ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS   NOTICE is hereby given that the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Petal, will receive unpriced proposals for prequalifications until 10:00 a.m. on December 9, 2025, for furnishing the City’s requirements for the following:   FIRE RESCUE TOOLS CITY OF PETAL FORREST COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI   Specs may be obtained from the City of Petal, P O Box 564, 119 W 8th Avenue, Petal, Mississippi, 39465, www.cityofpetalbids.com. Unpriced proposals shall be submitted through the bid site. Responses will be reviewed and vendors meeting the requirements in the bid package qill be invited to participate in the online reverse auction, which will be held on December 16, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. Pricing will only be received by approved bidders through the online reverse auction.   BID: Battery Operated Rescue Tool Bid Package   No bid may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the reverse auction.   The lowest and best proposal received will be accepted, subject to the provisions of Section 31-7-13 of the Mississippi Code of 1972. Annotated and amended, and other applicable State law; but the Board of Aldermen reserves the right to reject any or all proposals received and to waive informalities.   PUBLISHED by Order of the Board on the 18th day of November 2025.   CITY OF PETAL   MELISSA MARTIN, CITY CLERK 11/23, 11/30/2025 #11855764