Sealed bids will be received until the hour of 2:00 P.M., local time, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26 2024, at the office of the Chief Administrative Officer, City Hall, Covington, Louisiana, 317 N. Jefferson Avenue, Covington, LA 70433; for furnishing all labor, materials, supervision, etc., and performing all work necessary to complete the OZONE SEWER REPAIRS, CCE Project No. F0062, for the City of Covington, Louisiana. Bids will be opened and publicly read aloud after 2:00 P.M. in the City Hall 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 Municipal and Public Works. 
 
The work consists smoking testing, cleaning and CCTV, and the repairs and CIPP lining of gravity sewers stated in the Specifications. The contract will not exceed 540 CALENDAR DAY duration. Individual task orders will be issued under the contract, up to a maximum combined value of approximately $3,229,813.66. No minimum value is guaranteed. 
 
A non-mandatory pre-bid conference will be held TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2024. The meeting will be held at 2:00 p.m. at City of Covington, City Hall Conference Room, Covington, Louisiana, 317 N. Jefferson Avenue, Covington, LA 70433. 
 
All questions should be submitted to [email protected] and copied to [email protected]. The deadline to submit questions is Friday, November 15, 2024, by 4:00 p.m.  
 
A complete set of Contract Documents are available to download from our web site free of charge:  https://www.covla.com/city-departments/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: OZONE SEWER REPAIRS, 
                     CCE Project No. F0062 
 
Bid Due Date and Time: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2024; 2:00 P.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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