Sealed bids will be received by the Assumption Parish Waterworks District No. 1, 4633 Highway 1, Napoleonville, LA 70390 (between the hours of 8:30 A.M – 4:00 P.M), or send electronically through Central Bidding for from http://www.centralauctionhouse.com until 10:00 A.M., FEBRUARY 2, 2023.  Bids will be opened and publicly read aloud.

Bids will be accepted and received through Central Bidding until 10 A.M.  The public bid opening will be held at the Assumption Parish Waterworks District No. 1 at 4633 Highway 1, Napoleonville, LA 70390 beginning at 10:00 A.M. on the bid opening dated for the following project: 
The Contractor shall hold a Louisiana Contractor’s license in Building Construction Classification. The work consists of design and construction of a new administrative office building for the Assumption Parish Waterworks District No. 1 located in Napoleonville, Louisiana. 

All bids must be in accordance with the Contract Documents on file at Assumption Parish Waterworks District No. 1 at 4633 Highway 1, Napoleonville, LA 70390.  Late bids will not be accepted.

Each bid must be accompanied by an electronic bid surety bond in the amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total amount bid, and payable without condition to the Owner.  Vendors must submit an electronic bid bond through the respective online clearinghouse bond management system(s) as indicated in the electronic bid solicitation on Central Auction House.  No scanned paper copies of any bid bond will be accepted as part of the electronic submission.

A Complete set of Contract Documents may be secured from Meyer Engineers, Ltd., Engineer and Architect, 4937 Hearst Avenue, Suite 1B, Metairie, Louisiana 70001 (telephone (504) 885-9892), by licensed Contractors upon payment of $100.00 for a hard copy set and/or fee of $25.00 for an electronic set on compact disc. This payment is refundable to bonafide bidders returning the Documents in good condition within ten (10) days after the Opening of Bids.

The successful bidder will be required to furnish a performance bond guaranteeing faithful performance of the contract.  Companies providing the bonds shall comply with the requirements of LA-R.S. 38:2218 and R.S. 38:2219 as applicable.

The Assumption Parish Waterworks District No. 1 reserves the right to reject all bids and to reject bids for just cause, pursuant to the law.  Assumption Parish Waterworks District No. 1 and its partners as the recipients of federal funds are fully committed to awarding a contract(s) to firm(s) that will provide high quality services and that are dedicated to diversity and to containing costs.  Thus, Assumption Parish Waterworks District No. 1 strongly encourages the involvement of minority and/or woman-owned businesses enterprises (DBE’s, including MBE’s, WBE’s and SBE’s) to stimulate participation in procurement and assistance programs.

All prospective bidders are invited to attend the non-mandatory pre-bid conference which will be held at 10:00 A.M. on JANUARY 12, 2023, at 4633 LA-1, Napoleonville, LA 70390.  However, failure to attend the pre-bid conference shall not relieve the bidder of responsibility for information discussed at the conference. Failure to attend the pre-bid conference and inspection does not relieve the successful bidder from the necessity of furnishing materials or performing any work that may be required to complete the work in accordance with the specification with no additional cost to the owner.
                                                            
 
Publication:   The Bayou Pioneer: 12/27/2022, 01/03/2023, 01/10/2023