ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS HINDS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI HUD BEAUTIFICATION – BOLTON, MS PAVING AND SIDEWALK   General Notice Hinds County, Mississippi (Owner) is requesting Bids for the construction of the following Project:   HUD BEAUTIFICATION – BOLTON, MS - PAVING AND SIDEWALK – 72464-B Bids for the construction of the Project will be received at the Hinds County Chancery Clerk Office at 316 South President Street, Jackson, MS, 39201 until October 29, 2025, until Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 10:00 AM local time. At that time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read allowed in the Board Meeting Room, located at 316 South President Street.   The Project includes the following Work: asphalt paving, lighting, and related items.   Bids are requested for the following Contract: HUD BEAUTIFICATION – BOLTON, MS - PAVING AND SIDEWALK and related items.   The Project has an expected duration of 90 days.   Information and Bidding Documents for the Project can be found at the following designated websites: https://www.allenhoshallplanroom.com Official bid documents can be downloaded from Central Bidding at www.centralbidding.com. Electronic bids can be submitted at www.centralbidding.com. Electronic bids are due the same time and date as sealed bids. For any technical questions relating to the electronic bidding process, please contact Central Bidding at info@centralbidding.com or by calling 225-810-4814.   Bidding Documents may be downloaded from the designated website. Prospective Bidders are urged to register with the designated website as a plan holder, even if Bidding Documents are obtained from a plan room or source other than the designated website in either electronic or paper format. The designated website will be updated periodically with addenda, lists of registered plan holders, reports, and other information relevant to submitting a Bid for the Project. All official notifications, addenda, and other Bidding Documents will be offered only through the designated website. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the designated website.   A copy of the plans and specifications may be examined at: the office of the Engineer, Allen & Hoshall, 1675 Lakeland Drive, Suite 207, Jackson, Mississippi, 39216 and at the Hinds County Chancery Clerks Office, 316 South President Street, Jackson, MS 39201.   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 5% of the total bid price, as a guarantee that if the bid is accepted, the Bidder will enter into a contract and execute the Performance and Payment Bonds in the form and within the time specified.   The successful Bidder will be required to execute a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond, each in the amount of 100% of the Contract, issued by a Surety Company licensed to operate in the State and shall be named in the current list of "Companies Holding Certificates of Authority as Acceptable Sureties on Federal Bonds and as Acceptable Reinsuring Companies" as published in Circular 570 (amended) by the Audit Staff Bureau of Accounts, U.S. Treasury Department.   Each Bidder shall have a Certificate of Responsibility to bid on contracts for public projects in which the bid price exceeds $50,000.00 and for private projects in which the bid price exceeds $100,000.00 as required by the laws of the State of Mississippi. Each Bidder shall show on the outside of the envelope containing his bid: his current certificate of responsibility number and expiration date or if applicable, a statement certifying that the bid enclosed does not exceed $50,000.00 for a public project or $100,000.00 for a private project. Failure to show these items on the outside of the envelope containing the bid will result in the bid being returned to Bidder unopened.   No Bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of sixty (60) days after the date of actual bid opening, without Owner's consent.   Funding for the project is through a HUD Grant. The contractor shall conform to the grant requirements.   The construction bid will be awarded on Monday, November 3, 2025, at the regularly scheduled meeting of the Hinds County Board of Supervisors. The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m.   Hinds County, Mississippi reserves the right to reject any or all proposals received, to waive any informalities in the bids received, and to accept any proposal which is deemed most favorable to Hinds County, Mississippi.   This Advertisement is issued by: Owner: Hinds County, Mississippi Board of Supervisors September 25, 2025 and October 2, 2025 #11681518