Sealed bids will be received until the hour of 2:00 p.m., c.s.t. on Wednesday, September 15, 2021 by St. Charles Parish Hospital District #1 at Ochsner Health System, 1450 Poydras St. STE. 300, New Orleans, LA 70112, bids will be publicly opened and read. Due to Covid-19, bid opening will be held via zoom only.
 
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St. Charles Parish Hospital- Pharmacy Renovation
 
A PDF version of the complete bid documents may be obtained from Sizeler Thompson Brown Architects – to Licensed General Contractors. Contractors shall call ahead to (504)523-6472 to obtain bid documents.
 
Bidding documents will only be issued to licensed contractors or their authorized representatives.  No bidding documents will be issued later than 24 hours prior to the date and time set for the bid opening.  Late bids will not be accepted.
 
Bids received in violation of LSA-R.S. 37:2163 (failure to provide contractor’s license number on the bid envelope) shall be stamped “Rejected”, returned unopened to the bidder and shall not be read aloud.
 
Contractors are provided the option to submit bid for public contracts through a uniform and secure electronic interactive system.  Comply with electronic bidding as stated in the Louisiana Bid Law 2212.1. 
 
Bid related materials may be found online and electronic bids may be submitted at WWW.CENTRALBIDDING.COM
 
Sealed bids must have project name boldly displayed on outside of envelope.
 
 
 
 
Each bid must be accompanied by certified check, cashier's check or bid bond made payable to St. Charles Parish Hospital and acceptable to the owner in the amount equal to five (5%) of the total amount bid, including all alternates, and payable without condition to the owner as guarantee that the bidder, if awarded the contract, will promptly execute a contract in accordance with his/her proposal and all terms and conditions of the contract documents.  A bid bond shall comply with LSA-R.S.  38:2218(B) and 38:2219, as applicable.
 
The owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids, waive formalities and to reject non-conforming, non-responsive, unbalanced or conditional bids or bids submitted by non-responsible parties pursuant to the law.  Bids which deviate from the project plan and specifications will not be considered.
 
A Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held on Thursday August 26, 2021 starting at 9:00 a.m. Due to Covid-19, the pre-bid will be held via zoom. Please note that attendees arriving later than 9:05 a.m. will not be granted admittance to the meeting. In addition, all contractors shall be required to make a site visit scheduled with Adam Landry, Facilities Director SCPH (504) 339-2078. Site visits shall occur during business hours, Monday-Friday and must be coordinated at least 24 hours in advance. All site visits must happen at least 7 calendar days prior to bid date. Per hospital guidelines, anyone visiting the site must show proof of vaccination and wear a mask at all times. Bids received from Contractors who did not attend the mandatory pre-bid conference as well as the required site visit will not be considered.
 
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Sarah Beth Daigle
Architect Construction Project Manager
Ochsner Facilities Development
1450 Poydras St., STE 300
New Orleans, LA 70112
 
Published in the Bids and Proposal Section of the Herald Guide Newspaper on
Thursday 8/19/21, Thursday 8/26/21 and Thursday 9/2/21 and Thursday 9/9/2021.