22246 ARPA Wastewater Lagoon Improvements - Town of Crawford #15450

NOTICE is hereby given that the Town of Crawford, Mississippi will receive written and electronic sealed bids for the construction of that certain project designated as “ARPA Wastewater Lagoon Improvements”
until the hour of 1:00 p.m. local time on May 3, 2024, in the Town of Crawford at the City Clerk’s Office, 365 Main Street, Crawford, MS 39743, or electronically at www.waggonerengplans.com. Registration and a valid email address are required for electronic id submission. Bids are to be stated for the improvements of the wastewater lagoon and all other related items of work required to complete the project as shown and specified in the Contract Documents. A bid bond or a certified cashier’s check in the amount of 5% of the total bid price is required.

The Total Contract Time will be 150 consecutive calendar days and the liquidated damages will be $500 per consecutive calendar day thereafter. A Non-Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 1:00 P.M., local time, on 17th day, April 2024 at the Wastewater Lagoon Site. Questions related to Project Plans or Contract Specification documents must be submitted to jamie.mcinnis@waggonereng.com no later than 3:00 p.m. on April 25, 2024.

Bid documents are being made available via paper copy or digital copy through www.waggonerengplans.com. Plans can be viewed for no charge or physically purchased at this website location. All plan holders are required to have a valid e- mail address to register for an account and log in at www.waggonerengplans.com. Purchased bid documents are non- refundable and must be purchased through the website.

The Town of Crawford reserves the right to amend the specifications and contract documents as necessary prior to bid and agrees to notify all having requested bid packets. The Town of Crawford reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids and to waive any and all informalities.

The Town of Crawford, Mississippi hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises 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, sex, religion or national origin in consideration for an award.

The Mayor and Board of Aldermen reserve the right to accept or reject any and all bids and to waive any and all informalities.

The BID SCHEDULE may be examined at the following locations:

A. 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

Minority and women’s business enterprises are solicited to bid on this contract as prime contractors and are encouraged to make inquiries regarding potential subcontracting opportunities and equipment, material, and/or supply needs.

Any contract or contracts awarded under this invitation for bids are expected to be funded in whole or in part by anticipated funds from the Mississippi Municipality & County Water Infrastructure Grant Program (MCWI) and the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). This procurement will be subject to all applicable sections of the Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated, as they apply to local governments, in accordance with MCWI and ARPA Program Regulations.

Based on the Assistance Listing: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds and Part 2 of the US Treasury State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Compliance and Reporting Guidance (v3.0 February 2022) (Compliance Guide), the following Uniform Guidance provisions will be required in all contracts:

□ Subpart A, Acronyms and Definitions
□ Subpart B, General Provisions
□ Subpart C, Pre-Federal Award Requirements and Contents of Federal Awards (except 2 CFR 200.204, .205, .210, and .213)
□ Subpart D, Post Federal; Award Requirements (except 2 CFR 200.305(b)(8) & (9), 3.08, 3.09, and .320(c)(4))
□ Subpart E, Cost Principles
□ Subpart F, Audit Requirements
□ 2 CFR 25 (Universal Identifier & System for Award Management)
□ 2 CFR 170 (Reporting Subaward and Executive Compensation Information)
□ 2 CFR 180 (OMB Guidelines to Agencies on Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Non-procurement)
□ 2 CFR 200 Appendix ii

BY ORDER OF THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN, ON THIS THE 25TH DAY OF MARCH 2024.

TOWN OF CRAWFORD, MISSISSIPPI

BY: Deane Parson, Mayor

PUBLISH:
THURSDAY, April 4, 2024 and THURSDAY, April 11, 2024
in The Columbus Packet and The Clarion Ledger.