MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DRIVE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT
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CITY OF JACKSON
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DRIVE
BRIDGE REPLACEMENT
The City Clerk of the City of Jackson will receive bids for the replacement of bridge located on
Martin Luther King Drive, City Project No. ERBR-25-250(03) no later than 3:30 P.M., Local
Prevailing Time, _JULY 16th
, 2024 in the Municipal Clerk’s Office located at 219 South President
Street, Jackson, Mississippi. All bids so received will be publicly opened and read aloud.
The work shall consist essentially of the following items:
1) Removal/Replacement of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive Bridge in its entirety
plus related approach work.
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 75 consecutive
calendar days from the effective date shown in the Notice to Proceed. Liquidated damages will be
assessed for each consecutive calendar day the Work has not achieved Final Completion. The
amount of liquidated damages per day will be $500.00 plus any additional actual costs above
$500.00 incurred by the Owner. These actual costs include, but are not limited to, engineering,
inspection, and other construction related costs resulting from the Contractor’s failure to complete
the work on schedule.
The City of Jackson is committed to the principle of non-discrimination in public contracting. It is
the policy of the City of Jackson to promote full an equal business opportunity for all persons
doing business with the City. As a precondition to selection, each contractor, bidder or offeror
shall submit a completed and signed Equal Business Opportunity (EBO) ordinance. Failure to
comply with the City’s ordinance shall disqualify a contractor, bidder or offeror from being
awarded an eligible contract. For more information on the City of Jackson’s Equal Business
Opportunity Program, please contact Ms. Yika Hoover (Manager) in the office of Economic
Development at (601) 960-1856. Copies of the ordinance, EBO Plan Applications and a copy of
the Program are available at 200 South President Street, Warren Hood Building, Second Floor,
Jackson, Mississippi.
The City of Jackson, Mississippi (“City of Jackson”) is committed to cultivating and ensuring the
quality of life of its citizens, through various programs, employment, initiatives, and assistance.
The City encourages all persons, corporations, and/or entities doing business within the City, as
well as those who seek to contract with the City on various projects and/or conduct business in the
City to assist the City in achieving its goal by strongly considering City residents for employment
opportunities.
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The City of Jackson hereby notifies all bidders that in compliance with Title VI of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 that all bidders will be afforded
full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against
on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, or disability in consideration for an award.
Bids shall be made out on the bid proposal form to be provided, sealed in an envelope and plainly
marked on the outside of the envelope: “Bid for CITY OF JACKSON MARTIN LUTHER KING,
JR. DRIVE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT. Each bidder shall write his Certificate of Responsibility
Number on the outside of the sealed envelope containing his proposal. Bids and EBO Plans shall
be submitted in triplicate, sealed and deposited with the City Clerk Office, City Hall – 219
South President Street, Jackson, 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.
A pre-bid conference will be held on __June 26th at 10 am. in the Public Works Department 5th
floor conference room of the Warren Hood Building, 200 South President Street, Jackson, MS
39201. All potential contractors, subcontractors, and other interested parties are encouraged to
attend.
The Contract Documents are on file and may be examined at the following locations:
1. City of Jackson – Public Works – Warren Hood Bldg. 4th Floor; Engineering Manager
Office, 200 South President St., Jackson, Mississippi 39201.
2. CiViLTech, Inc., 5420 Executive Place, Jackson, Mississippi, 39206
Copies of the Contract Documents, Contract Drawings and Contract Specifications maybe
procured through the following:
1. All documents required for bidding purposes may be obtained from CiViLTech, Inc.,
located at 5420 Executive Place Jackson, MS 39206 (Mailing address: P.O. Box 12852
Jackson, MS 39236-2852) upon payment of $100.00 for each set, which will not be
refunded.
2. All documents required for bidding purposes may be obtained through Central Bidding
at www.centralbidding.com, upon payment for each set, which will not be refunded.
Electronic Bids may be submitted at www.centralbidding.com. For any questions
related to electronic bidding, please call Central Bidding at 225-810-4814.
Each bid shall be accompanied by a 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 the City of Jackson as bid surety. Bidders shall also submit
a current financial statement, if requested by the City. The successful bidder will be required to
furnish a Payment Bond and Performance Bond each in the amount of 100% of the contract
amount.
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Work to be performed shall be in accordance with the “Mississippi 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 City of Jackson reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any and all
informalities.