22-56 Town of Hickory MCWI Drainage Improvement Project #14498

Sealed bids will be received by the Town Clerk’s office of Town of Hickory, Mississippi at 180 Jefferson street,

until 10:00 a.m. on the 30th day of November 2023 and shortly thereafter publicly opened for the 1800 linear

feet water main replacement along Taylor Street & Washington Street in Hickory, MS is known as Proposed

Town of Hickory water main replacement Project, MCWI Project #291 in Hickory, Mississippi.

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS:

CONTRACT TIME: 120 Working Days

BASIS OF AWARD: The award, if made, shall be within approximately thirty (30) days of the date of receipt of the Bids. The

award shall be based on the lowest and best bid. The winning bid will be at the Town of Hickory's discretion.

The selected winning bid will be based on the following combined weighted factors: (a) basis of bid offering

for the published quantities, (b) bidders’ technical qualifications, and (c) professional reputation. The Town

of Hickory reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

The Town of Hickory hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered

into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprise will be afforded full opportunity to submit

AFB - 2 of 2 Cornerstone Engineering, LLC Clinton, Mississippi, CE # 22-56.

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.

PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS are on file in the Office of the Town Clerk of Town of Hickory, 180 Jefferson St,

Hickory, MS 39332. All items shall be constructed in accordance with the latest edition of the Mississippi

Standard Specifications for State Aid Road and Bridge Construction and the MS State Department of Health

2017 Minimum Standard Design Criteria.

PLANS AND PROPOSALS may be secured from Cornerstone Engineering, LLC plan room at

https://www.cornerstoneengllcplanroom.com. Technical questions and inquiries shall be addressed to the

project manager, Mauricka McKenzie, P.E. of Cornerstone Engineering, LLC in Clinton, MS. The phone number

is 601-473-2403.

A certified check or bid bond for five percent (5%) of the total bid, made payable to the Town of Hickory must

accompany each proposal.

Bids must be hand-delivered or otherwise physically delivered by public or private couriers or delivery

services, including but not limited to U. S. Postal Service, Certified Mail with return receipt requested, United

Parcel Service, Federal Express, or by any other delivery method wherein receipt of said bids much be

acknowledged, in writing, by the addressee to the Town of Hickory Town Clerk, Attention: Kimberly Walker,

180 Jefferson St, Hickory, MS 39332.

Bidders are hereby notified that any proposal accompanied by letters qualifying in any manner the condition

under which the proposal is tendered will be considered an irregular bid and such proposal will not be

considered in making the award.