REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES
The City of Baldwyn requests proposals from qualified firms or individuals to provide engineering
services for work related to an application for a sewer and/or drainage infrastructure project with
potential funding from: HUD - Community Development Block Grant and/or other federal and
state funding agencies. This Request for Proposal includes the preparation of a preliminary cost
estimate to be used in the application and project engineering services if the project is awarded.
You are invited to submit a proposal, in accordance with this request to the City of Baldwyn, City
Clerk, 200 West Main Street, Baldwyn, MS 38824, no later than 4:30 p.m. on April 29, 2026.
The Engineer will be responsible for performing all engineering services through project closeout
in accordance with federal, state, and local laws, regulations and policies. The scope of work
includes but is not limited the following: 1) prepare preliminary cost estimate and preliminary
engineering report ; and if grant is awarded 2) prepare plans and specifications, 3) distribute bid
documents, 4) assist in bid opening and prepare bid tabulation, 5) assist in the execution of
construction contracts, 6) hold preconstruction conference, and 7) perform construction inspection
including periodic reports to the City of Baldwyn and approve all payment requests.
The City of Baldwyn is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The City of Baldwyn encourages
Minority owned Business Enterprises (MBEs) and Woman owned Business Enterprises (WBEs)
to submit proposals. The City of Baldwyn also encourages Section 3 eligible businesses to submit
proposals. Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended (12 U.S.C.
17010) requires, to the greatest extent feasible, that the City of Baldwyn and its contractors that
participate in the above referenced Program give opportunities for job training and employment to
lower income residents of the City of Baldwyn. Section 3 also requires that contracts for work in
connection with the Section 3 area be awarded to Section 3 eligible business concerns.
All proposals must be submitted in a sealed envelope and marked with the following language:
“Proposal for CDBG Public Facilities Engineering Services.” Proposals will be evaluated on the
following factors: Qualifications, (40 points), Experience (40 points) and Capacity for
Performance (20 points). To be evaluated properly, the following must be addressed in detail:
Qualifications – List of qualifications of person to be assigned to project;
Experience – Information regarding the firm’s experience and the projects previously undertaken,
including the type and amount of grants awarded, the projects activities, and the status of projects;
Capacity for Performance – Identify the number and title of staff assigned to provide services.
The City of Baldwyn will evaluate each proposal. They may hold proposals for a period of not to
exceed thirty (30) days for the purpose of reviewing the content of the proposals and investigating
the qualifications of the firms and assigned individuals. The City of Baldwyn reserves the right to
reject and/or all proposals.
Subject to grant award and the removal of all environmental conditions, the City of Baldwyn will
award a contract with the qualified individual or firm whose proposal has the highest number of
cumulative points issued by the selection committee and determined to be the most advantageous
to the City of Baldwyn, price and other factors considered. The contract will include scope and
extent of work and other essential requirements. An individual contract will be executed for the
awarded project and the contract will be on a fixed price basis. The City of Baldwyn has the
authority to terminate the selection at any time.
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Please publish as a legal ad in the Daily Journal on Saturday, April 11, 2026, and April 18, 2026.
Note: Please send certified proofs of publication to:
Abbie Bell
Three Rivers PDD
Post Office Box 690
Pontotoc, Mississippi 38863
and
Mariea Burress, City Clerk
City of Baldwyn
200 West Main Street
Baldwyn, Mississippi 38824
Bill to: City of Baldwyn