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Sealed bids will be received in the Purchasing Department of the Rapides Parish School Board, 619 Sixth Street, Alexandria, Louisiana 71301, until 2:00 P.M.,                                        Local Time, Wednesday, March 26, 2025.  At this time bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in the Rapides Parish School Board Room for:
 
ALEXANDRIA MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL
NEW CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATIONS
Alexandria, Louisiana 
RPSB Bid # 62-24-10
RPSB Project No: 207401
Architect’s Project Number: 22016/CRH
                                                                                                                                      
Bids may also be submitted electronically by visiting www.centralbidding.com.
Any proposal received after closing time will be returned unopened.
        
Complete Bidding Documents for this project are available in electronic format only. Plan holders are responsible for their own reproduction costs.
 
           
Electronic format from:Central Auction House at centralbidding.com for documents in electronic format and/or other information regarding this project.  Fees may be associated with the use of this site.
 
Any bids received from bidders that are not recorded as having received complete bid documents from one of the sources named above shall be rejected.
 
All bids must be accompanied by bid security equal to five percent (5%) of the sum of the base bid and all alternates and must be in the form of a certified check, cashier's check or Rapides Parish School Board Bid Bond Form written by a surety company licensed to do business in Louisiana, signed by the surety's agency or attorney-in-fact.  Surety must be listed on the current U.S. Department of the Treasury Financial Management Service list of approved bonding companies as approved for an amount equal to or greater than the amount for which it obligates itself in the Bond or must be a Louisiana domiciled insurance company with at least an A - rating in the latest printing of the A.M. Best's Key Rating Guide.  If surety qualifies by virtue of Best’s listing, the amount of the Bond may not exceed ten percent of policyholders' surplus as shown in the latest A.M. Best's Key Rating Guide.  The Bid Bond shall be in favor of the Rapides Parish School Board and shall be accompanied by appropriate power of attorney.  No Bid Bond indicating an obligation of less than five percent (5%) by any method is acceptable.
 
The successful Bidder shall be required to furnish a Performance and Payment Bond written by a company licensed to do business in Louisiana, in an amount equal to 100% of the Contract amount.  Surety must be listed currently on the U. S. Department of Treasury Financial Management Service List (Treasury List) as approved for an amount equal to or greater than the contract amount, or must be an insurance company domiciled in Louisiana or owned by Louisiana residents.  If surety is qualified other than by listing on the Treasury list, the contract amount may not exceed fifteen percent of policyholders' surplus as shown by surety's most recent financial statements filed with the Louisiana Department of Insurance and may not exceed the amount of $500,000.  However, a Louisiana domiciled insurance company with at least an A- rating in the latest printing of the A. M. Best's Key Rating Guide shall not be subject to the $500,000 limitation, provided that the contract amount does not exceed ten percent of policyholders' surplus as shown in the latest A. M. Best's Key Rating Guide nor fifteen percent of policyholders' surplus as shown by surety's most recent financial statements filed with the Louisiana Department of Insurance.  The Bond shall be signed by the surety's agent or attorney-in-fact.
 
                            A MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD
at   10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, March 12, 2025  in the Alexandria Middle Magnet School, 122 Maryland Avenue, Alexandria, LA.
 
Attendance at this conference is mandatory and bids shall be accepted only from Contractors that attend the mandatory pre-bid conference.
 
Bids shall be accepted from Contractors who are licensed under LA. R.S. 37:2156.2 for the classification of Building Construction. Bidder is required to comply with provisions and requirements of LA R.S.38:2212(B)5. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of forty-five (45) days after receipt of bids, except under the provisions of LA. R.S. 38:2214.
 
The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause.  In accordance with La. R.S. 38:2212(B)5, the provisions and requirements of this Section and those stated in the bidding documents shall not be waived by any public entity.
 
RAPIDES PARISH SCHOOL BOARD
MR. JEFF POWELL, SUPERINTENDENT

 
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