Sealed bids will be received until the hour of 2:00 P.M., local time, Thursday, August 29, 2024 at City Hall, Covington, Louisiana, 317 N. Jefferson Avenue, Covington, LA 70433 and online at www.centralbidding.com; for furnishing all labor, materials, supervision, etc., and performing all work necessary to complete the MENETRE BOAT LAUNCH IMPROVEMENTS, PROJECT NO. C0209; for the City of Covington, Louisiana. Bids will be opened and publicly read aloud after 2:00 P.M. in the City Hall Executive Conference Room, City Hall, Covington, Louisiana. Any bids received after 2:00 P.M. will be returned unopened.
 
The Contractor shall hold a Louisiana Contractor’s license in the    Municipal and Public Works  Classification.
 
The work consists of providing all labor and materials necessary to remove and replace three (3) boat slips and piers, construction of a new dock pier, removal and replacement of the existing pavement adjacent to the piers at the existing Menetre boat launch, and all other related work in accordance to the plans and detailed in these Specifications.
 
A non-mandatory pre-bid conference will be held Thursday, August 15, 2024.  The meeting will be held at 2:00 p.m. at City of Covington, City Hall Executive Conference Room, Covington, Louisiana, 317 N. Jefferson Avenue, Covington, LA 70433.
 
A complete set of Bid Documents are available to download from our web site free of charge:  https://www.covla.com/finance
A complete set of Bid Documents are also available at Central Bidding (www.centralbidding.com).  Electronic Bids may be submitted at Central Bidding (www.centralbidding.com).  For questions related 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:     CITY OF COVINGTON
MENETRE BOAT LAUNCH IMPROVEMENTS
                                    PROJECT NO. C0209
 
            Bid Due Date and Time: August 29, 2024, 2:00 P.M.
 
INCLUDE: Contractor’s name, address, and Louisiana state contractor’s license number
 
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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