NOTICE TO BIDDERS

 
Project No. 3191-03                                    
 
Sealed bids will be received at City Hall located at 425 N. Parkerson Avenue, Crowley, Louisiana, or by electronic bid at www.centralauctionhouse.com by the Mayor and Council of the City of Crowley, Louisiana, and staff, until       2:00      p. m.   on      Thursday      the      9th   day of   June  , 20  16   for the following:
  
at which time bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at the City of Crowley City Hall located at 425 N. Parkerson Avenue, Crowley, Louisiana, 70527.
 
Bids received after the above specified time for opening will be returned unopened to the sender.
 
The work consists primarily of the removal of the existing rock in the filter system, cleaning of the rock (removal of organic and inorganic matter currently plugging the filter) and the installation of the clean rock.  An alternate regrading (placing it on proper grade) the existing effluent pipe in the rock filter is also included in the bid.  Contractor's classification shall be Municipal and Public Works Construction. Bidders are advised that the Owner will also allow contractors with a license classification of “Heavy Construction” to bid the project, but we emphasize that the project entails removal and reinstallation of rock filter media (permeable horizontal rock layer) and not a densely compacted limestone base more typically constructed under this classification.  The bidder should pay particular attention to the clarification in regard to the filter reinstallation requirements.  It should also be noted that the cleaning of the rock will generate sludge that will need to be collected, dried and disposed of at the area sanitary landfill by certified sludge haulers.
 
THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, consisting of the Notice to Bidders, Information for Bidders, Bid Form, Agreement, General Conditions, Special Conditions, Performance and Payment Bond, Drawings, Specifications, and Addenda, may be examined at the following location during the specified hours.
 
Mader Engineering, Inc.
3909 W. Congress Street; Suite 101
Lafayette, Louisiana  70506
Hours:     8:30 A.M. - 12:00, 1:00 P.M. - 4:30 P.M.,
Monday through Friday
 
Copies of specifications are available at the office of Mader Engineering, Inc., 3909 West Congress Street, Suite 101, Lafayette, Louisiana 70506 upon deposit of eighty dollars ($80.00) per set, payable to Mader Engineering, Inc. Refunds will be made in accordance with LA R.S. 38:2212(A).(1)(e).  Deposits on the first set of documents furnished bona fide prime bidders will be fully refunded upon return of the documents no later than ten days after receipt of bids.  On other sets of documents furnished to bidders, the deposit less actual cost of reproduction will be refunded upon return of the documents no later than ten days after receipt of bids.  Plans and specifications shall be available until twenty-four hours before the bid opening date.
 
Each bidder shall submit with his bid a certified check, cashiers check, or bid bond issued by a company licensed to do business in Louisiana.  The bond shall be countersigned by a person who is under contract with the surety company or bond issuer as a licensed agent in the State of Louisiana, and who is residing in Louisiana. The amount of this bond or check shall be five (5%) percent of the amount bid and shall be given as a guarantee that the bidder will execute the contract should it be awarded to him. Checks or bonds shall be made payable to the City of Crowley, Louisiana.
 
No bid may be withdrawn for at least forty-five (45) days after the scheduled closing time for the receipt of bids.
 
The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive informalities.
 
The City of Crowley strongly encourages the participation of the minority business enterprises in all contracts or procurements let by the City for goods and services.  To that end, all contractors and suppliers are encouraged to utilize minority business enterprises in the purchase or sub-contracting of materials, supplies, and services in which minority-owned businesses are available.  The bidder is required to comply with Executive Order No. 11246, Equal Employment Opportunity.
 
CITY OF CROWLEY, LOUISIANA
 
/s/   GREG A. JONES                                                 
MAYOR
 
/s/   ERIN CRADEUR                                             
 
CITY CLERK
 
 
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