Sealed bids will be received by the City Clerks office of City of Newton, Mississippi at 203 E, Church Street, until 10:00 a.m. on the 4th day of June 2026 and shortly thereafter publicly opened for the approximately 2600 linear feet water main replac

The City of Newton, Mississippi is soliciting sealed bids for the replacement of approximately 2,600 linear feet of water main along US HWY 80 under the Proposed 2026 Newton SCRC Water Main Replacement Project, funded by SCRC Grant Award No. SEID 25 MS 2026. Bids must be submitted by 10:00 a.m. on June 4, 2026, either electronically through the Cornerstone Engineering, LLC Plan Room portal or physically to the City Clerk’s Office at 203 E. Church Street, Newton, MS 39345. Each bid must include a 5% certified check or bid bond payable to the City of Newton, and no qualifying letters or conditions will be accepted. The award shall be made to the lowest and best bidder based on a trade-off evaluation of bid pricing, technical qualifications, and professional reputation, with no lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) determination. Contractors must comply with the Mississippi Standard Specifications for State Aid Road and Bridge Construction and the MS State Department of Health Minimum Design Criteria 2027 edition, and work must be completed within 90 working days of contract award. The project falls under NAICS code 237110, and while the City emphasizes equal opportunity and encourages participation by minority business enterprises, no offeror socioeconomic certifications or Unique Entity IDs have been disclosed in the solicitation materials. The City, through its appointed personnel including the City Clerk, Public Works Director, and Project Manager from Cornerstone Engineering, will oversee contract administration, though no formal Contracting Officer’s Representative or invoicing system is designated. No formal FAR clauses are applied; instead, state-specific standards and project-specific conditions govern the procurement. There are no specified packaging, marking, or FOB terms, and no contract value is disclosed due to the absence of line-item pricing in the solicitation.