24054 City of Starkville Tree Maintenance Services #17297

Notice is hereby given that the City of Starkville will receive sealed bids for Tree Maintenance Services in Starkville, Mississippi.

Bids will be received at the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 110 West Main Street, Starkville, Mississippi 39759, or can be submitted online at www.cityofstarkvilleplans.org by 2:00 PM local time on Tuesday, January 7th, 2025 at which time they will be opened publicly, read aloud, and taken under advisement until the next meeting of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen.

CONTRACT DOCUMENTS: Contract documents may be obtained by contacting Stephen Kachelman at s.kachelman@cityofstarkville.org or at 662‐323‐2525 or from cityofstarkvilleplans.org.

SUBMITTAL OF SEALED PROPOSAL: Each proposal must be submitted in duplicate in accordance with the instructions to bidders which are bound in the Project Manual. The Owner reserves the right to waive irregularities and to reject any or all proposals.

SUBMITTAL OF ELECTRONIC BIDS: Each electronically submitted bid must be submitted in “pdf” format and shall contain the same information and forms as required for the paper bids. In the event that an electronically submitted bid has a corrupted attachment, the bid will be considered null and void.

A certified check or bank draft drawn on a solvent bank, payable without condition to the City of Starkville, Mississippi in the amount of $2500 shall be submitted with each bid as guarantee that, if the bid is accepted, a contract will be entered into and the performance of the contract properly secured. All contractors responding to this advertisement for bids must comply with all applicable requirements of Chapters 3 and 5 of Title 31 of the Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended.

No bid shall be withdrawn after the scheduled date and time of the beginning of the bidding event without the written consent of the City of Starkville. Within the limitations of Mississippi State Purchasing Law, the

City of Starkville reserves the right to reject any or all bids received, to waive any informalities or irregularities in the bids received, or to accept any bid which is deemed most favorable to the City of Starkville.

The bid opening will be held in the City Clerk Conference Room on the 1st floor of City Hall. Interested persons are invited to attend.

No bid shall be withdrawn for a period of thirty (30) days after the scheduled date and time of opening of bids without written consent of the City. The City of Starkville reserves the right, within the limitations of state law, to reject any or all bids received, to waive any informalities or irregularities in the bids received, or to accept any bid which is deemed most favorable to the City.

CITY OF STARKVILLE, MISSISSIPPI
By: Lesa Hardin, City Clerk

Dates of Advertisement: 12/3/24 & 12/10/24