Pump Station Rehabilitation & Lagoon Upgrades, CDBG Project Nos. 1138-23-140-PF-02 & 1200-23-140-PF-01

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Separate sealed Bids will be received by the City of Carthage, Mississippi, for City of Carthage,
Pump Station Rehabilitation & Lagoon Upgrades, CDBG Project Nos. 1138-23-140-PF-02 &
1200-23-140-PF-01, Leake County, Mississippi, Project No. 57-23, until 10:00 A.M., Local
Time, on September 29, 2026, at Carthage City Hall, 212 West Main Street, Carthage, MS
39051, at which time and place bids will be opened and read aloud.
The Notice and Instruction to Bidders, Form of Bid, Form of Contract, Plans and Specifications,
Form of Bid Bond, Performance and Payment Bond, and other Contract Documents are on file
and open to public inspection at the following addresses:
Gardner Engineering, P.A., 111 South Madison Street, Kosciusko, MS 39090
Carthage City Hall, 212 West Main Street, Carthage, MS 39051
Copies may be obtained from the office of Gardner Engineering, P.A., at the following location
upon payment of $100.00, none of which is refundable.
Gardner Engineering, P.A.
P. O. Box 1197
111 South Madison Street
Kosciusko, MS 39090
Telephone 662-290-0708
The Owner reserves the right to waive any informalities or to reject any and all bids.
Each bidder must deposit with his bid, security in the amount, for and subject to the conditions
provided in the Notice and Instructions to Bidders.
Bidders must comply with Section 3 of the HUD ACT of 1968, the Davis-Bacon Act, the Anti-
Kickback Act, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act, and the President's Executive
Order No. 11246.
All bids submitted in excess of $50,000 by a prime or subcontractor to do erection, building,
construction, repair, maintenance, or related work, on public projects must comply with Section
31-3-21, Mississippi Code of 1972, must have a "Certificate of Responsibility" license. Where
applicable, the foregoing certificate number and license number must be indicated on the exterior
of the sealed bid envelope before it can be opened.
Certification of Nonsegregated Facilities: The Contractor must complete the Certification of
Nonsegregated Facilities included in the specifications.
The work to be performed under this Contract is subject to the requirements of Section 3 of the
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended 12 U.S.C. 1701u (Section 3). CDBG
regulations governing the grant require that, to the greatest extent feasible, opportunities for
contracting, subcontracting, training, and employment arising in connection with this CDBG
project will be extended to Section 3 businesses and Section 3 residents.
This project is subject to the Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA) requirements under

Title IX of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ("IIJA"), Pub. L. 177-58. Absent an
approved waiver, all iron, steel, manufactured products, and construction materials used in this
project must be produced in the United States, as further outlined by the Office of Management
and Budget's Memorandum M-22-11, Initial Implementation Guidance on Application of Buy
America Preference in Federal Financial Assistance Programs for Infrastructure, April 18, 2022.
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, equipment, material, and/or supply needs.
The City of Carthage is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The City of Carthage hereby notifies
all Bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this
advertisement, bidders 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, religion, sex,
national origin, age, disability, sexual preference, marital or veteran status, or any other legally
protected status in consideration for an award.
The successful bidder must comply with the Davis-Bacon Act which requires that all laborers
and mechanics shall be paid at rates not less than those determined by the Department of Labor
to be prevailing for the locality in which the project is located.
CONTRACT ITEMS
The principal items of work under this contract are:
- Pump station rehabilitation
- Replacement of aerators
- Replacement of a 6" force main with a directionally bored pipe
- Construction of 263 linear feet of 8" PVC gravity sewer main
CITY OF CARTHAGE, MISSISSIPPI
BY: /s/ Penny Spears
City Clerk
DATE: August 18, 2026
PLEASE PUBLISH: August 27, 2026 and September 3, 2026
PROOF OF PUBLICATION TO:
CITY OF CARTHAGE AND RANDY JONES, P.E., P.L.S.
PENNY SPEARS, CITY CLERK GARDNER ENGINEERING. P.A.
212 WEST MAIN STREET P. O. BOX 1197
CARTHAGE, MS 39051 KOSCIUSKO, MS 39090