OFFICE OF STATE AID ROAD CONSTRUCTION MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND HINDS COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SECTION 900   NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS:   Sealed bids will be received by the Chancery Clerk’s office of Hinds County, Mississippi at 316 South President Street, Jackson, Mississippi 39201 until 10:00 a.m. on the 15th day of April 2026 and shortly thereafter publicly opened for the construction of 0.086 miles of BRIDGE & APPROACHES on the Learned Oakley Road being known as Local System Bridge Program (LSBP) Project No. LSBP-25(60) in Hinds County Mississippi.   PRINCIPAL ITEMS OF WORK ARE APPROXIMATELY AS FOLLOWS:                  ROADWAY ITEMS: MOBILIZATION                                                    1,000     LS  CLEARING AND GRUBBING                              1.000      LS REMOVAL OF PRECAST CONCRETE BRIDGE    @ Sta. 12+98.31                                               1.000     UN REMOVAL OF ASPHALT PAVEMENT              687.000    SY UNCLASSIFIED EXCAVATION (FM)               405.000     CY BORROW EXCAVATION (F.M.E.)   (CONTRACTOR FURNISHED) (CLASS 9 )     913.000  CY CRUSHED STONE (SIZE 610)                        426.000  TON 24" CORRUGATED POLYETHYLENE PIPE      32.000    LF RIGHT-OF-WAY MARKERS (TYPE II )               9.000     EA MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC                             1.000    LS ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION SIGNS             0.000    SF REFLECTORIZED TRAFFIC OBJECT   MARKER (ENCAPSULATED LENS) (TYPE 3 )   4.000  EA        EROSION CONTROL ITEMS: AGRICULTURAL LIMESTONE                            1.200   TON COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER ( 13:13:13 )            0.600   TON SEEDING                                                             0.600    AC VEGETATIVE MATERIALS FOR MULCH           1.800  TON TEMPORARY SILT FENCE (TYPE II )     (AOS 0.15 - 0.84 )                                       1,063.000  LF WATTLES, 20"                                                    300.000  LF              BRIDGE ITEMS: TEST PILE                                                              2.000  EA CONVENTIONAL STATIC PILE LOAD TEST        0.000   EA 14" PRESTRESSED CONCRETE PILING          940.000  LF 18" PRE-FORMED PILE HOLES                        200.000  LF 40' PRECAST CONCRETE SLAB UNIT,      3.5 ' INTERIOR                                                18.000  EA 40' PRECAST CONCRETE SLAB UNIT,     3.5 ' EXTERIOR                                                  6.000  EA PRECAST CONCRETE BARRIER RAIL            240.000   LF 31.33' PRECAST CONCRETE CAP,   INTERMEDIATE UNIT (CONCRETE PILE)          2.000  EA 31.00' PRECAST CONCRETE CAP,   END UNIT (CONCRETE PILE)                             2.000  EA 9.25' PRECAST CONCRETE WING                      4.000   EA LOOSE RIPRAP, 300 LB.                                861.000   TON GEOTEXTILE UNDER RIP RAP   (TYPE V)(AOS < 0.43) (NON-WOVEN)        1,630.000   SY   CONTRACT TIME: 60 Working Days   BASIS OF AWARD   The award, if made, will be to the lowest qualified bidder on the basis of published quantities.   The Board of Supervisors hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprise 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.   PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS are on file in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Hinds County, Eddie Jean Carr, Second Floor, Chancery Court Building, 316 South President Street, Jackson, Mississippi 39201, the County Engineer’s office, IMS, 126 East Amite Street, Jackson, Mississippi 39201, and the Office of the State Aid Engineer, 412 Woodrow Wilson Avenue, Jackson, Mississippi. This project shall be constructed in accordance with the latest edition of the Mississippi Standard Specifications for State Aid Road and Bridge Construction.   PLANS AND PROPOSALS may be secured from Tommy Avant, County LSBP Engineer for Hinds County, Mississippi, IMS, 126 East Amite Street, Jackson, Mississippi 39201. The cost is one hundred and fifty dollars ($150.00) for plans and proposal, non-refundable.   Certified check or bid bond for five percent (5%) of the total bid, made payable to Hinds County and the State of Mississippi must accompany each proposal.   Bids must be hand delivered, or otherwise physically delivered by public or private couriers or delivery service, including but not limited to U.S. Postal Service, Certified Mail with return receipt requested, United Parcel Service, Federal Express, or by any other delivery method wherein receipt of said bids must be acknowledged, in writing, by the addressee to the Hinds County Chancery Clerk, Eddie Jean Carr, attention, Emily Bradley, Second Floor, Chancery Court Building, 316 South President Street, Jackson, Mississippi 39201 or P.O. Box 686, Jackson, Mississippi 39205.   Bidders are hereby notified that any proposal accompanied by letters qualifying in any manner the condition under which the proposal is tendered will be considered an irregular bid and such proposal will not be considered in making the award.                      Robert Graham, President                      Hinds County Board of Supervisors                      Eddie Jean Carr                      Chancery Clerk                      By: Emily Bradley, D.C. March 13, 20, 2026 # 12156270