OFFICIAL ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
 
Sealed Bid Packages may be hand delivered to the Iberia Medical Center – Main Campus Hospital Operator until 1:30 PM, Thursday, March 23, 2023. After 1:30 PM on March 23, 2023, sealed bids must be received at Iberia Medical Center – North Campus, until 2:00 PM (Central Standard Time) in Classroom #1 at 600 N. Lewis Street, New Iberia, LA at which time all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.
 
Sealed proposals for:
IBERIA MEDICAL CENTER – MAIN CAMPUS
CATHETERIZATION LAB RENOVATION
2315 MAIN STREET
NEW IBERIA, LA 70560
 
ANY PERSON REQUIRING SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS SHALL NOTIFY IBERIA MEDICAL CENTER OF THE TYPE(S) OF ACCOMMODATION REQUIRED NOT LESS THAN SEVEN (7) DAYS BEFORE THE BID OPENING.
 
Complete Bidding Documents for this project are available in electronic form. They may be obtained without charge and without deposit from www.centralbidding.com . Printed copies are not available from the Engineer but arrangements can be made to obtain them through most reprographic firms. Plan holders are responsible for their own reproduction costs.   Bid advertisement information may also be viewed online, and electronic bids may be submitted online at http://www.centralauctionhouse.com/.
 
Questions regarding the Bid Documents and bid process shall be directed to:
 
Craig Hebert Engineering, A Salas O’Brien Company
107 Montrose Avenue
Lafayette, LA  70503
Attn:     Craig Hebert, PE
Email:  [email protected]
Phone:  (337) 261-9633
 
All bids must be accompanied by bid security equal to five percent (5%) of the sum of the base bid and all alternates. The form of this security shall be as stated in the Instructions to Bidders included in the Bid Documents for this project.
 
Any proposal received after the above-mentioned time and date will be returned unopened.
 
Bids shall be on a lump-sum basis and include a base bid as described on the Bid Form. Two (2) copies of the proposal must be submitted in the bid package and completed on the blank forms furnished in the Project Manual, in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.
 
The successful Bidder will be required to enter into a contract with the above Owner and to furnish all the materials, perform all of the work, supervise, coordinate, administrate and be responsible for the work. The successful Bidder must register with the Iberia Parish Sales and Use Tax Department for use Tax purpose and shall include all applicable state and local taxes in the bid amount.
 
Liquidated damages on the project shall be $800.00/day.
 
Bids shall be accepted from Contractors who are licensed under LA.  R.S.  37:2150-2163 for the classification of Commercial Building Construction.  Bidder is required to comply with provisions and requirements of LA R.S.38:2212 (A)(l)(c). No bid may be withdrawn for a period of thirty (30) 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 (A) (l)(b), the provisions and requirements of this Section, those stated in the advertisement bids, and those required on the bid form shall not be considered as informalities and shall not be waived by any public entity.
 
 
A Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held on Thursday, March 9, 2023, at 2:00 p.m.  in the Plant Operations Department of Iberia Medical Center – Main Campus, located at 2315 East Main Street, New Iberia, Louisiana.
 
The construction contract for this project will be awarded or proposals rejected within sixty (60) days following the date of the opening of proposals.
 
Iberia Medical Center
Dionne Viator, CEO