SECTION 00 11 13 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS   LAKE OKHISSA ENTRANCE ROAD – CPF GRANT B-23-CP-MS-0916 PIKE COUNTY, MS   General Notice:   The Scenic Rivers Development Alliance (Owner) is requesting Bids for the construction of the following Project:   LAKE OKHISSA ENTRANCE ROAD – CPF GRANT B-23-CP-MS-0916   Bids for the construction of the Project will be received at the Office of the Scenic Rivers Development Alliance located at 701 S. Magnolia Street, McComb, MS 39648, until December 11, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. local time and will be publicly opened and read.   The Project includes the following Work:     Roadway construction.   Bids are requested for the following Contract: LAKE OKHISSA ENTRANCE ROAD – CPF GRANT B-23-CP-MS-0916   Obtaining the Bidding Documents:   Information and Bidding Documents for the Project can be found at the following designated website:   www.neel-schafferplans.com   Bidding Documents may be downloaded from the designated website. Prospective Bidders must register with the designated website as a plan holder. All plan holders are required to have a valid email address for registration. 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. All bid documents must be purchased through the website. The cost of bid documents is non-refundable. For information regarding online orders for the purchase of original paper copies and the website registration, please contact Plan House Printing at 228-248-0181. For information regarding this project, contact Neel-Schaffer’s office at 228-696-2649 in Pascagoula, Mississippi.   For an electronic bid, documents can be downloaded from Plan House Printing. Electronic bids shall be submitted at www.neel-schafferplans.com. For any questions relating to the electronic bidding process, please call Plan House Printing at 662-407-0193.   “Mississippi Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, 2017 Edition” as referred to herein may be purchased from the Mississippi Department of Transportation.   A Pre-Bid Conference will not be held.   Instructions to Bidders. For all further requirements regarding bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents.   Funding Requirements. This project is funded fully or partially with Federal funds provided through Mississippi Development Authority, utilizing Supplemental Community Development Block Grant Funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development; the successful bidder must comply with all applicable federal, state and local requirements contained in the Contract Documents, including but not limited to Section 3, Davis-Bacon Federal Wage Regulations, E-Verify, etc., as identified in the bid proposal packet as “HUD Contract Provisions for Construction Contracts”. All Women and Minority and Section 3 Contractors are encouraged to apply.   Section 3: This project is covered by the requirements of Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. § 1701u) (“Section 3”). Section 3 requires that when employment or contracting opportunities are generated by HUD-funded projects, preference is given to low to very low-income persons and businesses residing in the community where the project is located. Section 3 businesses are encouraged to submit a bid as any responsive, responsible bidder that qualifies as a Section 3 Business Concern will be given a preference during evaluation. A bidder selected for this Project will be responsible for ensuring compliance with all Section 3 requirements including, but not limited to, the hiring and contracting decisions made on the Project.   AWARD OF CONTRACT: All bidders are required to demonstrate commitment to the achievement of the Scenic Rivers Development Alliance’s Section 3 goals in one of the following two ways:   (1) A bidder must certify as a Section 3 business concern; or   (2) A bidder must provide a Section 3 plan detailing how the bidder will meet the required Section 3 subcontracting goal of providing subcontracting opportunities to Section 3 business concerns in an amount not less than 10% of the total contract amount. In the subcontracting plan, the bidder should include the necessary number of Section 3 business subcontractors to meet or exceed the goal for this contract. The plan should also clearly state the total dollar value that will be self-performed and the total dollar value which will be subcontracted to Section 3 Business Concerns; providing for each listed Section 3 Business Concern a fully completed Section 3 Business Certification form including the company name, address, contact person, telephone number, and e-mail address; the amount to be performed/subcontracted; the scope of work to be performed; and the anticipated timeframe for performance of the work.   If a bid is submitted without satisfying one of the two requirements set forth above, then that bid will be deemed non-responsive and rejected;provided, however, that in the event the Contractor, itself, is a Section 3 Business Concern and provides the requisite documentation in support thereof, such bidder will be encouraged, but not required to extend subcontracting opportunities to Section 3 Business Concerns as contemplated by this provision.   The Contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, subject to the preference for a Section 3 Business Concern as set forth below.   Section 3 preference and evaluation of bid: An award shall be made to the qualified section 3 business concern with the highest priority ranking and with the lowest responsive bid if that bid—   (A) is within the maximum total contract price established in the contracting party’s budget for the specific project for which bids are being taken, and   (B) is not more than ‘‘X’’ higher than the total bid price of the lowest responsive bid from any responsible bidder. ‘‘X’’ is determined as follows:   X=lesser of:   When the lowest responsive bid is less than $100,000 .......... 10% of that bid or $9,000.   When the lowest responsive bid is: At least $100,000, but less than $200,000 .......................... 9% of that bid, or $16,000. At least $200,000, but less than $300,000 .......................... 8% of that bid, or $21,000. At least $300,000, but less than $400,000 .......................... 7% of that bid, or $24,000. At least $400,000, but less than $500,000 .......................... 6% of that bid, or $25,000. At least $500,000, but less than $1 million .......................... 5% of that bid, or $40,000. At least $1 million, but less than $2 million ......................... 4% of that bid, or $60,000. At least $2 million, but less than $4 million ......................... 3% of that bid, or $80,000. At least $4 million, but less than $7 million ......................... 2% of that bid, or $105,000. $7 million or more ................. 11/2% of the lowest responsive bid, with no dollar limit.   Section 3 Project Plan and any other Section 3 Forms   The Section 3 forms listed below must be completed and submitted with each bid. If a bidder fails to include any one of these completed forms, then that bidder’s bid will be considered non-responsive and will be rejected. Section 3 Submission: NOTE: Section 3 Forms and Definitions are located in Attachment B of this document   (a) A completed Section 3 Business Concern Certification. If a Contractor has previously certified as a Section 3 Business on a different contract, Contractor must recertify with each specific bid. If seeking the preference for Section 3 Business Concerns, all backup documentation must be submitted with the Section 3 Business Concern Certification (i.e. employee roster, Section 3 Resident Certification Forms, or, as applicable, other substantiating documentation demonstrating status as a Section 3 Business Concern). A Section 3 Business Concern is a business that can provide evidence supporting that it meets one of the following thresholds:      i. The business is 51 percent or more owned by Section 3 residents; or      ii. At least 30 percent of the business’ permanent, full-time employees are currently Section 3 residents, or within three years of the date of first employment with the business were Section 3 residents; or      iii. The business provides evidence demonstrating a commitment to subcontract in excess of 25 percent of the dollar award of all subcontracts to be awarded to business concerns that meet either of the qualifications in the above two paragraphs.   (Note: A Section 3 resident is a public housing resident or an individual who resides in the metropolitan area, or non-metropolitan County, in which the proposed contract will be performed and who is defined by HUD as low-income (meaning his or her annual income does not exceed 80% of the area median income, based on household size). See the Definitions contained in the Section 3 Forms and 24 CFR § 135.5.   (b) A completed Section 3 Project Plan expressing the contractor’s agreement to comply with all Section 3 requirements in the employment and subcontracting opportunities created by the Project.   (c) The portion of the work which will be done by subcontractors. **All subcontracts must be bid pursuant to 24 C.F.R. Part 85.36 and the procurement laws of the State of Mississippi. **All bidders on subcontracts must identify their eligibility for a Section 3 preference, if applicable, using the Section 3 forms identified above.   NOTE: If a bidder seeks a Section 3 preference because it is 51 percent or more owned by Section 3 Residents, then that bidder must submit documentation demonstrating such ownership. For example, if the bidder is a limited liability company, it may submit an operating agreement identifying the owners of the business and their respective membership interests.   If a bidder seeks a Section 3 preference because 30% of its full-time employees are Section 3 Residents, then that bidder must—in addition to the Section 3 Business Concern Certification and Section 3 Project Plan listed above—submit a current employee roster (a) listing all full-time employees and the dates on which they were hired and (b) identifying which employees are Section 3 Residents. For each Section 3 Resident so identified, the bidder must then submit a completed and signed Section 3 Resident Certification demonstrating that the employee is currently a Section 3 Resident or was a Section 3 Resident within 3 years of the date of his or her first employment with the bidder.   And, if a bidder seeks a Section 3 preference because it plans to subcontract in excess of 25 percent of the total amount of subcontracts to Section 3 Business Concerns, then it must (a) identify each Section 3 subcontractor and (b) demonstrate that each Section 3 subcontractor is in fact a Section 3 Business Concern using the documentation methods identified above.   This Advertisement is issued by:   Owner: Scenic Rivers Development Alliance By:       Joseph Parker Title:    Executive Director Date: 11/11/2025,11/17/2025        11823338