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Sealed bids for the construction of an erosion control project as part of the USDA Emergency Watershed Protection Program will be received by the Board of Supervisors for Yazoo County at 211 East Broadway St.#1/2, Yazoo City, Mississippi, 39194, until 10:00 A.M., August 6, 2025, and shortly thereafter publicly opened and read aloud. Electronic bids will be received at www.centralbidding.com. Bids received after this time will not be accepted and will be returned unopened. All bids shall be clearly marked “EMERGENCY WATERSHED PROTECTION, YAZOO COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI – DSR 5319-422 CANAL ROAD SITES 0-4” with the date and time of the bid opening on the outside of the sealed envelope. Each bidder shall write his Certificate of Responsibility number and Mississippi License number on the outside of the sealed envelope containing his bid.

Yazoo County hereby notifies all Bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this notice, 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, or national origin in consideration for an award.

Contract Time is 180 consecutive calendar days. 

The award, if made, will be made to the lowest qualified bidder on the basis of the published quantities.  The Board of Supervisors for Yazoo County, Mississippi reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any informalities or irregularities in the bids received.

Bidders must be qualified under Mississippi Law and show a current Certificate of Responsibility issued by the Mississippi Board of Public Contractors establishing classification as to the value and type of construction work on which he is authorized to bid.

Plans and Contract Documents are on file at the Office of the Chancery Clerk, Yazoo County, Mississippi and may be secured from McMaster & Associates Inc., County Engineer for Yazoo County, located in the City of Madison (Ph.: 601-594-0677) (Email: [email protected]) upon payment of $100 for Plans and Proposal, none of which is refundable. Plans and Contract Documents may also be downloaded from www.centralbidding.com.

Each bid shall be accompanied by 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 (5) percent of his bid, payable to Yazoo County, Mississippi as bid security. The successful Bidder will be required to execute a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond, each in the amount of 100 percent of the Contract, issued by a Surety company licensed to operate in the State of Mississippi. Bidders shall submit a current financial statement if requested by the County. Attorneys-in-fact who sign Payment Bonds must file with each bond a certified and effective dated copy of their Power of Attorney.

The bidder shall guarantee to hold his bid good and may not withdraw his bid for a period of 60 calendar days after the scheduled closing time for receiving bids.
 
Publication Dates:                                                                                    Joseph Thomas, Jr., President
July 2, 2025                                                                                              Yazoo County Board of
July 9, 2025                                                                                              Supervisors