Sublet Biddings - Procurement Opportunities

Bidders must complete an online request for permission to bid the project. Electronic addendum updates will be posted on www. ***. *. * project involves tree removal on various routes in Hinds, Kemper, Lauderdale, Leake, Madison, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Rankin, and Scott counties. The completion of work is anticipated to take 107 working days. Bid bond, signed by a Mississippi agent or qualified nonresident agent, with power of attorney attached, and a cashier's check or certified check for 5% of the bid, payable to the State of Mississippi, must accompany each proposal. The specifications are on file in the offices of the Mississippi Department of Transportation. Bidders are advised of the requirements of subsections ****, ****, and **** of the 2017 standard specifications for road and bridge construction as it refers to bonding agents. Proposal guaranties, bonds, and liability insurance policies must be signed by a Mississippi agent or qualified nonresident agent. The current 2017 edition of the standard specifications for road and bridge construction adopted by the Mississippi Transportation Commission is made a part of this contract. Copies of the specification book may be purchased from the MDOT construction division, or online. Additional information regarding governing specifications, final cleanup, reduced speed limit signs, mississippi agent, errata and modifications to the 2017 standard specifications, early notice to proceed, material storage under bridges, fuel and material adjustments, mash compliant devices, mississippi special fuel tax law, reflective sheeting for signs, standard drawings, app for traffic control reports, federal bridge formula, manual on uniform traffic control devices mutcd, contract time, scope of work, are included in the notice.

Bidders must complete an online request for permission to bid. Electronic addendum updates will be posted on www. ***. *. * and specifications are available online at shop. mdot. ms. gov. A bid bond, cashier's check or certified check for 5% of the bid, payable to the State of Mississippi, must accompany each proposal. The attention of bidders is directed to the provisions of subsection **** pertaining to irregular proposals and rejection of bids. The deadline for submission of proposals is Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at 10:00 AM. Project completion: 83 working days. Notice to proceed: June 12, 2025 (or earlier if agreed upon). Additional documents, specifications, and special provisions are available online.

This document outlines federal contract provisions for subcontracts, including requirements for affirmative action to ensure equal employment opportunity, Davis-Bacon Act provisions, wage rates, contract work hours and safety standards, subletting or assigning the contract, safety, false statements concerning highway projects, implementation of clean air and water pollution control acts, certification regarding debarment, suspension, ineligibility and voluntary exclusion, and other relevant clauses. It also details requirements for compliance with the Copeland Act, subcontracts, contract termination, debarment, disputes concerning labor standards, certification of eligibility, and compliance with Davis-Bacon and related acts. Additional information regarding record keeping, certified payrolls, apprentices, and equal employment opportunity is also provided. The document specifies requirements for subcontracts, including the inclusion of FHWA ****, wage determinations, and other clauses as required by the contracting agency. The prime contractor is responsible for compliance by any subcontractor or lower-tier subcontractor with all contract clauses. The document also addresses safety, accident prevention, false statements concerning highway projects, implementation of clean air and water pollution control acts, certification regarding debarment, suspension, ineligibility and voluntary exclusion, and other relevant clauses.

Bidders must complete an online request for permission to bid this project. Electronic addendum updates will be posted on www. ***. *. * specifications are on file in the offices of the Mississippi Department of Transportation. Bid bond, signed by a Mississippi agent or qualified nonresident agent, with power of attorney attached, a cashier's check or certified check for five (5) percent of bid, payable to State of Mississippi, must accompany each proposal. Bidders are directed to the provisions of subsection **** pertaining to irregular proposals and rejection of bids. Bidders must comply with all requirements contained in the Mississippi special fuel tax law, section ****, et seq. The calendar date for completion of work is December 17, 2025. The notice of award is anticipated no later than May 13, 2025, and the effective date of the notice to proceed is June 12, 2025. Additional documents, such as county maps, are attached. The contract documents do not include an official set of construction plans, but may include some standard drawings. The work consists of removing dead and/or dying trees from the right-of-way of state routes, US highways, and US interstates. Questions about right-of-way limits for trees to be removed should be directed to the project engineer. All costs associated with cutting, mulching, removal, stump grinding, or any other work associated with the dead tree removal shall be included in the pay item for random clearing per log mile. All work associated with traffic control shall be included in the pay item for maintenance of traffic, lump sum. All work associated with mobilization, remobilization, or demobilization shall be included in the pay item for mobilization. The department has created a smart phone app for completing and submitting traffic control reports. The latest revision of federal highway administration publication ****, bridge formula weights, dated August ****, is made a part of this contract when applicable. Bidders are advised that any reference to the current edition of the MUTCD or the latest edition of the MUTCD within plans, proposal, or standard specifications means the **** edition and the 3 revisions thereto.