STP-0016-00(021) LPA / 109374-701000 Highway 8 Sidewalk Improvement Plans #18608

The City of Cleveland, Bolivar County, Mississippi, will receive bids for the replacement/installation of new sidewalk and traffic signalization of MS Highway 8 & N. Sharpe Avenue, Federal Aid Project No. STP- 0016-00(021) LPA / 109374-701000 no later than 10:00 a.m., Local Time, August 18, 2025, at the Cleveland Municipals Airport located at 1021 Airport Terminal Road, Cleveland, Mississippi 38732. All bids received will be publicly opened and read aloud.

The work shall consist essentially of the following items: Replacement/installation of sidewalk, revitalization of traffic signalization at MS Highway 8 & N. Sharpe Ave, striping, and landscaping. All other related items of work required to complete the project as shown and specified in the Contract Documents.

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.

The attention of bidders is directed to the Contract Provisions governing the selection and employment of labor. Minimum wage rates for Federal-Aid projects have been predetermined by the Secretary of Labor and are subject to Public Law 87-581 Work Hours Act of 1962, as set forth in the Contract Provisions.

The City of Cleveland of Bolivar County hereby notifies all Bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged and women's business enterprises will be afforded the full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, sex, age, disability, religion or national origin in consideration for an award.

The award of this contract will be contingent upon the Contractor satisfying the DBE/WBE requirements.

The Contract Documents are on file and may be examined or purchased at the following locations:

1. Cleveland City Hall, 100 North Street, Cleveland, MS 38732
2 . EleylMcPherson Engineering, P.A., 306 Third Street, Cleveland, Mississippi 38732
3 . City of Cleveland's Planroom -www.cityofclevelandmsplans.com

Each bid shall be accompanied by a Cashier's check, 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 Cleveland as bid security. Bidders shall also submit a current financial statement if requested by the County. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and a Payment bond each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount.

The proposal and contract documents in their entirety shall be submitted in a sealed envelope and deposited with the City Clerk, 100 North Street, Cleveland, Mississippi prior to the hour and date above designated.

Work to be performed shall be in accordance with the "Mississippi State Highway Standard Specifications for 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 attention of Bidders is directed to the provisions of Subsection 102.07 pertaining to irregular proposals and rejection of bids.

PUBLISH: 7/17/2025 and 7/24/2025

CITY OF CLEVELAND
BOLIVAR, MISSISSIPPI

Mayor
Paul Janoush, City of Cleveland