Notice is hereby given that sealed or electronic bid proposals will be received by the Boardof Supervisors of Walthall County, Mississippi for the purpose of lease purchasing one or more newcompact track loaders.Bid proposals (no prices) will be accepted until 10:00 am. on Wednesday, June 18, 2025.Bid specifications and procedures may be obtained by contacting the Walthall CountyPurchase Clerk, 200 Ball Avenue, Tylertown, Mississippi on Monday through Friday between thehours of 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM. Bid proposals may be submitted by sealed envelope at the WalthallCounty Chancery Clerk's Office, 200 Ball Avenue, Tylertown, Mississippi, or by electronicsubmission at www.centralbidding.com.All sealed bid proposals must be on file with the Walthall County Chancery Clerk prior toor by the acceptance date and time as stated above. Said bid proposals must be sealed and clearlymarked on the outside of the envelope as indicated: ONE OR MORE NEW COMPACT TRACKLOADERS /BID PROPOSAL DATE: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 2025. Submissions not so markedare submitted at the risk of the prospective bidder and the County assumes no responsibility for thepremature opening of same by any County employee. Bid proposals sent through the U.S. Mail ordelivered in person are done so at the risk of the prospective bidder and should be addressed and/ordelivered to the Walthall County Board of Supervisors, in care of the Walthall County ChanceryClerk, 200 Ball Avenue, Tylertown, Mississippi 39667. The County is not responsible forsubmissions that are delivered in person or arrive in the mail after the designated opening time.All electronic bid specifications and procedures may be obtained electronically atwww.centralbidding.com. For questions relating to electronic downloads, please call CentralBidding at
+1 (555) 000-0000.Bid proposals will be evaluated and vendors submitting acceptable proposals will be invitedby no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, June 20, 2025 to submit priced bids. Final bidding will be heldby electronic reverse auction on Monday, June 23, 2025 at www.centralbidding.com beginning at10:00 AM and ending at 11:00 AM (unless extended by anti-sniping).Electronic bids and/or reverse auctions bids may be submitted at www.centralbidding.com.For any questions related to the electronic bidding process, please call Central Bidding at225-810-4814. Bids may also be submitted in the regular meeting room of the Walthall CountyBoard of Supervisors, 200 Ball Avenue, Tylertown, Mississippi 39667, on Monday, June 23, 2025,beginning at 10:00 AM and ending at 11:00 AM (unless extended by anti-sniping) and will beincluded in the “live” reverse auction. However, anyone wishing to submit bids in that manner willneed to register with Central Bidding prior to said date. After careful consideration, the WalthallCounty Board of Supervisors will officially award the bid at the next scheduled Board meeting onMonday, July 7, 2025, or as soon thereafter as reasonably possible.If the agency is closed for any unforeseen reason which prevents the acceptance and/oropening of sealed or electronic bids, or prevents the live reverse auction at the advertised date andtime, all bids shall be publicly opened and read aloud on the next business day that the agency shallbe open and at the previously advertised time. All reverse auctions shall begin on the next businessday that the agency shall be open and at the previously advertised time. The agency shall not be heldresponsible for the receipt of any bids for which the delivery was attempted and failed due to theunforeseen closure of the agency. Each vendor/contractor shall be required to ensure the delivery andreceipt of its sealed and/or electronic bid by the agency prior to the new date and time of the bidopening.The Board expressly reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, or any part of anyor all bids based on a lowest and best bid determination in the best interest of the County. The Boardof Supervisors may consider the following factors in determining the award: date of delivery,service, previous performance and experience of bidder, buy back options, transportation costs, costsof operating, quality, maintenance and warranty. The Board reserves the right to waive informalities.Please take notice pursuant to Section 19-13-17, Mississippi Code of 1972, Amended, thatthe Board of Supervisors intends to pay for such equipment in installments or cash. Payment will bemade after first Monday of month following delivery, provided delivery is made on or before 25thof such month.The County reserves the right to utilize "anti-sniping" for reverse auctions. Anti-sniping isa tool that automatically extends the bid time for reverse auctions by five (5) minutes if a vendorplaces a bid in the final five (5) minutes of the reverse suction. The anti-sniping effect willautomatically extend the reverse auction bid time any time a bid is placed in the last five (5) minutesof the reverse auction and can auto extend the reverse auction multiple times until the bidding on thereverse auction ends.SO RESOLVED, on this the 7th day of May, 2025.
