The City of Natchez (LPA) intends to employ a consulting engineering firm to provide engineering services utilizing a Cost plus Fixed Fee, Labor Hour/Unit Price or Lump Sum/Firm Fixed Price contract for the replacement of the Canal Street Bridge, with the

The City of Natchez is soliciting proposals for professional engineering services to replace the Canal Street Bridge in Adams County, Mississippi, with project termini extending from Simmons Street to Green Street. This project, identified as Project No. STP-6096-00(003)LPA / 110214-801000, requires a consulting firm to provide comprehensive services including field surveys, environmental studies, utility and railroad coordination, and the delivery of final bridge and roadway construction plans, specifications, and estimates. All work must adhere to the MDOT Project Development Manual for Local Public Agencies. The contract is expected to be executed by late November 2026 and will have an anticipated duration of approximately four years. The City may utilize a Cost plus Fixed Fee, Labor Hour/Unit Price, or Lump Sum/Firm Fixed Price contract structure. Interested firms must submit their Expressions of Interest by 10:00 AM on September 10, 2026, to the Office of the City Clerk at Natchez City Hall. Submissions must include six physical copies and one jump drive with PDF files, marked externally as Canal Street Bridge Request for Proposals for Engineering Services. Required documentation includes a cover letter, team organizational chart, a description of similar work completed within the last five years, and SF-330 Part II. Key qualifications include a Project Manager licensed as a Mississippi Professional Engineer and proof of MDOT Project Development Manual Training. Proposals will be evaluated based on past experience and qualifications (35 points), Project Manager qualifications (30 points), employee qualifications (25 points), office proximity (7 points), and overall proposal quality (3 points).