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Quincy Water Association, Inc. (Owner) 51620 Hwy 278 East, Amory, MS 38821 (Address)

Separate Sealed Bids for the Construction of Part 5: Elevated Water Tank and/or Part 6: Water

Distribution Improvements will be received by the President and Members of the Board of Quincy Water

Association herein called the “owner” at the office of Quincy Water until August 17, 2023 until 11:00

a.m. local time and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud.

The PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be examined at the following

locations:

1. Quincy Water Association, Inc. 21620 Hwy 278 East, Amory, MS 38821

2. Neel-Schaffer, Inc., 7085 Hwy 45 Alt N, West Point MS 39773, 662-494-7101

The BID SCHEDULE may be examined at the following locations:

A. 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

B. Northeast Mississippi Contract Procurement Center, 318 7th Street N, Columbus, MS 39701

662-329-1077

Bid documents are being made available electronically and via original paper copy (if requested). Plan

holders are required to register for an account at www.neel-schafferplans.com to view and order Bid

Documents. All plan holders are required to have a valid email address for registration. Electronic bids shall

be submitted through www.neel-schafferplans.com . Bid documents are non-refundable and must be

purchased through the website. Please contact Plan House Printing at (662) 407-0193 with questions

regarding website registration and online orders.

American Iron and Steel

Section 746 of Title VII of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017 (Division A - Agriculture, Rural

Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017) and

subsequent statutes mandating domestic preference applies an American Iron and Steel requirement to

this project. All iron and steel products used in this project must be produced in the United States. The

term “iron and steel products” means the following products made primarily of iron or steel: lined or

unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe

clamps and restraints, valves, structural steel, reinforced precast concrete, and Construction Materials.

The following waivers apply to this Contract:

De Minimis,

Minor Components,

Pig iron and direct reduced iron

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 ARPA Rural Water Associations Infrastructure Grant (RWAIG).

Neither the State of Mississippi, the Local Governments and Rural Water Systems Improvements Board,

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 RWAIG 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 (v3.0 February

2022) (Compliance Guide), the following Uniform Guidance provisions will be required in all contracts:

Subpart A, Acronyms and Definitions;

• Subpart B, General provisions

• Subpart C, Pre-Federal Award Requirements and Contents of Federal Awards (except 2 CFR

200.204, .205, .210, and .213)

• Subpart D, Post Federal; Award Requirements (except 2 CFR 200.305(b)(8) & (9), .308,

.309, and .320(c)(4))

• Subpart E, Cost Principles

• Subpart F, Audit Requirements

• 2 CFR Part 25 (Universal Identifier & System for Award Management)

• 2 CFR Part 170 (Reporting Subaward and Executive Compensation Information)

• 2 CFR Part 180 (OMB Guidelines to Agencies on Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension

(Non-procurement)

• 2 CFR 200 Appendix ii

This Advertisement is issued by:

Owner: Quincy Water Association, Inc.

By: Coy Hill

Title: President

Date: July 10, 2023

Publish: July 19, 2023 and July 26, 2023