ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS   Sealed bids will be received by the Mayor and Aldermen of The City of Vicksburg, Mississippi, until 9:00 a.m., local time, October 24, 2025 at the City Clerk’s Office and shortly thereafter opened and read aloud by the Board of Mayor and Alderman of the City of Vicksburg, Mississippi in Board meeting at 10:00 a.m., local time, October 24, 2025 for the proper removal and legal disposal or recycling of waste materials at the former US Rubber Recycling Site at 2000 Rubber Way in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Electronic bids can be submitted at www.centralbidding.com. Official bid documents can be downloaded from Central Bidding. Electronic bids are due the same time and date as sealed bids. For any questions relating to the electronic bidding process, please call 225-810-4814.   Bidders are cautioned that the City Clerk does not receive the daily U.S. Mail on or before 9:00 a.m. Bids will be time-stamped upon receipt according to the City Clerk’s time clock.   Bidders must be qualified under Mississippi State law and possess a Certificate of Responsibility issued by the Mississippi State Board of Public Contractors. All contractors which perform, or offer to perform, any waste tire collection, processing, hauling, or disposal activities under Title 11, Part 4, Chapter 4 of the Mississippi Nonhazardous Solid Waste Management Regulations must have certification from the Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality.   A mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held on October 1, 2025, at 9:00 am CST, at the project site. The buildings have been abandoned, and debris is scattered throughout the facilities. Bidders should provide their own personal protective equipment (PPE) as necessary to access the facilities.   The Mayor and Board of Alderman of the City of Vicksburg, Mississippi hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively assure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises/woman business enterprises will be afforded 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. All contractors which perform, or offer to perform, cleanup activities under this solicitation must comply with all applicable federal and state laws, including the Davis-Bacon Act which requires payment of the prevailing wage rate for construction projects, including cleanup activities, and shall include provision of applicable required contract clauses as prescribed in 29 CFR 5.5.   Plans, specifications and bidding documents are on file and open to public inspection at the office of City Clerk of Vicksburg. One (1) copy of the Plans, Specifications, and Bidding Documents may be procured upon payment of $50.00 (by cash or check made payable to PPM Consultants, Inc.) from PPM Consultants Inc., 289 Commerce Park Drive, Suite D, Ridgeland, Mississippi 39157 or obtained by Central Bidding. The payment is non-refundable.   Each bidder must deposit with his proposal a Bid Bond or Certified Check in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total bid payable to the City of Vicksburg as bid security. The successful bidder shall furnish a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond each in the amount of 100% of the contract amount awarded. All bonds shall be submitted on AIA forms, latest revisions.   Bidders shall also submit a current financial statement if requested by The City of Vicksburg. Attorneys-in-fact who sign Bid Bonds or Payment Bonds and Performance Bonds must file with each bond a certified and effective dated copy of their power of attorney.   Proposals shall be submitted as a whole, sealed and deposited, with The City of Vicksburg prior to the hour and date above designated.   Each bidder shall write his Certificate of Responsibility number on the outside of the sealed envelope containing his proposal. For bids less than $50,000, a Certificate of Responsibility is not required. Bidder shall note on the outside of the envelope containing the bid that the “bid is less than $50,000, CR No. not required”. If the Bid is submitted electronically, the requirement for including a Certificate of Responsibility, or a statement that the bid enclosed does not exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), on the exterior of the bid envelope as indicated in   Section 31-3-21(1) and (2) of Mississippi State law shall be deemed in compliance with by including same as an attachment with the electronic bid submittal.   Deborah A. Kaiser-Nickson, City Clerk City of Vicksburg   Publication Dates: 09/17/2025, 09/24/2025 #11640364