Sealed bids will be received until the hour of 11:00 A.M., local time, Wednesday, JULY 19, 2017, 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  2017 SEWER AND WATER MAINTENANCE CONTRACT, A/E PROJECT NO. 1601A6 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 consists of the general repair of water distribution and sewer collection systems and all other incidental work as detailed on the plans and stated in the specifications. The contract duration is one (1) year with an option to renew for TWO (2) additional years.  Individual task orders will be issued under the contract, up to a maximum combined value of $2,000,000.  No minimum value is guaranteed. 
 
A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held Wednesday, June 28, 2017; 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, Principal Engineering, Inc., located at 1011 North Causeway Blvd., Suite 19, Mandeville, LA 70471; (985) 624-5001; by licensed Contractors upon payment of SEVENTY FIVE dollars ($75.00) 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:                 2017 SEWER AND WATER MAINTENANCE CONTRACT
                                    A/E PROJECT NO. 1601A6
           
Bid Due Date and Time:       JULY 19, 2017; 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: June 7, 14, 21, 2017
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