Public Meeting Agenda: October 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM - Regular Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER/QUORUM

2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

3. INVOCATION

4. PUBLIC COMMENTS

5. PRESENTATION

6. MEETING MINUTES

7. FINANCIAL REPORT

7.A. DISBURSEMENTS

7.B. LICENSES

7.C. PROGRESS PAYMENTS

7.C.1. BALCH & BINGHAM, LLP / 18-FD-04

YILPORT DEFENSE - $ 8,586.25
GENERAL LEGAL SERVICES - $ 7,718.75
YILPORT LITIGATION - $ 2,557.50

TOTAL BALCH & BINGHAM - $ 18,862.50

7.C.2. J.E. BORRIES, INC / 25-EN-01

W. PIER BERTHS 1-6 & E. PIER BERTHS 1-3 DREDGING - $ 87,010.50

7.C.3. MP DESIGN GROUP / 23-EN-01

GENERAL ENGINEERING - WORK ORDER 1 - $ 6,725.30
USM/NOAA PIERS (GCRF) - WORK ORDER 4 - $ 9,030.63
SHED 50 FIRE PROTECTION & REPAIRS - WORK ORDER 9 - $ 10,702.50
MAINTENANCE DREDGE - WORK ORDER 12 - $ 1,526.25
E. PIER EXPANSION PERMIT MOD - WORK ORDER 15 - $ 1,050.00
E. PIER WHARF EXPANSION - WORK ORDER 16 - $ 155,515.60
MISCELLANEOUS PAINTING - WORK ORDER 17 - 25,400.00

TOTAL MP DESIGN GROUP - $ 209,950.28

7.C.4. WSP USA, INC. / 24-EN-03

PRELIMINARY CONSULTING SERVICES - WORK ORDER 1 - $ 994.95
T5 INTERMODAI PIDP GRANT APPLICATION - WORK ORDER 11 - $ 6,377.91
STRATEGIC MASTER PLAN UPDATE - WORK ORDER 13 - $ 14,553.04

TOTAL WSP - $ 21,925.90

7.C.5. DNP, INC. / 24-EN-05

SHED 50 REPAIRS - $ 614,842.84

7.C.6. D.N.P., INC. / 24-EN-06

E PIER USM/NOAA - $ 202,437.19

8. OLD BUSINESS

8.A. (JB) APPROVAL OF MODIFICATION NO. 3 TO WORK ORDER NO. 1 WITH MP DESIGN GROUP UNDER CONTRACT NO. 23-EN-01

Description: This item seeks approval of Modification No. 3 for Work Order No. 1 under MP's contract 23-EN-01. Work Order No. 1 scope covers on-call engineering general services. Modification No. 3 will increase the funding of Work Order No. 1 by $75,000.00.

9. NEW BUSINESS

9.A. (JB) AWARD OF MISCELLANEOUS PAINTING PROJECT

Description: This agenda item seeks approval of contract 26-EN-02 with D.N.P., Inc. for the Miscellaneous Painting Project. On October 17, 2025, MSPA received and opened four (4) bids for the Miscellaneous Painting Project. D.N.P., Inc. submitted the lowest and best bid of $816,000.00. The bid has been reviewed by staff and we recommend that contract 26-EN-02 for the Miscellaneous Painting Project be awarded to D.N.P., Inc. in the amount of $816,000.00.

9.B. (JB) APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 25-08 AUTHORIZING THE MSPA TO PURSUE AND APPLY FOR GRANT FUNDS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, MISSISSIPPI STRATEGIC MULTIMODAL INVESTMENT FUNDS, WHICH WILL BE USED FOR CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS AT THE STATE PORT.

Description: MSPA staff is seeking Board authorization to pursue Strategic Multimodal Investment Fund grant funding from the Mississippi Department of Transportation to make improvements to the West Pier. The proposed project would improve electrical infrastructure on the West Pier to support a new electric mobile harbor crane.

9.C. (JB) APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 25-09 AUTHORIZING THE MSPA TO ALLOCATE AND EXPEND 20% MATCHING FUNDS FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF ELIGIBLE PROJECTS BEING PURSUED AND APPLIED FOR BY THE MSPA UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI STRATEGIC MULTIMODAL INVESTMENT FUNDS GRANT PROGRAM, WHICH WILL BE USED FOR CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS AT THE STATE PORT.

Description: MSPA staff is seeking Board authorization to allocate and expend a 20 % match for the grant funded project contemplated in Resolution 25-08. The matching funds will be provided by SSA. The total cost of the project is estimated at $2,093,438.76. MSPA's proposed match, by and through SSA, would be $418,687.75.

October 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM - Regular Meeting

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