T22-135 Okolona Airport Fencing Improvements #13163

Sealed bids will be received until 10:00 a.m. (CST) on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, and then

publicly opened and read at the Board Room in the Okolona City Hall, 215 W. Main St.,

Okolona, MS 38860 for furnishing all labor, materials and equipment and performing all work

necessary to construct: FENCING IMPROVEMENTS. Sealed bids will be received until the

designated date and time at Okolona City Hall. Electronic bids will also be received until the

designated date and time via electronic online bid submission through www.esiplans.com.

Project shall consist of construction of perimeter fencing with mechanized and manual gates

around the Okolona Municipal Airport property.

Copies of the bid documents including project drawings and technical specifications are on file

and may be inspected at:

City Clerk’s Office, Okolona City Hall, 215 W. Main St., Okolona, MS 38860

Contract Documents, including Drawings and Specifications, may be examined at the office of

Engineering Solutions, Inc., located at 1324 N. Veterans Blvd., Tupelo, Mississippi, and also

can be viewed and/or purchased at Engineering Solutions, Inc. plan room at www.esiplans.com.

Deposit is non-refundable. Questions regarding website registration, online plan and document(s)

purchase, or electronic bidding, please call Plan House Printing at (662) 407-0193.

Each proposal must be accompanied by a bid guaranty in the amount of five (5) percent of the

total amount of the bid. The bid guaranty may be by certified check or bid bond made payable to

CITY OF OKOLONA.

Bids may be held by the CITY OF OKOLONA for a period not to exceed 60 days from the date

of the bid opening for the purpose of evaluating bids prior to award of contract.

This project is subject to the requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act, as amended. The Contractor is

required to comply with wage and labor provisions and to pay minimum wages in accordance

with the schedule of wage rates established by the United States Department of Labor.

Award of contract is also subject to the following Federal provisions:

(a) Presidents Executive Order No. 11246 as amended by 29 CFR Part 30 and 41 CFR Part 60.

(b) Davis Bacon and Related Acts, 29 CFR Parts 1, 3, and 5.

(c) Copeland Act, 29 CFR Part 3.

(d) Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act.

(e) Title VI of Civil Rights Act of 1964.

(f) DOT Regulation 49 CFR PART 29 - Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension and

Governmentwide Requirements for Drug-free Workplace.

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(g) DOT Regulation 49 CFR PART 30 - Denial of Public Works Contracts to Suppliers of

Goods and Services of Countries that Deny Contracts to Suppliers of Goods and Services of

Countries that Deny Procurement Market Access to U.S. Contractors (Foreign Trade

Restriction).

(h) TITLE 49 United States Code, CHAPTER 501 – Buy American Preferences

The CITY OF OKOLONA, in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act

of 1964 (78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000d to 2000d-4) and the Regulations, hereby notifies all

bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that any contract entered into pursuant to this

advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full and fair opportunity to

submit 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.

By submitting a bid/proposal under this solicitation, the bidder or offeror certifies that at the time

the bidder or offeror submits its proposal that neither it nor its principals are presently debarred

or suspended by any Federal department or agency from participation in this transaction.

The CITY OF OKOLONA reserves the right to waive any informalities or irregularities in the

bids received and to reject any or all bids or to award or refrain from awarding the contract for

the work, whichever is deemed to be in the Owner’s best interests.

DATE: March 22, 2023

BY: Eldridge Lowe

FOR: CITY OF OKOLONA

TITLE: Mayor

ADVERTISEMENT DATES: Thursday, March 23, 2023

Thursday, March 30, 2023

BID OPENING: Tuesday, April 25, 2023 @ 10:00 a.m. (CST