OFFICE OF STATE AID ROAD CONSTRUCTION
                   MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                     AND
                       WARREN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS                       

                                 SECTION 900
                                

    NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS:
   

    Sealed  bids  will  be  received  by  the  Board  of  Supervisors  of Warren County,
    Mississippi at the Warren County Courthouse, Vicksburg, Mississippi, until 10:00  am
    on  the  20th  day  of  April, 2015 and shortly thereafter publicly opened for the
    construction of 0.000 miles of FERRY BOAT MAINTENANCE & MINOR REPAIRS  SANDBLASTING,
    PAINTING,  AND  PURCHASE  OF  BOAT  MOTORS  on  the KING POINT ISLAND being known as
    Project No. FBD-0075(27)BO in Warren County, Mississippi.

             PRINCIPAL ITEMS OF WORK ARE APPROXIMATELY AS FOLLOWS:
             

              ITEM                                    QUANTITY          UNIT
    
    BASE BID ITEMS:
    

    MOBILIZATION                                      LUMP SUM             LS    
    TOWBOAT ENGINE ASSEMBLIES                         LUMP SUM             LS    
    GEARBOX ENGINE ASSEMBLIES                         LUMP SUM             LS    
    PROPELLER ASSEMBLIES                              LUMP SUM             LS    

    ADDITIONAL WORK 1 ITEMS:
    

    FERRY BARGE EXTERIOR SANDBLASTING                 LUMP SUM             LS    
    AND PAINTING ASSEMBLY              

    ADDITIONAL WORK 2 ITEMS:
   

    FERRY BOAT EXTERIOR SANDBLASTING                  LUMP SUM             LS    
    AND PAINTING ASSEMBLY              

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                                                PROJECT NO. FBD-0075(27)BO
                                                             WARREN COUNTY

    NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS:
    
    CONTRACT TIME:45 Calender Days

    BASIS OF AWARD
    
    The award, if made,  will be made  to the lowest  qualified bidder  on the  basis of
    published quantities.

    The attention of the  BIDDER  is directed to the  State and  Federal laws  governing
    selection of and employment of labor.

    MINIMUM WAGE RATES for this project have been  predetermined by the Secretary of the
    the  Department of Labor  in accordance with the requirements of Federal regulations
    governing the expenditure of FEDERAL AID  HIGHWAY FUNDS and are set out in the labor
    regulations contained in the proposal.

    The  Board of Supervisors  hereby notifies  all bidders that  it will  affirmatively
    insure that in  any contract entered  into pursuant to this advertisement,  minority
    business enterprise will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in  response to
    this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color,
    or national origin in consideration for an award.

    PLANS  AND  SPECIFICATIONS are on file in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Warren
    County, the County Engineer's office and the Office of the State Aid  Engineer,  412
    E.  Woodrow  Wilson Avenue, Jackson, Mississippi.  This project shall be constructed
    in acccordance with the latest edition of the  Mississippi  Standard  Specifications
    for State Aid Road and Bridge Construction.

    PLANS  AND  PROPOSALS  may  be  secured from John E. McKee, Jr., County Engineer for
    Warren County, Mississippi, 901 Jackson  Street,  Visckburg.    The  Cost  is  fifty
       dollars  ($50.00)  for  plans  and  fifty  dollars  ($50.00)  for  the  proposal,
    non-refundable

    Certified  check or bid bond for five percent (5%) of the total bid, made payable to
    Warren County and the State of Mississippi must accompany each proposal.

    Bidders are hereby notified  that any proposal accompanied by  letters qualifying in
    any manner the condition  under which the proposal is tendered will be considered an
    irregular bid and such proposal will not be considered in making the award.



                                                      Bill Lauderdale, President
                                                      Warren County Board of Supervisors




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