Construction of the 2025 CDBG Wastewater System Improvements

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
NOTICE is hereby given that the City of Hazlehurst, Mississippi, will receive written sealed bids until the
hour of 10:00 am local time on Thursday, June 18, 2026 at the office of the City of Hazlehurst located at
209 S. Extension Street, Hazlehurst, MS 39083 (601-894-3131) for the furnishing of all labor and materials,
and for performing all activities specified in the Contract Documents, for the construction of the 2025
CDBG Wastewater System Improvements.
A Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 10:00 am local time, on Thursday, June 4, 2026, at the office of the
City of Hazlehurst.
The project includes the installation of mechanical fine screen, generator and automatic transfer
switch. The Contract Time will be one hundred fifty (150) consecutive calendar days, and the liquidated
damages will be $540 per consecutive calendar day thereafter.
Plans, contract documents and proposal forms are on file for public inspection in the office of the
City of Hazlehurst, 209 S. Extension St., Hazlehurst, MS 39083, and in the office of the Engineer, WGK,
Inc., 204 W. Leake St., Clinton, MS 39056. All documents required for bidding purposes, including
specifications and plans, may be viewed for free at www.wgkengineersprojects.com. Documents may be
downloaded for a non-refundable charge of $75. Hard Copies are also available for ordering online for a
non-refundable fee. For questions regarding the website or online orders contact Plan House at 662-407-
0193 or admin@phbidding.com. Online bidding will only be accepted through use of the
www.wgkengineersprojects.com website.
Bids for this work will be accepted only under the name of the Bidder to whom the Contract
Documents and Addenda, if any, have been issued by the Engineer. Bids received by bidders to whom
the Contract Documents were not issued by the Engineer will be returned unopened.
State law requires a non-resident bidder to attach/include a copy of his resident state's current
law pertaining to such state's treatment of non-resident contractors with their bid. Any bid submitted by
a non-resident contractor which does not include the non-resident contractor's current state law shall be
rejected and not considered for award.
All bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at the hour of 10:00 am, local time on Thursday, June
18, 2026, at the office of the City of Hazlehurst located at 209 S. Extension Street, Hazlehurst, MS 39083,
Bids will be considered by the City of Hazlehurst at or before the next regular meeting thereof to be held
within thirty (30) days of the date of receipt of bids.
Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 requires that the City and
contractors participating in CDBG projects give opportunities for job training and employment to lower
income residents of the Section 3 area that is described as the City of Hazlehurst. Section 3 also requires
that "to the maximum extent feasible" contracts for work in connection with Section 3 covered projects
be awarded to business concerns that are located in or owned in substantial part by persons residing in
the Section 3 area.
The City of Hazlehurst reserves the right to waive any and all informalities in the bidding and to
reject any and all bids.

Notes: Publish in the Clarion Ledger and Copiah Monitor on May 20th and May 27, 2026.
Furnish bill and one proof of publication to the City of Hazlehurst, 209 S. Extension St., Hazlehurst, MS
39083.