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Sealed bids from general contractors duly licensed pursuant to Louisiana’s Contractors Licensing Laws for the major classification of Building Construction are requested by West Baton Rouge Parish School Board for construction of:
Project Name: New Turf Field for Port Allen High School and Brusly High School
Project Address: 3553 Rosedale Rd, Port Allen, LA 70767 and 658 N Vaughn Dr., Brusly, LA 70719
Project Number: PAHS 2025-001 / BHS 2025-001
 
The West Baton Rouge Parish School System has issued this project with a bid duration as follows:
 
Bids will be received at the West Baton Rouge School Board Office, 3761 Rosedale Road, Port Allen, LA 70767 until 2:00 PM., Local Time on May 8, 2025.  
At which time and place the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bidders have the option to submit their bids electronically to Jared Gibbs ([email protected]) and please CC Jessica Blanchard ([email protected])
Complete bids docs may be obtained online at from the architect or the schools system’s website:
BCB Architects, LLC- Dean Hotard, Architect and Associates, Inc.
 
The successful Bidder will be issued a notice to proceed on May 23, 2025, procurement of materials is expected to begin immediately to allow delivery for a start of construction on May 27, 2025. The project must reach final completion by September 1, 2025. Damages will be assessed at $1,000 for each consecutive calendar day for which work is not substantially completed beyond the date set as the completion date in the Notice to Proceed. This project is tax exempt.
Bids must be accompanied by bid security equal to 5 percent of the base bid and all additive alternates in the form of either a certified check or a bid bond.

A Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 10:30 AM on April 22, 2025, at Brusly High School, 658 N. Vaughn Dr., Brusly, LA 70719 and proceed to Port Allen High after. Attendance at this Pre-Bid Conference is non-mandatory but highly encouraged.

The Contract, if awarded, will be on the basis stated in the Instructions to Bidders. The Bid Documents must be hand delivered by the apparent low bidder within 10 calendar days of the bid opening. No bid may be withdrawn from a period of 45 days after the bid opening except as provided by law. Bidders must meet the requirements of the State of Louisiana Contractor’s Licensing law, R.S. 37:2151 et seq.
The West Baton Rouge Parish School Board reserves the right to award the project on whatever basis is in the interest of the Owner and to accept or reject any or all bids and to waive technicalities and informalities.
 
Alden Chustz, President West Baton Rouge Parish School Board
Dr. Chandler Smith, Superintendent West Baton Rouge Parish School Board