23-07 Town of Coahoma DRA MS-54704 Drainage Improvement #18615

Project Estimate: $350,000 -$400,000

The Town of Coahoma is requesting Bids for the construction of the following Project:

2023 Coahoma Drainage Improvement Project

DRA Project No. MS-54704

Bids for the construction of the Project will be received at the Coahoma Town Hall, 325 Cherry

Street, Coahoma, MS where Bids will be received, until August 11, 2025, at 11 a.m. local time.

At that time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read.

The Project includes the following Work:

The project includes storm drain pipe replacements, driveway culvert replacements,

ditch widening and concrete armouring of certain drainageways, tree removal, debris

and sediment removal within the existing ditches along West 1st street and East 1st street

and various other nearby streets within the town limits. The work will consist of

implementing erosion control measures such as installing erosion control blankets,

grassing and riprap within the work areas.

The Project has an expected duration of 90 days.

Obtaining the Bidding Documents

Information and Bidding Documents for the Project can be found at the following designated

website: https://www.cornerstoneengllcplanroom.com/

Bidding Documents may be downloaded from the designated website. Prospective Bidders are

urged to register with the designated website as a plan holder, even if Bidding Documents are

obtained from a plan room or source other than the designated website in either electronic or

paper format. The designated website will be updated periodically with addenda, lists of

registered plan holder, reports other Bidding Documents will be offered only through the

designated website. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for Bidding Documents,

including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the designated website.

The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is:

Cornerstone Engineering, LLC, 600 E. Northside Drive, Clinton, MS 39056

Prospective Bidders may obtain or examine the Bidding Documents at the Issuing Office on

Monday through Friday between the hours of 8 am to 5 pm and may obtain copies of Bidding

Documents from the Issuing Office as a described below. Partial sets of Bidding Documents

will not be available from the Issuing Office. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for

full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources

other than the Issuing Office.

Plans, contract documents and proposal forms are on file for public inspection in the office of

the Coahoma Town Hall, 325 Cherry Street, Coahoma, MS 38617 and in the office of the

Engineer, Cornerstone Engineering, LLC (Attn: Mauricka McKenzie, Sr., P.E.), 600 E. Northside

Drive, Suite A, Clinton, MS 39056 (601-473-2403). Technical questions and inquires shall be

address to the project engineer, Mauricka McKenzie, P.E. of Cornerstone Engineering, LLC in

Clinton, MS at the email address of mmckenzie@cornerstoneengllc.com. The office phone

number is 601-473-2403.

This Advertisement and the Bid/Proposal Form for this project may be examined at the

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, Contact: Latonia Lewis.

Minority and women’s business enterprises are solicited to bid on this contract as prime

contractors and are encouraged to make inquires regarding potential subcontracting

opportunities and equipment, material, and/or supply needs.

Pre-bid Conference

A non-mandatory pre-bid conference for the Project will be held on Wednesday, July 22 at 11 am

at Town Hall Board Room, 325 Cherry Street, Coahoma, MS 38617. Attendance at the pre-bid

conference is encouraged but not required.

Instructions to Bidders.

For all further requirements regarding bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract

award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents.

This Advertisement is issued by:

Owner: Town of Coahoma

By: W. L. Youngblood

Title: Mayor

Date: July 2025