Engineer's Estimate: $3M- $3.5M

Sealed bids will be received by the city of Laurel, Mississippi, located at Post Office Box 647,

(401 North 5th Avenue) Laurel, Mississippi 39441, until 10:00 a.m., Local Time, Thursday April, 6, 2023,

for supplying all labor and materials (as specified) necessary for the City of Laurel 2023 Citywide Paving

Project. All bids so received will be publicly opened and read aloud.

The work generally consists of the milling and overlay of multiple streets throughout the City of Laurel. The

project includes approximately 5,500 tons of asphalt and 63,000 square yards of milling.

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.

Contract time shall be 150 consecutive calendar days from the effective date shown in the Notice to Proceed.

Liquidated damages will be assessed in the amount of $750 per day for each consecutive calendar day beyond

the specified contract time.

Bidder must be qualified under Mississippi Law and show current Certificate of Responsibility issued by the

Mississippi State Board of Public Contractors establishing his classification as to the value and type of

construction on which he is authorized to bid.

Each Bidder shall write his Certificate of Responsibility Number on the outside of the sealed envelope

containing his proposal.

Proposals shall be submitted, sealed and deposited with the city of Laurel, Mississippi prior to the hour and

date hereinbefore designated. No bidder may withdraw his bid within 90 days after the actual date of the

opening thereof.

Each Bidder must submit with his proposal a separate attachment stating his qualifications to perform the

work. The Statement of Qualifications shall list past projects of similar size and nature, a list of references

with name and telephone number, a list of key personnel who will perform the work, and other information

supporting the bidder's qualifications.

Awarding public contracts to non-resident Bidders will be on the same basis as the non-resident bidder's state

awards contracts to Mississippi Contractors bidding under similar circumstances. In order to ensure that

Mississippi's so-called Golden Rule is followed state law requires a non-resident bidder to attach to his bid a

copy of his resident state's current laws pertaining to such state's treatment of non-resident contractors.

Each Bidder must deposit with his proposal, a Bid Bond or Certified Check in an amount equal to five percent

of his bid, payable to the city of Laurel, Mississippi, as bid security. Bidders shall also submit a current

financial statement, if requested, by the city of Laurel, Mississippi. The successful bidder will be required to

furnish a Payment Bond and Performance Bond each in the amount of 100 percent of the contract amount.

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Bid documents are being made available via paper copy or pdf. Plan holders are required to log-in or 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. Bid documents are non-refundable and must be

purchased through the website. Questions regarding website registration and online orders please contact Plan

House Printing at (601) 336-6378.

"Mississippi Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, Current Edition" as referred to

herein, may be purchased from the Mississippi Department of Transportation.

The City of Laurel hereby notifies all Bidders that it will affirmatively ensure 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 Engineer is Neel-Schaffer, Inc., 328 N. Magnolia Street, Laurel, Mississippi 39440; Phone No. (601)

649-1840, Fax No. (601) 649-1848.

The City of Laurel reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any informalities or irregularities

therein.

BY:

Johnny Magee, Mayor

City of Laurel, Mississippi

DATES OF PUBLICATION:

March 9, 2023

March 16, 2023