NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received either electronically at www.centralbidding.com or in the
office of the Purchasing Division at the Lafayette Consolidated Government Building, located at 705 West University
Avenue, Lafayette, Louisiana, until 3:00 PM Central Time on the 6th day of March, 2025 for the following:
South Sewage Treatment Plant Improvements Headworks and Chlorine Contact Chamber
and will, shortly thereafter, be opened and read aloud in the Council Briefing Room located at 705 West University
Avenue, Lafayette, LA. Bids received after the above specified time for opening shall not be considered and shall
be returned unopened to the sender. Bidders are encouraged to call into the bid openings at the following phone
number 337-291-5100.
Scope of Services: The work includes the construction of a new preliminary treatment unit complete with fine
screens and grit removal equipment, new raw wastewater flow distribution box, construction of a new chlorine
contact chamber, Parshall Flume, piping, instrumentation and controls, painting, electrical work and other
appurtenant and related items of construction. Work to be completed within 420 calendar days from issuance of
Notice to Proceed.
In accordance with Louisiana RS 38:2212 electronic Bids may be submitted at Central Bidding
(www.centralbidding.com).Official Bid Documents are available at Central Bidding (www.centralbidding.com). For
questions related to the electronic bidding process, please call Central Bidding at 225-810-4814. Bidders may
request the electronic bid package from Christian Janes at [email protected].
Bidders submitting bids electronically are required to provide the same documents as bidders submitting through
the mail as soon as available. Only a bid bond, certified check or cashier’s check shall be submitted as the bid
security. Electronic copies of both the front and back of the check or bid bond shall be included with the electronic
bid.
Bids must be signed in accordance with LRS Title 38:2212(B)5. A Corporate Resolution or Certificate of
Authority authorizing the person signing the bid is required to be submitted with bid. Failure to submit a
Corporate Resolution or Certificate of Authority with the bid shall be cause for rejection of bid.
Bid Documents shall be available until twenty-four hours before the bid opening date. Questions relative to the
bidding documents shall be addressed to Christian Janes at [email protected]..
Contractors are requested to attend a pre-bid meeting, which will be held on February 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM
at the South Sewer Treatment Plant located at 231 W. Bayou Parkway, Lafayette, LA.
Each bid shall be accompanied by a certified check, cashier’s check, or bid bond payable to the Lafayette
Consolidated Government, the amount of which shall be five percent (5%) of the base bid plus additive alternates.
If a bid bond is used, it shall be written by a surety or insurance company currently on the U.S. Department of the
Treasury Financial Management Service list of approved bonding companies which is published annually in the
Federal Register, or by a Louisiana domiciled insurance company with at least an A-Rating in the latest printing of
the A.M. Best’s Key Rating Guide to write individual bonds up to ten percent (10%) of policyholders’ surplus as
shown in the A.M. Best’s Key Rating Guide, or by an insurance company in good standing licensed to write bid
bonds which is either domiciled in Louisiana or owned by Louisiana residents. The bid bond shall be issued by a
company licensed to do business in Louisiana. The certified check, cashier’s check, or bid bond shall be given as a
guarantee that the bidder shall execute the contract, should it be awarded to him, in conformity with the contract
documents within ten (10) days.
No contractor may withdraw its bid prior to the deadline for submission of bids. Withdrawal of bids thereafter shall
be allowed only pursuant to LA R.S. 38§2214.C. Otherwise, no bidder may withdraw his bid for at least forty-five
(45) days after the time scheduled for the bid opening of bids. Each bid shall be submitted only on the bid form
provided within the specifications. The successful bidder will be required to execute performance and labor and
material payment bonds in the full amount of the contract as more fully defined in the bid documents. No
contractors may withdraw his bid for at least forty-five (45) days after the time scheduled for the opening of bids.
Each bid shall be submitted only on the bid form provided with the specifications. The successful contractor will be
required to execute performance and labor and material payment bonds in the full amount of the contract as more
fully defined in the bid documents.
Bids will be evaluated by the Purchaser based on the lowest responsible and responsive bid submitted which is also
in compliance with the bid documents. The Lafayette Consolidated Government reserves the right to reject any and
all bids for just cause in accordance with LA R.S. 38§2214.B.
Contractors or contracting firms submitting bids in the amount of $50,000.00 or more shall certify that they are
licensed contractors under Chapter 24 of Title 37 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 and show their license
number on the front of the sealed envelope in which their bid is enclosed. Contractors shall be licensed for the
classification of “Municipal and Public Works Construction”. Bids in the amounts specified above which have
not bid in accordance with the requirements, shall be rejected and shall not be read. Additional information relative
to licensing may be obtained from the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
The Lafayette Consolidated Government strongly encourages the participation of DBEs (Disadvantaged Business
Enterprises) in all contracts or procurements let by the Lafayette Consolidated Government for goods and services
and labor and material. To that end, all contractors and suppliers are encouraged to utilize DBEs business
enterprises in the purchase or sub-contracting of materials, supplies, services and labor and material in which
disadvantaged businesses are available. Assistance in identifying said businesses may be obtained by calling 291-
8410.
PURCHASING DIVISION
Lafayette Consolidated Government
PUBLISH DATES: 01-22-25; 01-26-25; 02-02-25
DPR 992312