NOTICE TO BIDDERS
DRAINAGE IMRPOVEMENTS
CATHEDRAL SCHOOL AND PURNELL STREET
The City of Natchez, Mississippi will receive bids for the Drainage Improvements at Cathedral School and Purnell
Street, no later than 10:00 A.M. local time, on April 21, 2026, in the office of the City Clerk, 124 South Pearl
Street, Natchez, MS 39120 at which time said bids will be publicly opened, read aloud and thereafter taken under
advisement until the next meeting of the Natchez Mayor and Board of Alderman. The work is being funded by the
City of Natchez. No state and or federal funds are being utilized.
The work shall consist of the construction of drainage infrastructure to protect a public street including
clearing and grubbing, earthwork, replacement of storm sewer, riprap, and grassing. The scope of work is more
thoroughly prepared in the contract drawings.
The above general outline of features of the work does not in any way limit the responsibility of the
contractor to perform all work and furnish all plant, labor, equipment, and materials required by the specifications
and the drawings referred to therein. The contract time for this project is 30 calendar days.
The Contract Documents are on file and may be examined at the following locations:
1. Office of the City Clerk in City Hall, 124 S. Pearl St., Natchez, Mississippi 39120
2. Waycaster Dungan Architecture and Engineering, 101 S. Shields Lane, Natchez, Mississippi
39120.
Contract Documents are available for viewing and obtaining at www.waycasterdunganplanroom.com
Documents are non-refundable and must be purchased through the website to be on the official plan holders list.
For questions regarding website accessibility or obtaining bid documents, please contact Plan House Bidding at
662-407-0193.
Bid Bond Security/Guarantee in the amount of 5% of total bid will be required in Contracts
exceeding $25,000. One hundred percent (100%) Performance and Payment Bond will be required.
Licensing and other certifications of qualifications will be required as specified in the contract documents. Where
applicable, the foregoing certificate number must be indicated on the exterior of the sealed bid envelope before it
is opened.
The proposal and required documents shall be submitted in a sealed envelope and deposited with the City
Clerk, 124 S. Pearl St., Natchez, Mississippi 39120 prior to the hour and date above designated. Bidders may
not withdraw their bid within sixty (60) days after the date of the actual bid opening without consent of the
City of Natchez.
Work to be performed shall be in accordance with the current Standard Specifications for State Aid Road
and Bridge Construction, unless otherwise noted in these specifications.
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.
Bids may be withheld by the Owner for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days from the date of the opening
of the bids for the purpose of bid review and investigation of the bidder's qualifications, prior to award of the
contract.
The City of Natchez reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive any informalities, to negotiate
with the lowest and best bidder to reduce the bid price to come within the funds allocated for the work, to reduce
the job in order to stay within available funding or as desirable in the discretion of the Board of Aldermen, and to
accept bids by classes and/or groups, if applicable, all as set forth and in accordance with applicable laws,
regulations, and ordinances.
Dan M. Gibson, Mayor
Megan McKenzie, City Clerk