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6 x 4 Tandem Axle Truck with Eighty (80) Foot Hydraulic Derrick (Re-Bid)
The City of Starkville will be accepting bids for a 6 x 4 Tandem Axle Truck with Eighty (80) Foot Hydraulic Derrick through Reverse Auction. This equipment will be procured through a multi-step procurement process, including a Reverse Auction.  In the first phase, Un-priced Bid Proposals will be evaluated for potential acceptability based upon the City of Starkville’s requirements.  In the second phase, only those bidders whose Un-Priced Bid Proposals have been determined to be acceptable by the City of Starkville shall be invited to provide Priced Proposals for consideration. 
UN-PRICED BID PROPOSALS will be accepted until the hour of 2:00 PM, local time, on Tuesday, April 8, 2021 in sealed envelopes CLEARLY MARKED SOLICITATION FOR BID, at the Starkville City Hall, City Clerk’s Office located 110 West Main Street, Starkville, MS 39759, or by electronic bid submission at www.centralbidding.com. DO NOT INCLUDE PRICING INFORMATION WITH YOUR SPECIFICATION PROPOSAL. Submissions will be evaluated and vendors submitting acceptable offers will be invited to submit priced bids during the electronic reverse auction by 2:00 PM, April 15, 2021.
CONTRACT DOCUMENTS: A complete bid package which contains bid instructions and specification response sheets may be obtained by registering as a supplier at Central Bidding at their website at www.centralbidding.com. Electronic reverse auction bids can be submitted at www.centralbidding.com. Please contact Central Bidding at 225-810-4814 if you have any questions relating to the electronic bidding process.
The specification documents may be obtained on the City’s website at www.cityofstarkville.org. or by emailing Jeff Atwell at jatwell@atwellandgent.com. The specification documents may also be downloaded at www.centralbidding.com for a fee. All bids must comply with the specifications provided.
SUBMITTAL OF SEALED PROPOSAL: Each proposal must be submitted in duplicate in accordance with the instructions to bidders which are bound in the Project Manual. The Owner reserves the right to waive irregularities and to reject any or all proposals.
SUBMITTAL OF ELECTRONIC BIDS: Each electronically submitted bid must be submitted in “pdf” format and shall contain the same information and forms as required for the paper bids. In the event that an electronically submitted bid has a corrupted attachment, the bid will be considered null and void.
No bid shall be withdrawn after the scheduled date and time of the beginning of the bidding event without the written consent of the City of Starkville.  Within the limitations of Mississippi State Purchasing Law, the City of Starkville reserves the right to reject any or all bids received, to waive any informalities or irregularities in the bids received, or to accept any bid which is deemed most favorable to the City of Starkville.
By: ________________________________
            Lesa Hardin, City Clerk
Dates of Advertisement:
March 18, 2021
March 25, 2021
Starkville Daily News