Reverse Auction Information   NOTICE TO BIDDERS FOR ONE (1) OR MORE NEW AUTOMATED SIDE LOADER REFUSE COLLECTION GARBAGE BODY AND TRUCK CAB/CHASSIS. BID SPECIFICATIONS (NO PRICES)   BID NUMBER 26-001   Pursuant to an order of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of The City of Canton, Mississippi, duly adopted, notice is hereby given that said Board will receive competitive sealed bids for the purchase of the following:   ONE (1) OR MORE NEW AUTOMATED SIDE LOADER REFUSE COLLECTION SIDE LOADER AND CHASSIS SANITATION GARBAGE BODY TRUCK.   UN-PRICED BID PROPOSALS will be accepted until the hour of 4:00 PM, local time, on FRIDAY, February 6, 2026 in sealed envelopes clearly marked SEALED BID FOR AUTOMOTATED SIDE LOADER REFUSE GARBAGE BODY, at Canton City Hall located at 226 East Peace Street, Canton, MS, 39046 or by electronic bid submission at www.centralbidding.com. Submissions will be evaluated and vendors submitting acceptable offers will be invited to submit priced bids during the electronic reverse auction. [The City of Canton is not responsible for any paper bids not received in City Hall by February 6, 2026, via any act of nature, or via means of chosen delivery by the bidder].   Bidding will be held by electronic reverse auction at 10:00 AM, local time, on FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2026. Electronic reverse auction bids can be submitted at www.centralbidding.com. Please contact Central Bidding at 225-810-4814 if you have any questions relating to the electronic bidding process. [While proposals may be submitted via electronic or in person, only electronic bids will be accepted for the reverse auction process].   Details and specifications are on file in the office of the City Clerk and copies and information may be obtained from the City Clerk, Dr. Chuconna Anderson, at 601-859-4331, canderson@cantonms.gov. The Specifications and Contract Documents may also be downloaded at www.centralbidding.com for a fee. All bids must comply with the specifications provided. The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to waive any informalities and to accept all or any part of any bids or proposals as they deem to be in the best interest of said City, and to revise and amend specifications as provided by law. The City reserves the right to utilize “anti-sniping” for reverse auctions. Anti-sniping is a tool that automatically extends the bid time for reverse auction by five (5) minutes if a vendor places a bid in the final five (5) minutes of the reverse auction. The anti-sniping effect will auto extend the reverse auction bid time any time a bid is placed in the last five (5) minutes of the reverse auction and can auto extend the reverse auction multiple times until the bidding on the reverse auction ends. In addition, the City of Canton reserves the right to amend the reverse auction deadline, if necessary, until a reasonable and un-prejudicial time after the current auction. In the event that said auction deadline is amended, all bidders known to have received an invitation to bid from their proposal by way of notice or request, will therefore be notified of the amended auction deadline.   Proposal Deadline: February 6, 2026 Reverse Auction Deadline: February 13, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Publication Dates (Clarion Ledger and Madison County Journal): 01/15, 01/22/2026 #11977232