22041 2022 Walnut Industrial Park – 4” High Pressure Natural Gas Pipeline Extension #12270

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Separate sealed bids for the 2022 Walnut Industrial Park – 4” High Pressure Natural Gas Pipeline Extension, for The Town of Walnut, Tippah County, Mississippi will be received by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen in the Town Office at 621 Main Street, Walnut, Mississippi 38683 until 2:00 P.M. Local Time, Thursday, November 10, 2022, at which time and place all Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

Each bid must be submitted in a sealed envelope addressed to the Town of Walnut. Each sealed envelope containing a bid must be plainly marked on the outside as “Bid for 2022 Walnut Industrial Park – 4” High Pressure Natural Gas Pipeline Extension, for The Town of Walnut, Tippah County, Mississippi”. Any bid for a sum in excess of $50,000.00 shall contain on the outside or exterior of the envelope of such bid the contractor’s current certificate of responsibility number, and no bid shall be opened or considered unless such contractor’s current certificate number appears on the outside or exterior of the envelope or unless there appears a statement on the outside or exterior of such envelope to the effect that the bid enclosed does not exceed $50,000.00.

Contract time shall be 90 consecutive calendar days from the effective date of the Notice to Proceed.

A non-mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting will be held at Walnut Town Office on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, at 10:00 A.M. All bidders are encouraged to attend.

The work will include furnishing and installing approximately 11,000 linear feet of 4-inch Grade X52 epoxy coated (0.188 wall thickness) high pressure natural gas pipeline including one (1) 300’ directional bore under a creek crossing, one (1) 300’ directional bore beneath commercial driveways, two (2) 80’ directional bores beneath roadways, and two (2) 4-inch pipe connections to existing 4-inch high pressure main with valves. Contractor to perform all required leak and strength pressure tests to meet MAOP requirements (MAOP=242psi) and shall jeep, repair holidays, coat all below ground piping, purge, pack and place in service.

Plan holders are required to register and order bid documents at www.cardwellengrprojects.com. Bid documents are non-refundable and must be purchased through the website. All plan holders are required to have a valid email address for registration. Electronic bids may also be submitted at www.cardwellengrprojects.com. For questions regarding website registration and online orders, please contact Plan House Printing (662) 407-0193. Copies of bid documents including project drawings and technical specifications are on file and open to public inspection at the following locations: Walnut Town Hall, 621 Main Street, Walnut, Mississippi; and Cardwell Engineering, PLLC, 28301 Highway 15, Walnut, Mississippi.

Each bidder must deposit with his bid, security in the amount, form, and subject to the conditions provided in the Information for Bidders.

The Town of Walnut is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and hereby notifies all Bidders that they 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, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability,

sexual preference, marital or veteran status, or any other legally protected status in consideration for an award.

The Town of Walnut reserves the right to reject any or all Bids or to waive any informalities in the bidding.

Bids may be held by the Town of Walnut for a period not to exceed 10 days from the date of the opening of Bids for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the qualifications of Bidders prior to awarding of the Contract.

Vicki J. Skinner, Mayor Town of Walnut

Dates of Advertisement: Wednesday, October 12, 2022 Wednesday, October 19, 2022