Mississippi Business Journal » bids http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 24 May 2013 20:36:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 City decides against privatizing public works department http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/21/city-decides-against-privatizing-public-works-department/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=city-decides-against-privatizing-public-works-department http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/21/city-decides-against-privatizing-public-works-department/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 18:41:49 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=57463 GAUTIER — Gautier has halted plans to privatize its public works department. The city council recently voted to stop the process. WLOX TV reports the move comes as the city began accepting several professional service proposals for the month of May. Some public workers feared privatizing would mean a loss of jobs. But Mayor Tommy [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/21/city-decides-against-privatizing-public-works-department/feed/ 0 Tax-forfeited properties up for bid in Port City http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/17/tax-forfeited-properties-up-for-bid-in-port-city/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tax-forfeited-properties-up-for-bid-in-port-city http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/17/tax-forfeited-properties-up-for-bid-in-port-city/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 13:55:27 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=57184 GREENVILLE — Eighty tax-forfeited parcels at a value of over $265,000 in the Greenville area up for bid, and Greenville Mayor Chuck Jordan and Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann held a joint press conference yesterday to market these lands. “Tax-forfeited properties are a drain on the community, the state and your local tax rolls,” said [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/17/tax-forfeited-properties-up-for-bid-in-port-city/feed/ 0 City to reject aquatic center bids; all exceeded budget by more than $1M http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/14/city-to-reject-aquatic-center-bids-all-exceeded-budget-by-more-than-1m/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=city-to-reject-aquatic-center-bids-all-exceeded-budget-by-more-than-1m http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/14/city-to-reject-aquatic-center-bids-all-exceeded-budget-by-more-than-1m/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 13:04:46 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=57077 TUPELO — The city will reject bids from companies hoping to build Tupelo’s new indoor aquatic center because all exceeded budget by at least $1.4 million. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports six companies submitted bids for the project, which will put a 45,000-square-foot complex at Veterans Park. Bids ranged from $13.4 million to $15.2 [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/14/city-to-reject-aquatic-center-bids-all-exceeded-budget-by-more-than-1m/feed/ 0 Board rejects all bids for construction of new school http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/26/board-rejects-all-bids-for-construction-of-new-school/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=board-rejects-all-bids-for-construction-of-new-school http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/26/board-rejects-all-bids-for-construction-of-new-school/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:04:45 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=56209 OXFORD — The Oxford School Board has rejected all bids for the construction of the new high school. The high school’s construction is the centerpiece of the district’s building program. Schools Superintendent Brian Harvey tells the Oxford Eagle the board has no authority to negotiate with any contractor and can only accept the project as [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/26/board-rejects-all-bids-for-construction-of-new-school/feed/ 0 Airport officials to choose between two airlines http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/13/airport-officials-to-choose-between-two-airlines/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=airport-officials-to-choose-between-two-airlines http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/13/airport-officials-to-choose-between-two-airlines/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:02:48 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=55691 HATTIESBURG — Within the next month, the Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport is expected to make a decision on a replacement carrier to take over for Delta Air Lines. Hattiesburg-Laurel director Thomas Heanue said yesterday the airport is considering bids submitted to the United States Department of Transportation by Silver Airways and Air Choice One Airlines. Heanue [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/13/airport-officials-to-choose-between-two-airlines/feed/ 0 City, airport leaders might have winning bid from airline http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/12/city-airport-leaders-might-have-winning-bid-from-airline/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=city-airport-leaders-might-have-winning-bid-from-airline http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/12/city-airport-leaders-might-have-winning-bid-from-airline/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:37:01 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=55605 TUPELO — After rejecting two earlier rounds of bidding by smaller airlines hoping to provide commercial service in Tupelo, city and airport officials might have an offer they like. Air Choice One and Silver Airways turned in their bids, and Tupelo Regional Airport executive director Josh Abramson said he likes what he sees in Silver. [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/12/city-airport-leaders-might-have-winning-bid-from-airline/feed/ 0 City accepting bids to construct $11.3M aquatic center http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/12/city-accepting-bids-to-construct-11-3m-aquatic-center/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=city-accepting-bids-to-construct-11-3m-aquatic-center http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/12/city-accepting-bids-to-construct-11-3m-aquatic-center/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:36:33 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=55589 TUPELO — The city of Tupelo has issued a call for bids on the estimated $11.3 million indoor aquatic center. Companies have until May 1 to submit proposals. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports construction could start by July if the city can pick a general contractor this spring. Construction is expected to take 14 [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/12/city-accepting-bids-to-construct-11-3m-aquatic-center/feed/ 0 Senate weighing bill to disallow state agencies from advertising http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/03/07/senate-weighing-bill-to-disallow-state-agencies-from-advertising/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=senate-weighing-bill-to-disallow-state-agencies-from-advertising http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/03/07/senate-weighing-bill-to-disallow-state-agencies-from-advertising/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2012 04:41:06 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=53599 JACKSON — A bill pending in the Mississippi Senate seeks to pull the plug on all state agencies’ ability to advertise. State Sen. Merle Flowers, a Republican from Southaven, tells WLBT-TV millions and millions of dollars are going advertising programs all over the state. The bill would prevent state agencies from using radio and television [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/03/07/senate-weighing-bill-to-disallow-state-agencies-from-advertising/feed/ 0 Bids to open on new $19M hospital project http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/13/bids-to-open-on-new-19m-hospital-project/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bids-to-open-on-new-19m-hospital-project http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/13/bids-to-open-on-new-19m-hospital-project/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:05:49 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=52351 NESHOBA COUNTY — Bids will be opened March 8 for construction of a new $19 million in Neshoba County. The new hospital is expected to be completed in spring of 2013. The Neshoba Democrat reports bids will be accepted for 22 separate packages, ranging from concrete and masonry to mechanical and electrical. Tyler Construction Group [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/13/bids-to-open-on-new-19m-hospital-project/feed/ 0 Delta airport receives bids from two more airlines http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/30/delta-airport-receives-bids-from-two-more-airlines/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=delta-airport-receives-bids-from-two-more-airlines http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/30/delta-airport-receives-bids-from-two-more-airlines/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:00:41 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=51197 GREENVILLE — Two more airlines have filed bids with the U.S. Department of Transportation to provide service the Greenville Mid-Delta Airport. The Delta Democrat Times reports the bids came from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.-based Sun Air and Dallas-based Blue Sky Airlines. The companies are hoping to get a federal subsidy to provide air service through the [...]

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