PUBLIC NOTICE
INVITATION FOR BIDS
ADAMS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP)
Project No. C011
(Upper Kingston Road)
Award Number: NR254423XXXXC011
Sealed bids are called by the Board of Supervisors of ADAMS COUNTY, Mississippi until 10 a.m., on March 16, 2026 at the Adams County Board of Supervisors, 314 State Street, Natchez, MS for supplying all labor and materials necessary for the proposed EWP Project No. C011 work (described here under) to be carried out with funding from National Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) and supplemental funds from the Adams County.
Bidders must be qualified under Mississippi Law and have a Certificate of Responsibility issued by the Mississippi State Board of Public Contractors.
The project consists of slope stabilization, construction of earthen berms, slope grading, and constructing a rip rap ditch. All works shall be carried out as per Standard Specification for State Aid Road and Bridge Construction of the Mississippi Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration.
The entire project must be completed within 30 calendar days and the liquidated damages will be $200 per consecutive calendar day past the approved completion date.
Submitted Bids will be publicly opened in the Adams County Board Meeting at 10:00 a.m., Monday, March 16, 2026.
Copies of the drawings and specification, including the contract Documents may be obtained from the office of IMS Engineers., 126 E. Amite Street, Jackson, Mississippi 39201, upon payment of $
100.00 (One Hundred Dollars only) for each set, none of which is refundable. The payment shall be in form of certified banker check in favor of IMS Engineers, Jackson, MS. If the bid documents shall be mailed, an additional $
10.00 is required for covering the mailing charges. Bids will be mailed through first class mail on the second working day after receiving the payment. Neither IMS Engineers nor the ADAMS COUNTY is responsible or liable for any delays in mail deliveries. Please contact George Ford at IMS Engineers via email (
gford@imsengineers.com) to schedule a date and time to purchase plans and specifications.
Bids shall be submitted in duplicate only upon the blank bid forms provided with the specifications and must be accompanied by Bid Security in the form of Certified Check or acceptable Bid Bond in the amount equal to at least five percent (5%) of the Base Bid. Such security to be forfeited as liquidated damages, not penalty, by any bidder who fails to carry out the terms of the bid, execute contract and post-performance bond in the form and amount within the specified time.
Bids for submission shall be labeled as follows on the outer cover
Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Project: C011
(Upper Kingston Road)
Award Number: Award Number: NR254423XXXXC011
The project is being carried out by the Adams County with funding from National Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) and supplemental funds from the Adams County. All requirements under the program that are imposed on the Adams County (as the Grantee) by NRCS (the Grantor) are applicable to this project and the Contractor shall abide by all requirements as those required by the Grantee. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive informalities. Bids on the Project must be received on or before the period scheduled for the Project and no bid can be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for the Project for a period of sixty (60) days.
Natchez Democrat:
Feb. 18 and 25, 2026
BIDS/NO. C011