Please send all relevant bidding questions to [email protected].

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
 
Sealed electronic bids for LOUISIANA LAND TRUST, “NEW ISLE SUBDIVISION INFRASTRUCTURE PACKAGE, AN ISLE DE JEAN CHARLES COMMUNITY RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM, TERREBONNE PARISH, LOUISIANA” will be received in this project’s listing on Central Bidding http://www.centralauctionhouse.com until Thursday, February 27, 2020 at 2 pm local time. At that time the Bids will be privately opened and read.  Any bid received after the specified time and date will not be considered.
 
For questions related to the electronic bidding process, please call Central Bidding at (225) 810-4814.
 
Complete Bidding Documents for this project are available in electronic form and can be downloaded from the following designated website.
 
http://www.centralauctionhouse.com
 
Bidding Documents may also be viewed at https://www.lalandtrust.us by clicking on the RFP, RFQ, SFO & Bid Documents link. Note that the Louisiana Land Trust website is for viewing and/or downloading only and is not the designated website for submitting bids.
 
Prospective Bidders are urged to register with http://www.centralauctionhouse.com website as a plan holder, even if Bidding Documents are obtained from a plan room or source other than the designated website in either electronic or paper format. The designated website will be updated periodically with addenda, lists of registered plan holders, reports, and other information relevant to submitting a Bid for the Project. All official notifications, addenda, and other Bidding Documents will be offered only through the designated website. Prospective Bidders are solely responsible for obtaining the most up-to-date Bidding Documents from the designated website.  Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the designated website.
 
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.
 
The general scope of the Work consists of all infrastructure construction necessary to support a subdivision development, for the creation of approximately 64 residential lots, a community center, festival grounds and market on the 508-acre site located in north Terrebonne Parish.  Work includes but is not limited to clearing, grubbing, earthwork, final grading, stone base course, drainage system, gravity sewer, sewer lift stations, forced sewer system, domestic water system, Portland cement concrete pavement with curbs and all other items not mentioned here, but required by the Plans and Specifications.
 
A Non-Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held on Thursday, February 13, 2020, at 10:00 a.m., at Terrebonne Parish Library – North Branch, Large Conference Room, 4130 West Park Ave., Gray, LA  70359.
 
The OWNER reserves the right to reject any or all bids for just cause.
 
Each Bidder must deposit with the bid, security in the amount of at least five percent (5%) of the total bid price, as described in the Instructions to Bidders.
 
The successful Bidder shall be required to furnish a Performance Bond and Payment Bond, in an amount equal to 100% of the Contract amount, written by a surety or insurance company meeting the requirements noted in the Instructions to Bidders.
 
The Work will be paid for with federal Community Development Block Grant funds.  Attention of Bidders is called particularly to the requirements for conditions of employment to be observed and minimum wage rates to be paid under the Contract (Davis-Bacon Act), Section 3 (Low Income Resident Participation) of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, Section 109 (Non-Discrimination) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, Section 503 (Non-Discrimination Against Employees with Disabilities) and Section 504 (Non-Discrimination Against Individuals with Disabilities) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Segregated Facilities, Executive Order 11246, and all applicable laws and regulations of the federal government and the State of Louisiana.
 
Louisiana Land Trust is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Minority owned firms, small businesses, and/or Section 3 businesses are encouraged to participate.
 
Any person with disabilities requiring special accommodations must contact the Louisiana Land Trust no later than seven (7) days prior to bid opening.
 
For all further requirements regarding bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents.
 
 
Louisiana Land Trust
11100 Mead Road, Suite 200
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70816
Michael B. Taylor, Executive Director
 
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