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Sealed Bids for Pressure Tank Installation- Contract 5 will be received by Arlington
Community Water Association herein called the “Owner”, at the Office of Clearpoint
Consulting Engineers located at 1051 Jackson Road, Hattiesburg, MS 39402 until 10:30 AM,
(Local Time) on Feb 12, 2026, and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud.
The Plans, Specifications, and Contract Documents may be examined at the following locations:
1. Arlington Community Water Assoc, 47 Arlington Loop, Beaumont, MS 39423, 601-784-2055
2. Clearpoint Consulting Engineers, 1051 Jackson Rd, Hattiesburg, MS 39402, 601-261-2609.
The Bid Schedule may be examined at the following locations:
A. Mississippi Procurement Technical Assistance Program (MPTAP)
Mississippi Development Authority, Minority & Small Business Development
Woolfolk Building, 501 North West Street, Suite B 01
Jackson, MS 39201
Contact: Carlyn McGee, 601-359-3448
B. Mississippi Contract Procurement Center (Main Office)
1636 Pops Ferry Road, Suite 229
Biloxi, MS 39532
Contact: Marcia MacDowell, 228-396-1288
Copies of the Contract Documents are available for viewing and obtaining at
www.clearpointbids.com. Documents are non-refundable and must be purchased through the
website to be on the official planholders list. For questions regarding the website, you may
contact Plan House at 662-407-0193. Electronic bids may be submitted in lieu of paper bids at
www.cleapointbids.com.
Minority and women’s business enterprises are solicited to bid on this contract as prime
contractors and are encouraged to make inquiries regarding potential subcontracting
opportunities and equipment, material and/or supply needs.
Any contract or contracts awarded under this invitation for bids are expected to be funded in
whole or in part by anticipated funds from the ARPA Rural Water Association Infrastructure
Grant (RWAIG). Neither the State of Mississippi, the Local Governments and Rural Water
Systems Improvements Board, nor any of their employees is or will be a party to this invitation
for bids or any resulting or related contracts. This procurement will be subject to all applicable
sections of the Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated, as they apply to local governments, in
accordance with RWAIG Program Regulations.
Based on the Assistance Listing: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds and Part
2 of the US Treasury State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Compliance and Reporting
Guidance (v3.0 February 2022) (Compliance Guide), the following Uniform Guidance provisions
will be required in all contracts:
• Subpart A, Acronyms and Definitions
• Subpart B, General provisions
• Subpart C, Pre-Federal Award Requirements and Contents of Federal Awards (except 2
CFR 200.204, .205, .210, and .213)
• Subpart D, Post Federal; Award Requirements (except 2 CFR 200.305(b)(8) & (9), .308,
.039, and .320(c)(4))
• Subpart E, Cost Principles
• Subpart F, Audit Requirements
• 2 CFR Part 25 (Universal Identifier & System Award Management)
• 2 CFR Part 170 (Reporting Subaward and Executive Compensation Information)
• 2 CFR Part 180 (OMB Guidelines to Agencies on Governmentwide Debarment and
Suspension (Non-procurement)
• 2 CFR 200 Appendix ii
Bid preparation will be in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders bound in the Documents.