ALLEN PARISH LIBRARY - OBERLIN BRANCH
ROOF AND EXTERIOR RENOVATIONS
320 SOUTH 6TH STREET
OBERLIN, LOUISIANA 70655
 
 
Sealed bids from Contractors will be received by Allen Parish Libraries, Attn:  Renee Grantham, Director, 320 S. 6th Street, Oberlin, Louisiana 70655 on Tuesday March 10, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. CST for all labor, materials, and equipment required to fully complete the Project entitled “ALLEN PARISH LIBRARY - OBERLIN BRANCH, ROOF AND EXTERIOR RENOVATIONS, 320 SOUTH 6TH STREET, OBERLIN, LOUISIANA”.  Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud shortly after the time and at the place stated above.
 
Complete Bid Documents for this Project are available in electronic form.  They may be obtained from Central Bidding / Central Auction House at https://www.centralauctionhouse.com, (225) 810-4814.  Printed copies are not available from the Architect, but arrangements can be made to obtain them through most reprographic firms.  Plan holders are responsible for their own reproduction costs.  Questions about this procedure shall be directed to the Architect at:
           
ARCHITECTS BEAZLEY MOLIERE
300 HEYMANN BOULEVARD
LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA 70503-2416
PHONE: (337) 233-0614
[email protected]
 
Bids shall be accepted only from Contractors who are licensed by the State of Louisiana for the classification of Building Construction and registered as a Prime Bidder with Central Bidding / Central Auction House at https://www.centralauctionhouse.com.   No bid may be withdrawn for a period of forty-five (45) days after receipt of bids, except under the provisions of La.R.S. 38:2214.
       
A MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD
at 10:00 a.m. CST on Monday, February 23, 2015
at Allen Parish Libraries Oberlin Branch 320 S. 6th Street, Oberlin, Louisiana 70655
 
Each bid will be accompanied by a certified check, cashier’s check or Bid Bond payable to the Allen Parish Libraries, the amount of which shall be 5 percent (5%) of the proposed base bid plus all alternates.  Money orders will not be accepted.  This shall be given as guarantee that the Bidder will execute the Contract, if it is awarded to him, in conformity with the Contract Documents.  If Bid Bond is used, it shall meet the requirements according to R.S. 38:2218.
 
The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause.  In accordance with LA R.S. 38:2212 (A)(1)(b), the provisions and requirements of this section and the Bid Form shall not be considered as informalities and shall not be waived by any public entity.
 
Contract, if awarded, will be on a single lump sum basis to Bidders licensed under the provisions of Contractor's Licensing Law of the State of Louisiana. If the Bidder is notified of the acceptance of the bid within forty-five (45) days of the opening of bids, he agrees to execute a Contract for the Work accepted, in the Standard Form of AIA Contract Document A-101, within ten (10) days after receipt of written notice from the Owner that the instrument is ready for signature, and that he will complete the Work within Ninety (90) calendar days following Notice to Proceed as stipulated in Section 8.2 of the General and Supplementary Conditions.
 
The Contractor will be subject to reimburse to the Owner Liquidated Damages of Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) per calendar day as stated in Section 8.4 of the General and Supplementary Conditions for each calendar day that completion is delayed beyond the adjusted Contract Time.
 
The successful Bidder shall be required to furnish a Performance and Payment Bond in an amount equal to 100 percent (100%) of the Contract sum in accordance with Section 11.4 of the General and Supplementary Conditions. 
 
The successful Bidder must obtain Contract Documents for construction of the Project from the Architect.
 
All bids must be received on or before the time specified and must be plainly marked on the outside of the envelope:
 
 
ALLEN PARISH LIBRARIES
ATTN:  RENEE GRANTHAM, DIRECTOR
320 S. 6TH STREET
OBERLIN, LOUISIANA 70655
 
 
 
 
1st  Bid Advertisement - 2/05/15
2nd  Bid Advertisement – 2/12/15
3rd Bid Advertisement – 2/19/15

Additional Notes/Requirements

Statement of Probably Cost Architectural Estimate: $322,922.00 Revised: $352,954.00