00107767 Publish 5/10, 5/17, 5/24/2022
LEGAL NOTICE
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Sealed bids will be received by the Lafourche
Parish School District until 2:00
PM on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at its office
located at 701 East Seventh Street,
Thibodaux, Louisiana, at which time bids
will be publicly opened and read-aloud for
the Roofing Repairs & Replacement at
Lockport Upper Elementary School and
Raceland Upper Elementary School.
Per RS37:2163, bids shall be submitted in
an envelope displaying the Contractor’s license
number, except bids submitted
electronically which the contractor may
submit an authentic digital signature on
the electronic bid proposal accompanied
by the contractor’s license number.
It is highly recommended that the envelope
be sealed and displays legibly on the
exterior, the following:
1. Addressed to the Owner
2. Name of the Project
3. Contractor’s name and address
4. Sealed Bid Enclosed
Official bid documents can be downloaded
from Central Bidding at www.centralbidding.
com. Electronic bids and/or reverse
auction bids can be submitted at
www.centralbidding.com. For any questions
relating to the electronic bidding process,
please call Central Bidding at 225-
810-4814.
No project Contract Documents will be
provided by the Architect or Owner.
Bid prices shall specifically EXCLUDE any
and all taxes whatsoever. Act 1029 of
1991 exempts’ local governments from
state and local tax effective September 1,
1991. Bid prices shall include any shipping
charges, if applicable.
Each bid shall be accompanied by a bid
security of NOT less than five (5%) percent
of the total bid amount.
Said amount shall be in the form of a Bid
Bond, Certified Check, or Cashier’s check
drawn on a bank insured by the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation payable to
the Lafourche Parish School Board.
The successful bidder shall be required to
furnish the owner with a performance bond
for 100% of the contract amount prior to
the issuance of a contract to perform the
work. No bid may be withdrawn for a period
of 45 days after receipt of bids. The
time of completion of this project is prime
importance. All of the work required shall
be completed within One Hundred Seventy-
One (171) Calendar Days from the
Notice to Proceed. Should the Contractor
neglect, refuse to complete the work or obtain
approval from the State Fire Marshal’s
Office for occupancy on the date above,
the Owner shall have the right to deduct
from and retain out of such moneys which
may be due or which may become due
and payable to the Contractor, as scheduled
in the Instruction To Bidders, for each
and every day that such completion of the
work is delayed beyond the prescribed
dates, as liquidated damages and not as a
penalty. If the amount due and to become
due from the Owner to the Contractor is insufficient
to pay in full any such liquidated
damages, the Contractor shall pay the
Owner the amount necessary to the effect
such payment in full. Provided, however
that the Owner shall promptly notify the
Contractor in writing of the manner the
amount retained, deducted, or claimed as
liquidated damages was computed.
Bids must be submitted on the Louisiana
Uniform Public Works Bid Form furnished
with the Bidding Documents. Bid sheets
will be issued only to contractors and/or
subcontractors licensed in accordance
with the provisions of R.S. 37:2150
through 2173 of the Louisiana Legislature.
Contractors desiring to bid shall submit
their Louisiana Contractor’s License Number
as evidence that they hold a license
for BUILDING CONSTRUCTION that is in
full force and effect.
A NON-MANDATORY Pre-bid Conference
will be held at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday,
24 May 2022, at Lockport Elementary
School.
Lafourche Parish School Board
Ray Bernard, President
Jarod Martin, Superintendent
ADVERTISING DATES:
FIRST ADVERTISEMENT: 10 May 2022
SECOND DATE: 17 May 2022
THIRD DATE: 24 May 2022