ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
 
            Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received by the City of New Iberia, Louisiana, at City Clerk’s Office, City Hall located at 457 E. Main Street, Suite 300, New Iberia, LA 70560 until 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday September 10, 2024, for the following:
 
“SUCROSE DRIVE WWTP HEADWORKS UPGRADE AND REHABILITATION
FOR THE
CITY OF NEW IBERIA, LOUISIANA”
 
at which time bids will be publicly opened.
 
Bid related information also available on line and bids may also be submitted on line at: https://www.centralauctionhouse.com/rfp.php?cid=80
 
The base bid of this project generally includes removal and replacement of the two existing rotary drum screens (the new screens to be furnished by owner/installed by contractor), replacement of all guardrails and FRP decking on both the headworks and flow splitter box, removal and replacement of concrete trough wall lining system on the headworks, all required bypass structures, general spalled and corroded concrete wall repair, and other appurtenant and related items of work.  Alternate #1 generally includes all materials and labor required to replace the existing manual bar screen with a mechanical bar screen of the same make and model of the two mechanical bar screens being supplied by the Owner for the base bid.  Alternate #2 generally includes all materials and labor required to furnish and install a complete hydroxyl radical ozone odor control system.  Alternate #3 generally includes all materials and labor required to furnish and install three electric actuators onto two existing slide gates and one proposed slide gate controlling flow to the three rotary drum screens. 
 
            Bids received after the above specified time for opening will be returned unopened to the sender.
 
            THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, consisting of the Advertisement for Bids, Instruction to Bidders, Bid Form, Bid Bond, Agreement, General Conditions, Special Conditions, Performance and Payment Bond, Specifications, and Addenda, may be examined at the following locations during the specified hours:
 
          Domingue, Szabo & Associates, Inc.102 Asma Boulevard, Suite 305
Lafayette, LA  70508
Hours:  7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Monday thru Thursday
            7:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., Friday
 
Copies of the plans and specifications and bid documents may be obtained from Domingue, Szabo & Associates, Inc. at the above-mentioned address upon payment of one hundred ($100.00) dollars to reimburse the cost of reproduction and handling.  Deposits on the first set of documents furnished to Bona Fide Prime bidders will be fully refunded if returned in good condition within 10 DAYS after receipt of bids.  One-half of the deposits will be refunded to Bona Fide Prime bidders upon return of additional sets of documents if returned in good condition within 10 DAYS after receipt of bids.  Documents containing marks, torn sheets, or unbound sheets are NOT considered to be in good condition.
 
            Each bidder shall submit with his bid a certified check, cashier’s check, or bid bond issued by a company licensed to do business in Louisiana.  The bond shall be countersigned by a person who is under contract with the surety company or bond issuer as a licensed agent in the state of Louisiana, and who is residing in Louisiana.  The amount of this check shall be five (5%) percent of the amount bid and shall be given as a guarantee that the bidder will execute the contract should it be awarded to him.  Checks or bonds shall be payable to the City of New Iberia, Louisiana.
 
            Contractors submitting bids shall be licensed under Louisiana License No. R.S. 37:2150-2164 and shall be classified under Municipal & Public Works construction.  The Bidder shall show his license number on the bid and on the sealed envelope submitting the bid.
 
            No bidder may withdraw his bid for at least one hundred twenty (120) days after the time scheduled for the opening of bids.  Each bid shall be submitted only on the Contractor's Bid Form furnished by the Engineer.
 
            Attention to Bidders is particularly called to the requirements as to conditions of employment to be observed under the Contract, Executive Orders 11625 and 12138, Women's and Minority Business Enterprise; 12549, Debarment and Suspension, 11246, Equal Employment Opportunity and all applicable laws and regulations of the Federal government and State of Louisiana and bonding and insurance requirements.
 
Funding for this project shall be through the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality State Revolving Loan Fund.  All contractors and sub-contractors will be required to comply with the Title 29 – Labor, Subpart A – Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Provisions and Procedures.
 
Each bidder must have an active Unique Entity ID (SAM), as verified on www.sam.gov, prior to the beginning of construction.
 
            Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids for just cause; such actions will be in accordance with Title 38 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes.
 
                                                                                    CITY OF NEW IBERIA, LOUISIANA
 
                                                                                    /s/                     FREDDIE DECOURT 
                                                                                                                     Mayor
 
                                                                                    /s/                     LANIE KERLEGON               
                                                                                                                 City Clerk
 
Publication Dates:         08/14/24
                                    08/21/24
                                    08/28/24