OFFICE OF STATE AID ROAD CONSTRUCTION
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF NEWTON COUNTY
SECTION 900
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Sealed bids will be received by the Board of Supervisors of Newton County in Decatur, Mississippi until 10:00 A.M., on Friday, January 30th, 2026, and shortly thereafter publicly opened at the Board Room of the Newton County Board of Supervisors located at 92 West Broad Street, Decatur, MS 39327, for the construction of Box Bridge and Approaches on 0.108 miles of Newton-Bethel Road, District Four, Newton County, Mississippi, also known as State Aid Project No. SAP-51(75).
Principal Items of Work are Approximately as Follows:
Roadway Items
Mobilization Lump Sum L.S.
Clearing and Grubbing Lump Sum L.S.
Removal of Bridge
@ Sta. 11+95.59 1.0 Unit
Unclassified Excavation (F.M.) 1,578.00 Cu. Yd.
Muck Excavation (F.M.) 339.00 Cu. Yd.
Borrow Excavation (F.M.E.)
(Contractor Furnished) (Class 9-6) 626.00 Cu. Yd.
Channel Excavation (F.M.) 173.00 Cu. Yd.
Temporary Stream Diversion 1.00 Each
Granular Material (LVM)
(Class 9, Group “B”) 699.00 Cu. Yd.
Crushed Stone, Size (825) 213.00 Ton
Hot Mix Asphalt, ST, 9.5 mm 123.00 Ton
Hot Mix Asphalt, ST, 19 mm 375.00 Ton
Filter Material for Filter Beds,
Type “A” 610.00 Ton
Roadway Construction Surveying Lump Sum L.S.
Right-of-Way Markers (Type II) 16.00 Each
Maintenance of Traffic Lump Sum L.S.
Additional Construction Signs 0.00 Sq. Ft.
4” Wide Thermoplastic Edge Stripe
(Continuous White) (60 Mil) 0.218 Mile
4” Wide Thermoplastic Traffic Stripe (
Continuous Yellow) (90 Mil) 1,150.00 Lin. Ft.
Two-Way Yellow Reflective High Performance
Raised Markers 15.00 Each
Erosion Control Items
Agricultural Limestone 2.16 Ton
Commercial Fertilizer (13:13:13) 1.08 Ton
Ammonium Nitrate 0.108 Ton
Seeding 1.08 Acre
Vegetative Materials for Mulch 2.16 Ton
Solid Sodding 100.00 Sq. Yd.
Temporary Silt Fence (Type II)
(AOS – 0.15-0.43) 1,353.00 Lin. Ft.
Wattles, 12” 200.00 Lin. Ft.
Loose Riprap, (100 Lb.) 30.00 Ton
Loose Riprap, (200 Lb.) 144.00 Ton
Geotextile Under Riprap, T
ype V, AOS (0.21 – 0.43) 229.00 Sq. Yd.
Box Bridge Items
Box Bridge Concrete, Class “BB” 329.40 Cu. Yd.
Reinforcement 53,261.00 LB.
BASIS OF AWARD: The award, if made, will be made to the lowest qualified bidder on the basis of the published quantities.
Total Contract Time as Advertised: 80 Working Days
The Board of Supervisors hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that, in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises 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.
The Plans, Specifications, and Contract documents are on file and can be viewed on the website of the Office of State Aid Construction at www.osarc.gov, 412 East Woodrow Wilson Avenue, Jackson, MS 39216, and obtained online via the website of the County Engineer, Lawrence R. Clark, P.E. at www.clarkengineersprojects.com. By use of the website the plan holders shall have the option of obtaining a hard copy of the Plans and Specifications and/or shall have the opportunity to submit an official bid online.
All hard copy proposals shall be directed to the attention of The Newton County Board of Supervisors with the outside of the envelope marked “Project No. SAP-51(75) Bid Proposal for Bridge Replacement Project”. The contractor shall indicate certificate of responsibility number on the outside of the envelope. Online bids shall be accepted and opened as instructed on the website and in the Contract Documents.
Certified Check or Bid Bond for five percent (5%) of total bid payable to Newton County and the State of Mississippi must accompany each proposal.
Bidders are hereby notified that any proposal accompanied by letter qualifying in any manner the condition under which the proposal is tendered will be considered an irregular bid, and such proposals will not be considered in making the award.
Aaron Clark, President
Newton County Board of Supervisors
State of Mississippi
Publication Dates:
December 24, 2025 & December 31, 2025
