Bids are invited for the furnishing of materials, equipment, labor, and incidentals necessary to provide base repair, milling, asphalt leveling and overlay of designated portions of Lynn Circle. The intent is to provide a finished asphalt thickness of not less than 2.0 inches, in addition to leveling in areas required. The finished product will be to provide an overlay of the entire street with the finished surface of the asphalt even with the face of the gutter pan. The work will include providing a combination leveling course/asphalt overlay of the above-mentioned street. Some areas of the work may include but will not be limited to: saw cutting and milling the existing asphalt surface for one half of a designated travel lane; removing the clay-gravel base to a depth of 8" below the surrounding road surface and 10" below the top of the face of the gutter pan; installing biaxial geogrid in the base excavation followed by installation and compaction (i.e., 95% modified Proctor density) of 8" of #610 limestone finished to the level of the surrounding pavement yet 2" below the top elevation of the face of the gutter pan; providing the necessary leveling course over the existing asphalt in preparation for a full 2" overlay across the travel lanes; and, provide a 2-inch asphalt overlay across both travel lanes with the smooth transition onto Oak Park Drive. Incidental work will also be required such as power brooming the existing asphalt to remove any debris and loose gravel; blading the existing asphalt with a motor grader to expose the edge; applying the prime and tack coats in accordance with the MDOT Standard Specifications for Road and Bridges, latest edition. A certified check or bank draft payable to the order of City of Pass Christian, Mississippi, negotiable U. S. Government bonds (at par value), or a satisfactory Bid Bond executed by the Bidder and an acceptable surety licensed under the laws of the State of Mississippi, in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total bid for City of Pass Christian, Asphalt Leveling and Overlay of City Streets, shall be submitted with each bid. For bids exceeding $50,000 Bidder must indicate his Certificate of Responsibility Number on outside of sealed proposal as required by Mississippi Law. For bids not exceeding $50,000, Bidder must either indicate his Certificate Number, or else write clearly "Bid does not exceed $50,000." The City of Pass Christian, Mississippi, reserves the right to consider the following relevant factors in addition to the contract price in determining the lowest and best bid: bidder's skill and business judgment, his experience and his facilities for carrying out the contract, his previous conduct under other contracts and the quality of previous work, as well as his pecuniary ability, honesty, and integrity. The City also reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any informalities in the bidding. Awarding public contracts to non-resident Bidders will be on the same basis as the non-resident bidder's state awards contracts to Mississippi Contractors bidding under similar circumstances. In order to ensure that Mississippi's so-called Golden Rule is followed, state law requires a non-resident bidder to attach to his bid a copy of his resident state's current laws pertaining to such State's treatment of non-resident contractors. Bids may be held by the City of Pass Christian, Mississippi, for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days from the date of the opening of bids for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the qualifications of Bidders, prior to awarding of the Contract.