Bids & Lettings 路 Hinds 路 Data brief
MDOT's Nov 24, 2026 letting: 1 proposal in 1 county, led by median barrier installation on us 80 from clinton-raymond road to shaw road work
Hinds (1) 路 1 MDOT district 路 bids due through Bid Express
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MDOT's October letting: 15 contracts, $347.3 million in low bids, and 10 came in over the state estimate
The Mississippi Department of Transportation opened bids on 15 calls on Oct. 27. The apparent low bids totaled $347.3 million against state estimates of $323.6 million, and six calls drew a single bidder.
analysis
Most of Mississippi's active commercial contractor licences belong to out-of-state firms: 5,239 of 8,048
The Mississippi State Board of Contractors lists 8,048 Licensed - Active commercial licences. Only 2,809 have Mississippi addresses; Louisiana, Alabama and Tennessee firms hold more than 2,200.
explainer
Getting paid on Mississippi jobs: 90 days to file a lien, 180 days to sue, and bonds on public work
Mississippi lien claimants file with the chancery clerk within 90 days of their last work and must start a payment action within 180 days. On public jobs, the payment bond is the remedy, with its own 90-day clocks.
Bids & Lettings 路 Hinds
MDOT's Nov. 24 letting: US 80 median barrier job in Hinds County, estimated at $10 million to $15 million
Call 16, moved from the October letting, installs median barrier on US 80 between Clinton-Raymond Road and Shaw Road. Seven contractors had bought proposals by Oct. 31.
Bids & Lettings 路 Madison
I-55 widening in Madison County draws three bids; T. L. Wallace low at $187.7 million with contractor-set time
MDOT's Call 05 adds two lanes to I-55 from SR 463 to Gluckstadt Road. The state estimate was $179.2 million, and the bids combined price with the contractor's proposed days.
analysis 路 Warren
I-20 Vicksburg resurfacing bid 40% over MDOT's estimate as six October calls draw one bidder
Hemphill Construction's $41.8 million low bid on I-20 in Warren County was the widest gap above estimate in MDOT's October letting. Six of the 15 calls had a single bidder.