Final Advertisement-Replacement of Water Meters Project 2024 -AM

Location:	Mississippi
Posted:	Dec 3, 2025
Due:	Jan 23, 2026
Agency:	State Government of Mississippi
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	Z - Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property
Solicitation No:	193-20251121103501 Vicksburg
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Procurement Details

Smart Number	193-20251121103501 Vicksburg	Advertised Date	12/03/2025 12:00 AM
RFx #	3170034470	Submission Date	01/23/2026 9:00 AM
RFx Status	Open	Major Procurement Category	CONSTRUCTION
RFx Opening Date	N/A	Sub Procurement Category	CONSTRUCTION - SERVICES
RFx Type	MDA - RFx
Agency	MPTAP
RFx Description	Pre-bid Conference: Date & Time: 1/7/2026 10:00 AM Description: An optional Pre-Bid Conference Meeting will be held at 10:00 a.m., January 7 , 2026, online utilizing GoToMeeting and can be accessed at https://meet.goto.com/720511797, or by phone at +1

RFx Items

PRODUCT CATEGORY	PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
89044	SewageTreatwatrmeter

Awarded

VENDOR NAME

VENDOR NUMBER

AWARD DATE

AWARD AMOUNT

FUNDING SOURCE

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Final Advertisement-Replacement of Water Meters Project 2024 -AM

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SECTION 00090

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

CITY OF VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI

REPLACEMENT OF WATER METERS PROJECT 2024 – AMI METER PARTS

The City of Vicksburg, Mississippi, will receive bids/proposals for the water meter parts to replace existing

water meters in the City. Request for Bids/Proposals will be received at the City of Vicksburg City Clerk’s

Office located on the 2nd Floor of City Hall at 1401 Walnut Street, Post Office Box 150, Vicksburg, Mississippi

39180, until 9:00 A.M., Local Time, on January 23, 2026. All RFP’s received will be publicly opened and read

aloud by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Vicksburg, Mississippi in the Board meeting at 10:00

a.m. on January 23, 2026 which will be held at the Robert M. Walker City Hall Annex Building located at 1415

Walnut Street, Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180. All bids will be received and taken under advisement.

Bidders/Proposers are cautioned that the City Clerk does not receive the Daily U.S. Mail on or before 9:00 a.m.

Bids will be time-stamped upon receipt according to the City Clerk’s time clock.

The Project includes the furnishing of specified meters, software, hardware, and radios 100% compatible with

the Current Sensus Flexnet water & Gas Meter reading system as part of the project to remove the City’s

existing water meters and replace with AMI water meter system that is fully compatible with the current

billing and finance software system. Meter transmitters will only be replaced as needed to bring the system

to acceptable standards. The meters & Transmitters will be supplied to the installers based on the schedule

approved and will also be an annual contract to purchase new meters as needed. These additional parts will

also be provided to the City.

Owner invites A Unit Price Proposal for the project and Annual Term contract for purchase of meter parts.

Number of Meter Parts Required for the Project is shown below in U.S.,

UTILITY QUOTATION

CITY OF VICKSBURG

PART

NO.

DESCRIPTION

DOMESTIC

PVC

1/2 PVC SCH40 PIPE SWB 20’

3/4 PVC SCH40 PIPE SWB 20’

3/4 SCH40 FE ADP HXF 435-007

CITY OF VICKSBURG

QUANTITY UNIT UNIT EXTENSION

PRICE

5000

10,000

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3/4 X 1/2 PVC BU SXFIPT 438-101 10,000

3/4 PVC SCH40 CPLG HXH 429-007 10,000

GALVANIZED

1/2 XCL STD GALV STL CW NIP

10,000

ANV 3/4 X 1/2 GALV 300 STL HEX 10,000

BUSHING

BRASS

C21-11-NL 1/2 CPLG FLARE/FLIP 10,000

B13-211W-NL1/2X5/8 BALL MTR 10,000

VLV FIPTXMNUT LW NO LEAD

100

C14-33-G-NL 3/4 BRS FEM ADPT 10,000

FIPTXGJ CTS NO LEAD

110

C14-11-NL 1/2 BRS FEM ADPT

10,000

FIPTXPJ CTS NO LEAD

120

A23-NL 5/8 X 3/4 TO 3/4 METER 10,000

ADAPTER EACH - NO LEAD

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 parts, labor, equipment and materials required by the

specifications and the drawings referred to therein.

The City of Vicksburg, Mississippi, hereby notifies all Bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any

contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, 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.

The award of this contract will be contingent upon the Contractor satisfying ANY DBE/WBE requirements.

The Contract Documents are on file and may be examined at the following locations:

1. City of Vicksburg City Clerk’s Office located on the 2nd Floor of City Hall at 1401 Walnut Street, Post

Office Box 150, Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180, .

2. Engineering Xcellence with Kris Riemann & Associates, PLLC., 3103 5th Avenue, Suite B, Gulfport, MS

39501 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

CITY OF VICKSBURG

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All documents required for bidding purposes may be obtained from Engineering Xcellence with Kris Riemann

& Associates, PLLC. located at 3103 5th Avenue, Suite B, Gulfport, Mississippi 39501 upon payment of $100.00

for each set of hard copy plans and specifications, which will not be refunded. Digital copies of plans and

specifications may also be obtained from the City of Vicksburg City Clerk’s Office located on the 2nd Floor of

City Hall at 1401 Walnut Street, Post Office Box 150, Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180 and Engineering Xcellence

with Kris Riemann & Associates, PLLC at No Cost. Plans and Specifications will also be available at

www.centralbidding.com at their rates.

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 percent (5%) of the total bid

price, payable to the City of Vicksburg as bid security. Bidders shall also submit a current financial statement, if

requested by the City. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and a Payment

Bond each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount.

The proposal and contract documents shall be submitted in a sealed envelope, marked “Replacement of

Water Meters Project 2024 – AMI Meter Parts” and deposited with City of Vicksburg City Clerk’s Office

located on the 2nd Floor of City Hall at 1401 Walnut Street, Post Office Box 150, Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180,

or shall be submitted at www.centralbidding.com prior to the hour and date designated above.

Official bid documents can be downloaded from www.centralbidding.com. Electronic bids and/or reverse

auction bids can be submitted at www.centralbidding.com. For any questions relating to the electronic bidding

process, please call Plan House Bidding Group at 662-407-0193.

The City is NOT responsible for bids which are mailed to the wrong address or which arrive in the mail after

the designated bid opening time. Bids may be delivered in person to the City Clerk’s Office prior to the bid

opening at the time, date and location listed above.

Questions – All questions regarding this bid must be submitted in writing to Robert K. Riemann, P.E. via email

at kris@engineeringxcellence.com or by mail to 3103 5th Avenue, Suite B., Gulfport, MS 39501 and must be

received by the end of business 5:00 p.m. CST, Monday, January 12, 2026. Please carbon copy City of

Vicksburg Public Works Project Manager Joshua Burris on any submission. His email address is

jburris@vicksburg.org or by mail to 1080 Army Navy Drive, Vicksburg, Mississippi 29180. Questions submitted

after this date will not be considered. Bidders shall provide an email address or fax number to direct the

consolidated “question and answer” document. Answers will be provided in writing and transmitted via email

or fax to all prospective bidders who are known to have requested and received a copy of the bid package.

Only answers transmitted in this manner will be considered official and valid. No negotiations, decisions, or

actions shall be initiated by any bidder as a result of any verbal discussion.

For bids exceeding $50,000.00, Bidder must indicate his Certificate of Responsibility Number on the outside of

sealed proposal as required by Mississippi Law. Effective July 1, 2010; Per MS Code 31-3-21(3); any bid

submitted by a nonresident contractor which does not include the nonresident contractor’s current state law

pertaining to such state’s treatment of nonresident contractors, shall be rejected and not considered for

award. If no such law exists in the non-resident contractor’s state, then the non-resident contractor may

provide a statement to that effect.

CITY OF VICKSBURG

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An optional Pre-Bid Conference Meeting will be held at 10:00 a.m., January 7 , 2026, online utilizing

GoToMeeting and can be accessed at https://meet.goto.com/720511797, or by phone at +1 (571)317-3122;

access code: 720-511-797. The purpose of the Pre-bid meeting is to allow potential bidders an opportunity to

present questions to staff and obtain clarification of the procurement requirements. This meeting is for all

those who have received a package. Please contract Kris Riemann, Engineering Xcellence, at

kris@engineeringxcellence.com to ask for additional personnel to be on the conference call invite list.

Attendance at the pre-bid conference is highly encouraged but is not mandatory.

Under the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA), all contracts awarded under EPA assistance agreements

(grants) in excess of $100,000 that involve the employment of mechanics or laborers require contractors and

subcontractors to comply with the overtime provisions of the Contract Wage Hours and Safety Standards Act

(CWHSSA) at 40 U.S.C. 3702 and 3704, as supplemented by Department of Labor regulations in 29 CFR Part 5

and 2 CFR 200 Appendix II(E). By accepting a contract, you agree to comply with the requirements of CWHSSA

and the DBRA Requirements for Contractors Under EPA Grants.

These requirements do not apply to the purchases of supplies or materials or articles ordinarily available on

the open market, or contracts for transportation or transmission of intelligence. For the purposes of this

provision, the terms “laborers and mechanics” include watchpersons and guards.

The project will be awarded to the lowest and best proposer. However, the City of Vicksburg reserves the right

to accept or reject any or all proposals or to waive any informality or irregularities in the bids received.

The successful bidder must adhere to the City’s policy concerning non-discrimination without regard to race,

creed, color, age, sex, national origin or handicap.

No bidder may withdraw his bid within ninety (90) days after the actual date of the opening thereof.

Direct contact with any City employee, GRC Commissioners, including Administration and Board of Mayor

and Aldermen, on the subject of this proposal is strictly forbidden. Violation of this paragraph will result in

disqualification of your submission.

Published by order of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Vicksburg; this the 25th day of

November 2025

/s/Deborah A. Kaiser-Nickson

Deborah A. Kaiser-Nickson

Publication Dates:

December 3, 2025

December 10, 2025

CITY OF VICKSBURG

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