals and rejection of bids.

PUBLISH: January 10, 2025 and January 17, 2025