TOWN OF POPE
PROPOSED POPE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT IMPROVEMENT
PROJECT
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS:
Sealed bids will be received by the Town Clerk’s office of Town of Pope, Mississippi at 31
Magnolia Street until 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 21, 2026 and shortly thereafter publicly
opened for the wastewater treatment plant improvements for the Town of Pope, MS also known
as the Proposed Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvement Project DRA Project Number MS-
10738 in the Town of Pope, Mississippi.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS:
CONTRACT TIME: 180 Calendar Days
BASIS OF AWARD
The award, if made, shall be within approximately thirty (30) days of the date of receipt of Bids.
The award shall be based on the lowest and best bid. The winning bid will be at the Town of
Pope discretion. The selected winning bid will be based on the following combined weighted
factors: (a) basis of bid offering for the published quantities, (b) bidders’ technical qualifications,
and (c) professional reputation. The Town of Pope reserves the right to reject all bids.
The Town of Pope hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract
entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprise will be afforded 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.
PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS are on file in the Office of the Town Clerk of Town of Pope,
31 Magnolia Street, Pope, MS 38658 All items shall be constructed in accordance with the latest
edition of the Mississippi Standard Specifications for State Aid Road and Bridge Construction.
PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS may be procured from the Cornerstone Plan room at
https://www.cornerstoneengllcplanroom.com/. The cost for plans and specifications is non-
refundable. Technical questions and inquiries shall be addressed to the project manager,
Mauricka McKenzie, P.E. of Cornerstone Engineering, LLC in Clinton, MS, at
mmckenzie@cornerstoneengllc.com. The phone number is 601-473-2403.
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Cornerstone Engineering, LLC
Clinton, Mississippi
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A certified check or bid bond for five percent (5%) of the total bid, made payable to the Town of
Pope must accompany each proposal.
Bids should be hand-delivered or otherwise physically delivered by public or private couriers or
delivery services, including but not limited to U.S. Postal Service, Certified Mail with return
receipt requested, United Parcel Service, Federal Express, or by any other delivery method
wherein receipt of said bids much be acknowledged, in writing, by the addressee to the Town of
Pope, Attention: DRA Wastewater Improvements Project – MS-10738, 31 Magnolia Street,
Pope, MS 38658. Electronic bids are allowed and must be submitted through the
www.cornestoneengllcplanroom.com prior to the bid opening date and time.
Bidders are hereby notified that any proposal accompanied by letters qualifying in any manner
the condition under which the proposal is tendered will be considered an irregular bid and such
proposal will not be considered in making the award.
Published: June 17, 2026
June 24, 2026
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Cornerstone Engineering, LLC
Clinton, Mississippi
CE # 26-14