INVITATION TO BID
Sealed bids will be received until the hour of 11:00 A.M., local time, Wednesday, FEBRAURY 12, 2014, in the office of the Purchasing Agent, City Hall, Mandeville, Louisiana, 3101 East Causeway Approach, Mandeville, LA 70448; for furnishing all labor, materials, supervision, etc., and performing all work necessary to complete the
project: LOTUS DRIVE NORTH AND VILLAGE LANE SOUTH DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS; A/E PROJECT NO.: 1006A9, for the City of Mandeville, Louisiana. Bids will be opened and publicly read aloud after 11:00 A.M. in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, Mandeville, Louisiana. Any bids received after 11:00 A.M. will be returned unopened. The work comprises of drainage improvements along Lotus Drive North and Village Lane South in Mandeville. Drainage improvements include an upgrade to a 60” RCPA at the intersection of Garden Ave. and Lotus Drive North, an increase to a 30” RCPA for the discharge pipe of the existing Pond-2, cross drain improvements at Lotus Drive North and Village Lane South, and replacing/upsizing culverts under the driveways and ditch improvements along Village Lane South. Roadway, sidewalk, driveway, and utility restoration is required as is all other incidental work as detailed on the Plans and stated in the Specifications.

A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 10:00 A.M., at Mandeville’s Department of Public Works, 1100 Mandeville High Blvd. Mandeville, LA 70471.

Drawings and Specifications are open for inspection at the Mandeville Department of Public Works Director’s Office, 1100 Mandeville High Blvd., Mandeville, LA, 70471; (985) 624-3169. A complete set of Contract Documents may be secured from G.E.C., Inc., 1580 West Causeway Approach, Suite 1, Mandeville, LA, 70471, (985-624-5125), by licensed Contractors upon payment of ONE HUNDRED dollars ($100.00) per set. This payment is refundable to bonafide bidders returning the Documents in good condition within ten (10) days after the Opening of Bids.

Please find bid related materials and place electronic bids at www.centralbidding.com. For questions relating to the electronic bidding process, please call Central Bidding at 225-810-4814.

Each bid must be accompanied by a bid security in the form of certified check, cashier’s check, or Bid Bond as prescribed by LA RS 38:2218.A.C, in the amount equal to at least five percent (5%) of the total amount bid and payable without conditions to the Owner as a guarantee that the Bidder, if awarded the Contract, will promptly
execute a Contract in accordance with his proposal and all terms and conditions of the Contract Documents.

The outside envelope in which the bid is placed must be clearly marked as follows:
Sealed Bid: LOTUS DRIVE NORTH AND VILLAGE LANE SOUTH DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS; A/E PROJECT NO.: 1006A9
Bid Due Date and Time: FEBRUARY 12, 2014, 11:00 A.M.
INCLUDE: Contractor’s name, address, and Louisiana state contractor’s license number

It is requested, but not mandatory, that the entire bid package be submitted in duplicate. Duplicate copy can be a photocopy.

All applicable laws, ordinances, and the rules and regulations of all authorities having jurisdiction over construction of the project shall apply to the Contract throughout.
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Mayor Donald J. Villere
City of Mandeville
St. Tammany Farmer: 3xs: January 9, 16, 23, 2014
Daily Journal of Commerce: 3xs: January 13, 20, 27, 2014