Sealed bids will be received by The City of Central, 13421 Hooper Road, Suite 8, Central, LA 70818, on Thursday, August 29, 2024, until 10:00 A.M.) and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud for construction of the project described as follows:
 
2024 CITY OF CENTRAL ROAD REHAB PROJECT
 
STATEMENT OF WORK:
 
This project consists of road repair work throughout the City of Central as shown in the construction plans and as required by the City on various roadways throughout the City Limits.  Construction work generally includes asphaltic concrete, base course, cold planing, pavement patching, temporary traffic control, and other necessary items as shown on the plans & specifications. 
 
Electronic bids will be accepted. Please find bid related materials and place your electronic bids at www.centralauctionhouse.com. Bids received after the above time will not be accepted.
 
Complete Bid Documents for this project are available in electronic form.  They may be obtained without charge and without deposit from www.centralauctionhouse.com.  Printed copies are not available from the Designer, but arrangements can be made to obtain them through most reprographic firms.  Plan holders are responsible for their own reproduction costs.  Questions about this procedure shall be directed to the Designer at: Novus Reb Engineering, LLC – Jason Ellis, 1651 Lobdell Ave., Ste 202, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806 via email to [email protected].
 
PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BOND: A performance and payment bond for the work will be required upon execution of the contract, equal to one hundred percent (100%) of said contract written by a company licensed to do business in Louisiana and who is currently on the U.S. Department of the Treasury Financial Management Service List. The bond shall be countersigned by a person who is under contract and who is licensed as an insurance agent in the State of Louisiana, and who is residing in this state.
 
ATTESTATION AFFIDAVIT: The bidding documents shall not require any bidder, other
than the apparent low bidder, to furnish any other information or documentation, including the Attestation Affidavit, any sooner than ten days after the date bids are opened; however, the apparent low bidder may submit such information or documentation at any time prior to the expiration of the ten-day period.
 
All mailed or hand delivered bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked “SEALED BID FOR 2024 CITY OF CENTRAL ROAD REHAB PROJECT”, including Louisiana Contractor’s license number and Construction Firm name.  All bids must be submitted in one of three ways: Hand Delivered, Mailed, or Electronic. For bids hand delivered to Central City Hall, 13421 Hooper Road, Suite 8, Central, LA 70818 by the bidder or his agent, a written receipt shall be handed to the deliverer. For bids submitted by mail, bids shall be sent by registered or certified mail with a return receipt requested, the sealed envelope containing the bid must be enclosed in another envelope addressed to the City of Central, 13421 Hooper Road, Suite 8, Central, LA 70818, and must be received no later than the bid opening. Bids will not be accepted on days that are recognized as holidays by the United States Postal Service. Electronic bids will also be accepted. Please find bid related materials and place your electronic bids at www.centralauctionhouse.com. All bidders shall certify that he/she holds an active license by displaying his/her license number on the bid envelope. In the case of an electronic bid proposal, a bidder may submit an authentic digital signature on the electronic bid proposal accompanied by the contractor's license number. Bids received after the above time will not be accepted. All bidders are required to have an active license for “Highway, Street, And Bridge Construction” from the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors prior to bidding this project.
 
Bid security in the amount of five percent (5%) of the Total Bid must accompany each Bid, and shall be made payable to the Owner. 
 
The Owner reserves the right to waive any informalities or to reject any or all bids.
 
A Non-Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held on Thursday, August 15, 2024 at 10:00 A.M. at Central City Hall, 13421 Hooper Road, Suite 8, Central, LA 70818. All prospective bidders are encouraged to attend it.
 
All questions and/or request for clarifications must be electronically submitted to the project engineer, Jason Ellis via email to [email protected] by Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. No questions will be answered after the deadline for questions passes.
 
 
 
OWNER
CITY OF CENTRAL
 
BY:     /s/ Mr. Wade Evans, Mayor