SECTION 001113
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Sealed bids for the construction of an erosion control project as part of the USDA Emergency Watershed
Protection Program will be received by the Board of Supervisors for Yazoo County at 211 East Broadway
St.#1/2, Yazoo City, Mississippi, 39194, until 10:00 A.M., January 8, 2026, and shortly thereafter publicly
opened and read aloud. Electronic bids will be received at www.centralbidding.com. Bids received after
this time will not be accepted and will be returned unopened. All bids shall be clearly marked
“EMERGENCY WATERSHED PROTECTION, YAZOO COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI – DSR 5321 – 424
TINSLEY ROAD SITE” with the date and time of the bid opening on the outside of the sealed envelope.
Each bidder shall write his Certificate of Responsibility number and Mississippi License number on the
outside of the sealed envelope containing his bid.
A Pre-Bid Meeting will be held on December 16, 2025, at 10:00 AM. The meeting will be held at
McMaster & Associates, Inc. located at 212 Waterford Square, Suite 300, Madison, MS. 39110.
Yazoo County hereby notifies all Bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into
pursuant to this notice, disadvantaged, and women's business enterprises will be afforded the 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.
Contract Time is 90 consecutive calendar days.
The award, if made, will be made to the lowest qualified bidder on the basis of the published quantities.
The Board of Supervisors for Yazoo County, Mississippi reserves the right to reject any and all bids and
to waive any informalities or irregularities in the bids received.
Bidders must be qualified under Mississippi Law and show a current Certificate of Responsibility issued
by the Mississippi Board of Public Contractors establishing classification as to the value and type of
construction work on which he is authorized to bid.
Plans and Contract Documents are on file at McMaster & Associates Inc., County Engineer for Yazoo
County, located in the City of Madison which may be secured upon payment of $100 for Plans and
Proposal, none of which is refundable (Please call in advance: 601-605-1090). Plans and Contract
Documents may also be downloaded from www.centralbidding.com.
Each bid shall be accompanied by a Certified Check on a solvent bank or a Bidder’s Bond issued by a
Surety Company licensed to operate in the State of Mississippi, in the amount of five (5) percent of his
bid, payable to Yazoo County, Mississippi as bid security. The successful Bidder will be required to
execute a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond, each in the amount of 100 percent of the Contract,
issued by a Surety company licensed to operate in the State of Mississippi. Bidders shall submit a current
financial statement if requested by the County. Attorneys-in-fact who sign Payment Bonds must file with
each bond a certified and effective dated copy of their Power of Attorney.
The bidder shall guarantee to hold his bid good and may not withdraw his bid for a period of 60 calendar
days after the scheduled closing time for receiving bids.
Publication Dates:
December 3, 2025
December 10, 2025
Joseph Thomas, Jr., President
Yazoo County Board of Supervisors
MA 10/2025
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