ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Sealed bids will be received by the Pointe Coupee Parish Police Jury, 160 Main Street, New Roads, LA 70760 or place electronic bids at www.centralbidding.com until 2:00 PM, LOCAL TIME, Tuesday, August 12, 2014 opened and publicly read aloud

Project No. 50-J39-08B-02
Pointe Coupee Parish Police Jury ? Sheriff?s Civil Office
128 Court Street, New Roads, Louisiana 70760

Bids received after the above specified time will not be considered.

Work shall include but not limited to the following: THIS PROJECT CONSIST OF A 4,330 SQ. FT. WOOD FRAME, BRICK VENEER BUILDING WITH SHINGLE ROOF FOR THE POINTE COUPEE POLICE JURY SHERIFF'S CIVIL OFFICE.
Drawings, specification and contract documents may be examined and obtained from the office of Mougeot Architecture, 10343 Siegen Lane, Building 7, Suite A, Baton Rouge, LA 70810, Phone 225-767-1717 upon deposit of $100.00 for each set of documents. Deposit on the first two sets are fully refundable to all bonafide prime Bidders upon return of the documents, in good condition, no later than ten (10) days after receipt of bids and per public bid laws. Fifty percent of the deposit of all other sets of documents will be refunded upon return of documents as stated above.

A Non-Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at 128 Court Street, New Roads, Louisiana 70760.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any all bids for just cause. In accordance with LA. R.S. 38.2212 (A) (1)(a) and La R.S. 38:2215(A)(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.

Bids must be submitted on forms provided by the Owner. Envelopes containing bids and bid guarantee must be sealed, marked with the project name, and with the Contractor?s name as it appears on the License and Louisiana Contractor?s license number on the outside of the envelope.

All bids must be accompanied by bid security equal to five (5%) of the sum of the base bid and all alternates, and must be in the form of a certified check, cashier?s check or bid Bond form written by a surety company licensed to do business in Louisiana, signed by the surety?s agency or attorney-in-fact. Surety must be listed on the current U. S. Department of the Treasury Financial Management Service list of approved bonding companies as approved for an amount equal to or greater than the amount for which it obligates itself in the Bond, or must be Louisiana domiciled insurance company with at least an A ? rating in the latest printing of the A. M. 2009. Best?s Key Rating Guide. If surety qualified by virtue of its Best?s listing, the amount of the Bond may not exceed ten percent of policyholders? surplus as shown in the latest A.M. Best?s Key rating Guide. The bid Bond shall be in favor of the Pointe Coupee Parish Police Jury and shall be accompanied by appropriate power of attorney. No Bid Bond indicating an obligations of less than five (5%) by any method is acceptable.

Bids shall be accepted from Contractor?s who are license under LA. R. S. 37:2150-2163 for the classification of Building Construction. Bidder is required to comply with provisions and requirements of LA. R. S. 38:2212 (A) (1)(c). 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.

The successful bidder shall be required to furnish a Performance and Payment Bond written by a company licensed to do business in Louisiana, in an amount equal to 100% of the Contract amount. Surety must be listed currently on the U.S. Department of Treasury Financial Management Service List (Treasury List) as approved for an amount equal to or greater than the contract amount, or must be an insurance company domiciled in Louisiana or owned by Louisiana residents. If surety is qualified other than by listing on the policyholders? surplus as shown by surety?s most recent financial statements filed with the Louisiana Department of Insurance and may not exceed the amount of $500,000. However, a Louisiana domiciled insurance company with at least an A ? rating in the latest printing of the A.M. Best?s Key Rating Guide shall not be subject to the $500,000 limitation, provided that the contract amount does not exceed ten percent of policyholders? surplus as shown in the latest A.M. Best?s Key Rating Guide nor fifteen percent of policyholders? surplus as shown by surety?s most recent financial statements filed with the Louisiana Department of Insurance. The Bond shall be signed by the surety?s agent or attorney-in-fact.


Melanie Bueche, Jury President
Pointe Coupee Parish Police Jury

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