To be published 3 times
The Daily Comet (Thibodaux, LA) – Legal
The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) - Legal
April 26th, May 3rd, and May 10th, 2013

NOTICE TO BIDDERS


The Greater Lafourche Port Commission will receive proposals for Runway 18 ODAL Installation electronically at www.centralbidding.com or in the Greater Lafourche Port Commission Office, 16829 East Main, Galliano, Louisiana, until Wednesday, May 29, 2013 @ 1:00 p.m. CST, at which time and place all proposals received will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids received after the stated time will not be accepted.

The project consists of purchasing and installation of ODAL equipment for Runway 18.

Bid security in the form of a bid bond equal to 5% of the total bid is required. Contract security in the form of 100% Performance and Payment Bonds will be required.

No bid may be withdrawn after closing time for the receipt of proposals for a period of Sixty (60) calendar days.

A Pre-Bid Conference will be held at the Greater Lafourche Port Commission Office on Monday, May 13, 2013 @ 1:00 p.m. CST. Questions relating to the Contract and Contract Documents will be answered at that time. Attendance by prospective Contractors is strongly recommended.

Bidding documents may be examined at the following locations:

Office of the Engineer: THE LPA GROUP INCORPORATED
5757 Corporate Blvd, Suite 200
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808
(225) 706-0744 phone

Port Commission Office: 16829 East Main Street
Galliano, Louisiana 70354
(985) 632-6701

Bidding and Contract Documents may be purchased from the Engineer, THE LPA GROUP INCORPORATED; 5757 Corporate Blvd., Suite 200, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808; Phone: (225) 706-0744 upon prior payment of a non-refundable plans and specs production fee of One Hundred dollars ($100.00) per set. This payment is non-refundable.

Electronic bids and electronic bid bonds must be submitted through www.centralbidding.com prior to the bidding deadline. Beginning at 1:00 p.m., all electronic bids and electronic bid bonds will be downloaded and read aloud along with paper bids received, if any, at the Greater Lafourche Port Commission. Bidders or their authorized representatives are invited to be present.
The following requirements apply to this solicitation and will be made a part of any contract awarded:

a. Presidents Executive Order No. 11246 as amended by 29 CFR Part 30 and 41 CFR Part 60.
b. Davis Bacon and Related Acts, 29 CFR Parts 1, 3 and 5.
c. Copeland Act, 29 CFR Part 3.
d. Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act.
e. Title VI of Civil Rights Act of 1964.
f. Disadvantaged Business Enterprises participation 49 CFR Part 23 will be required as described in Subpart D of Regulation 49 CFR Part 23, and all pertinent amendments.

By submitting a bid under this solicitation, except for those items listed by the Bidder in a clearly identified attachment to the Bid, the Bidder certifies that steel and each manufactured product, is produced in the United States (as defined in the clause Buy American - Steel and Manufactured Products for Construction Contracts) and that components of unknown origin are considered to have been produced or manufactured outside the United States.

The bidders must be properly licensed under Title 37, Louisiana Revised Statutes (LA R.S. 37).

The bidders shall certify, by submission of a proposal, that neither it nor its principals is presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction by any Federal department or agency or the State of Louisiana.

The Greater Lafourche Port Commission reserves the right to waive any informalities or irregularities in or reject any or all bids and to award or refrain from awarding the contract for the work, whichever is deemed to be in the Owner's best interest.

Greater Lafourche Port Commission
Mr. Davie J. Breaux, Director of Operations

Additional Notes/Requirements

The Runway 18 ODAL Installation project at the South Lafourche Leonard Miller, Jr. Airport has been CANCELLED. The scheduled bid opening for Friday, March 21, 2014 at 11:00 will not take place. We appreciate your interest in this project and look forward to possibly working with you on future projects at the Airport