OFFER TO RECEIVE BIDS FOR
LEASE OF SIXTEENTH
SECTION LAND
The undersigned will receive sealed bids until 2:00 o’clock p.m., Tuesday September 6, 2011, for the following hunting leases for a period of five (5) years, beginning September 7, 2011 and ending August 31, 2016.
1. SECTION SIXTEEN, TOWNSHIP 10, RANGE 2 EAST
That portion of Sixteenth Section, Township 10, Range 2 East, containing approximately 583.0 acres, currently leased to Kevin Mahaffey and/or Tim Mahaffey.
2. SECTION SIXTEEN, TOWNSHIP 10, RANGE 2 WEST
That portion of Sixteenth Section, Township 10, Range 2 West, containing approximately 648.0 acres, currently leased to Silver Creek Hunting Partners, LLC.
NOTE:    
By order of the Board of Education, advance payment of lease and certification of  Insurability will be required on all leases, due upon execution of Contract. (within fifteen days of awarding lease) 5% of bid amount will be made payable in the form of cashier’s check or money order at the time of bid. (Refundable if bid not successful)  A security deposit in the amount of 1 year’s tax will be paid at the execution of the Contract.  An $8.00 per acre minimum is required for the bid to be valid.    
The County Board of Education reserves the right to execute timber deeds; oil, gas and mineral leases; and deed for rights of way serving power, gas, telephone lines and public roads.    
All leases will be subject to the laws of Mississippi regarding the use of timber upon Sixteenth Section lands.
Lessees will be required to indemnify and hold harmless Lessor from any and all damages, claims or rights of action of any kind or nature whatsoever arising out of any acts of Lessees, their agents, servants, employees, guests or invitees, in the exercise of the rights granted in said lease.  Lessee will also be required to procure general liability insurance in an amount to be determined by Lessor which will name Lessor as an insured under said policy or policies to protect Lessor from any and all damages or claims arising out of Lessees acts in the exercise of the rights granted under said lease.
Bid forms shall be secured from the Office of the County Superintendent of Education.  All bids are required to be submitted on such form.
Each bidder must satisfy the Board of Education as to his ability to comply with  the term of his bid.
The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive informalities.
By order of the Board of Education of Yazoo County, Mississippi, this 21 day of July, 2011.
YAZOO COUNTY BOARD OF
EDUCATION
By:  Larry Walls
President
By:  John D. Smith
County Superintendent of
Education
No. 933 (August 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2011)  
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S    
NOTICE OF SALE
WHEREAS, on May 6, 1997 RICHARD BRUCE TURNER and TERRI LYNN F. TURNER, executed a certain deed of trust to Richard J. Rohman, Trustee for BANK OF YAZOO CITY, which deed of trust is recorded in Book 220B at Page 286 in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Yazoo County, Mississippi.
WHEREAS, thereafter said RICHARD BRUCE TURNER and TERRI LYNN F. TURNER, executed a certain deed of trust to Richard J. Rohman, Trustee for BANK OF YAZOO CITY, which deed of trust is recorded in Book 294B at Page 811, and which renewed and extended that certain deed of trust recorded in Book 220B at Page 286, all of record in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Yazoo County, Mississippi.          
WHEREAS said BANK OF YAZOO CITY, holder of said deeds of trust and the indebtedness secured thereby, substituted Wiley J. Barbour, Jr. as trustee therein by instrument dated July 27, 2011 and recorded in Book 395B at Page 2 of said records, said substitution authorized by the terms of said deeds of trust; and
WHEREAS, Default having been made in the terms and conditions of said deeds of trust and the entire debt secured thereby having been declared to be due and payable in accordance with the terms of said deeds of trust, BANK OF YAZOO CITY, the legal holder of said indebtedness, having requested the undersigned Trustee to execute the trust and sell said land and property in accordance with the terms of said deeds of trust for the purpose of raising the sums due thereunder together with attorney's fees, trustee's fees and expense of sale;
NOW, THEREFORE, I Wiley J. Barbour, Jr., Substitute Trustee in said deeds of trust, will on
SEPTEMBER 13, 2011
offer for sale at public outcry and sell, commencing at 11:00 A. M. and continuing within legal hours, between 11:00 o'clock a. m. and 4:00 o'clock p. m., at the South door of the Yazoo County Courthouse in Yazoo City, Mississippi, to the highest and best bidder, for cash, the following described property situated in Yazoo City, Yazoo County, Mississippi, to-wit:
The SE 1/4 of Lot 17 and the NE 1/4 of Lot 18 and 2.6 feet of even width off the North side of the SE 1/4 of Lot 18 of Pugh’s Square, Yazoo City, Mississippi, according to map or plat of same recorded in Book P, Page 198 of the Records of Deeds of Yazoo County, Mississippi.
I will convey only such title as is vested in me as Substitute Trustee.
WITNESS my signature this 8th day of August, 2011.
/s/ WILEY J. BARBOUR, JR.,
WILEY J. BARBOUR, JR.,
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE
No. 949 (08-20-11, 08-27-11, 09-03-11, 09-10-11)
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
YAZOO COUNTY
YAZOO COUNTY AIRPORT
AIP Project No.:
3-28-0102-012-2011
Sealed bids subject to the conditions and provisions presented herein will be received until  10:00  a.m,  Tuesday, September 20, 2011, and then publicly opened and read at  the Board of Supervisors Room in the Chancery Building in Yazoo City, MS., for furnishing all labor, materials and equipment and performing all work necessary to:  Repair the FBO Apron and Admin Building known as project AIP#03-28-0102-012-2011.
Copies of the bid documents including project drawings and technical specifications are on file and may be inspected at:
1. Quint Carver, Chancery Clerk, Chancery Building, 211 East Broadway, Yazoo City, MS
2. Williams, Clark & Morrison, Inc., Consulting Engineers, 213 South Main Street, Yazoo City, MS
A complete set of bid documents may be obtained from the office of Williams, Clark & Morrison, Inc., 213 South Main Street, Yazoo City, MS for a fee of $   75.00   for each set, which will not be  refundable.
A prebid conference for this project will be held at N/A
NOTE:  This project is subject to adjustment depending on FAA funding
Contract Time
The owner has established a contract performance time of _90_calendar days from the date of the Notice-to-Proceed.  All project work shall be substantially completed within the stated timeframe.  This project is subject to liquidated damages as prescribed within the project manual.
Bid Security
Each proposal must be accompanied by a bid guaranty in the amount of five (5%) percent of the total amount of the bid.  The bid guaranty may be by certified check or bid bond made payable to Yazoo County.
Bonding Requirements
The successful bidder will be required to furnish separate performance and payment bonds each in the amount equal to 100% of the contract price at the time of contract execution.
Award of Contract
All proposals submitted in accordance with the instructions presented herein will be subject to evaluation. Bids may be held by the Yazoo County  for a period not to exceed 30 days from the date of the bid opening for the purpose of conducting the bid evaluation.
Award of contract will be based on the lowest aggregate sum proposal submitted from those bidders that are confirmed as being responsive and responsible. The right is reserved, as the Yazoo County may require, to reject any and all bids and to waive any informality in the bids received.
Award of contract is contingent upon the owner receiving Federal funding assistance under the Airport Improvement Program.
Federal Provisions
This project is subject to the following Federal provisions, statutes and regulations;
Equal Employment Opportunity - Executive Order 11246 and 41 CFR Part 60:  The Bidder’s attention is called to the "Equal Opportunity Clause" and the "Standard Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Construction Contract Specifications" set forth within the supplementary provisions. The successful Bidder shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.  The Contractor will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
Goals for Minority and Female Participation – Executive Order 11246 and 41 CFR Part 60:
1. The Bidder’s attention is called to the "Equal Opportunity Clause" and the "Standard Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Construction Contract Specifications" set forth within the supplementary provisions.
2. The goals and timetables for minority and female participation, expressed in percentage terms for the contractor's aggregate workforce in each trade on all construction work in the covered area, are as follows:
Overall DBE Goal is 10.66%
These goals are applicable to all of the contractor's construction work (whether or not it is Federal or federally-assisted) performed in the covered area.  If the contractor performs construction work in a geographical area located outside of the geographical area where the work is actually performed.  With regard to this second area, the contractor also is subject to the goals for both its Federally involved and non-federally involved construction.
Certification of Nonsegregated Facilities – 41 CFR Part 60: A certification of Nonsegregated Facilities must be submitted prior to the award of a federally-assisted construction contract exceeding $10,000 which is not exempt from the provisions of the Equal Opportunity Clause.
Contractors receiving federally assisted construction contract awards exceeding $10,000, which are not exempt from the provisions of the Equal Opportunity Clause will be required to provide for the forwarding of the notice to prospective subcontractors for supplies and construction contracts where the subcontracts exceed $10,000 and are not exempt from the provisions of the Equal Opportunity Clause.  The penalty for making false statements in offers in prescribed in 18 U.S.C. 1001.
Davis-Bacon Act, as amended – 29 CFR Part 5: The Contractor is required to comply with wage and labor provisions and to pay minimum wages in accordance with the current schedule of wage rates established by the United States Department of Labor.
Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion – 49 CFR Part 29: The bidder certifies, by submission of a proposal or acceptance of a contract, that neither it nor its principals are presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction by any Federal department or agency.  Individuals or companies listed in the General Services Administration’s “Excluded Parties Listing System” will not be considered for award of contract.
Foreign Trade Restriction – 49 CFR Part 30
The Bidder and Bidder’s subcontractors, by submission of an offer and/or execution of a contract, is required to certify that it:
a.  is not owned or controlled by one or more citizens of a foreign country included in the list of countries that discriminate against U.S. firms published by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR);
b.  has not knowingly entered into any contract or subcontract for this project with a person that is a citizen or national of a foreign country on said list, or is owned or controlled directly or indirectly by one or more citizens or nationals of a foreign country on said list;
c.  has not procured any product nor subcontracted for the supply of any product for use on the project that is produced in a foreign country on said list.
Buy American Certificate – Aviation Safety and Capacity Act of 1990:
This contract is subject to the “Buy American Preferences” of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Act of 1990.  Prospective Bidders are required to certify that steel and manufactured products have been produced in the United States and to clearly identify those items produced or manufactured outside of the United States.
Additional Provisions
Modification to the project documents may only be made by written addendum by the Owner or Owner’s authorized Representative.
The proposal must by made on the forms provided within the bound project manual.  Bidders must supply all required information prior to the time of bid opening.
Submittal of Proposals
Additional information and instruction for submittal of a proposal are provided within the Instructions-to-Bidders. Envelopes containing bids must be sealed and addressed to:
Quint Carver, Chancery Clerk, Chancery Building, 211 East Broadway, Yazoo City, MS 39194
The upper left hand corner of the sealed envelope must identify the following information:
CONTRACT PROPOSAL
Bid of     {Name of Contractor}  
for construction improvements at     Yazoo County Airport  
AIP Project No. :    03-28-0102- 012-2011
To be opened at:   10:00  a.m. ,  September 20, 2011  
No. 950 (August 20, 2011)