City of Carencro
Carencro Louisiana
Post Road Wastewater Treatment Plant

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed Bids for the construction of the Post Road Wastewater Treatment Plant will be received, either electronically at http://www.centralbidding.com or at the office of the City of Carencro, located at 210 East St. Peter Street, Carencro, Louisiana 70520, until ten o’clock a.m. (10:00) local time on the 22nd day of February 2024, at which time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read. The Project consists of constructing a new 2 MGD wastewater treatment plant and sludge handling facility.
Bids will be received for a single prime Contract.  Bids shall be on a lump sum basis as indicated in the Bid Form.
The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is: C. H. Fenstermaker & Associates, L.L.C., 135 Regency Square, Lafayette, Louisiana 70508, contact person: Colten Dore by telephone: (337)-237-2200 or email: [email protected].  Prospective Bidders may examine the Bidding Documents at the Issuing Office on Mondays through Fridays between the hours of 9:00 am and 4:00 pm, and may obtain copies of the Bidding Documents from the Issuing Office as described below.
Bidders may obtain electronic copies of the Bidding Documents at “No Charge”.  Printed copies of the Bidding Documents may be obtained from the Issuing Office, during the hours indicated above, upon payment of a deposit of $900.00 for each set.  NOTE: NO CASH WILL BE ACCEPTED – ONLY CHECKS OR MONEY ORDERS MADE PAYABLE TO THE CITY OF CARENCRO. Bidders who return full sets of the Bidding Documents in good condition (suitable for re-use) within 30 days after receipt of Bids will receive a full refund. Non-Bidders, and Bidders who obtain more than one set of the Bidding Documents, will receive a refund of $450.00 for documents returned in good condition within the time limit indicated above. Checks for Bidding Documents shall be payable to “City of Carencro”. Upon request and receipt of the document deposit indicated above plus a non-refundable shipping charge, the Issuing Office will transmit the Bidding Documents via delivery service.  The shipping charge amount will depend on the shipping method selected by the prospective Bidder.  The date that the Bidding Documents are transmitted by the Issuing Office will be considered the Bidder’s date of receipt of the Bidding Documents. Partial sets of Bidding Documents will not be available from the Issuing Office.  Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including Addenda if any, obtained from sources other than the Issuing Office.
Bid related documents may be downloaded at http://www.centralbidding.com. Electronic Bids may be submitted by visiting http://www.centralbidding.com. For any technical questions regarding the Electronic Bidding Process, contact Central Bidding support at [email protected] or (225) 810-4814. If contractor elects to use electronic bid submission, the contractor is responsible for investigating and complying with electronic bid submission with and through the electronic bidding service. It is recommended that bidders navigate the service in advance to upcoming bid deadlines.
 
Bidders submitting bids electronically are required to provide the same documents as vendors submitting through the mail or by hand delivery. Regardless of the bid results, the vendor will have 48 hours from the opening of the bids to provide the City of Carencro the original documents. Only a bid bond shall be submitted as the bid security. Electronic copies of the bid bond shall be included with the electronic bid. If a vendor fails to provide the original hard copies of these documents within 48 hours of the bid opening, their bid shall be considered non-responsive.
A pre-bid conference will be held at 10:00 am local time on January 12th, 2024 at the City of Carencro, located at 210 East St. Peter Street, Carencro, Louisiana 70520. Attendance at the pre-bid conference is highly encouraged but is not mandatory.
Bid security shall be furnished in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.
Bids must be signed in accordance with LA R.S. Title 38:2212(B)5. A Corporate Resolution or Certificate of Authority shall be furnished in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.
No bidder may withdraw his bid for at least sixty (60) days after the time scheduled for the opening of bids. Each bid shall be submitted only on the bid form provided with the specifications. The successful Contractor will be required to execute performance and labor and material payment bonds in the full amount of the contract as more fully defined in the bid documents.
 
Bids will be evaluated by the City of Carencro based on LA Bid Law statutes, including the lowest responsible bid submitted which is also in compliance with the specifications. The City of Carencro reserves the right to reject any and all bids just cause as allowed by LA R.S. 38§2214.
 
Purchases for this project shall be exempt from state sales and use tax according to LA R.S. 47:301(8)(c)(i). The successful bidder shall be granted the tax-exempt status of Lafayette Parish via Form R-1020, Designation of Construction Contractor as Agent of a Governmental Entity Sales Tax Exemption Certificate. Form R-1020 is distributed by the Louisiana Department of Revenue.
 
Contractors or contracting firms doing work which is classed as “Hazardous Materials” or any subclassifications, shall be properly licensed when the work to be performed is $1.00 or more. Contractors or contracting firms submitting bids for work besides Hazardous Materials, shall be properly licensed for any work in the amount of $30,000.00 or more. All such bidders shall certify that they are licensed contractors under Chapter 24 of Title 37 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 and show their license number on the front of the sealed envelope in which their bid is enclosed. Contractors for this project shall be licensed for the classification of “MUNICIPAL and PUBLIC WORKS CONSTRUCTION”. Bids in the amounts specified above which have not bid in accordance with the requirements, shall be rejected and shall not be read. Additional information relative to licensing may be obtained from the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
 
The City of Carencro strongly encourages the participation of DBEs (Disadvantaged Business Enterprise) in all contracts or procurements let by the City of Carencro for goods and services and labor and material. To that end, all contractors and suppliers are encouraged to utilize DBEs in the purchase or sub-contracting of materials, supplies, services and labor and material in which disadvantaged businesses are available. Assistance in identifying said businesses may be obtained by calling, (337) 896-8481.
 
Owner: City of Carencro
By:          Charlotte S. Clavier
Title:      Mayor
Date:     December 1st, 2023
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