Washington Parish OCD/DR Project No.ILTR-00092—Washington Parish Communications Tower

The Washington Parish Government (herein referred to as the "Owner") by virtue and in conformity with the provisions of Act 70 of the 1946 Regular Session of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and other applicable laws, sealed bids marked “Sealed Bid—Parish of Washington—Community Development Block Grant—Disaster Recovery Project to be financed by the State of Louisiana, Hurricane Katrina/Rita CDBG—Disaster Recovery Program—Parish Project No. ILTR-00092” will be received by the Owner for the construction of the project described as follows:

400 foot tall radio communications tower (guyed) and
associated communication equipment and support shelter.


Proposals shall be addressed to the Washington Parish Government, and delivered to the Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, located at 803 Pearl Street, Franklinton, LA 70438 not later than 1:00 p.m., on the 17th day of May 2011. “Sealed Bid—Washington Parish—Community Development Block Grant—Disaster Recovery Project to be financed by the State of Louisiana, Hurricane Katrina/Rita CDBG—Disaster Recovery Program—Parish Project No.ILTR-00092”. Any bid received after the specified time and date will not be considered. The sealed bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 1:00 p.m a.m. on the 17th day of May, 2011, in the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, located at 803 Pearl Street , Franklinton, Louisiana 70438.

The Information for Bidders, Bid Form, Form of Contract, Plans, Specifications, and Forms of Bid Bond, Performance Bond and Payment Bond, and other contract documents may be examined at the Office of the Engineer/Architect for the contract; Richard C. Lambert Consultants, LLC located at 900 West Causeway Approach, Mandeville, LA 70471;985-727-4440. Copies may be obtained at this office upon payment of a deposit of $ 120.00 . This deposit will be refunded upon request in accordance with R.S. 38:2212. Validation of the Contractor’s license and classifications will be made prior to release of bid documents.

Bids for this project may be submitted online at www.centralauctionhouse.com.

Contractors submitting bids shall be licensed under LA License R.S. 37:2150-2164; Heavy Construction, or Municipal and Public Works Construction, or Electrical Work. Other license classifications may, at the option of the Owner, be considered based upon a thorough review of the Contractor’s past experience. The bidder shall show his license number on the bid and on the sealed envelope submitting the bid.


The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause; such actions will be in accordance with Title 38 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes.

In accordance with R.S. 38:2212 (A)(1)(b), the provisions and requirements stated in the Advertisement for Bids and those required on the Bid Form shall not be considered as informalities and shall not be waned.

Each Bidder must deposit with his/her bid, security in the amount of at least five percent (5%) of the total bid price, provided on the specified form and subject to the conditions provided in the Information for Bidders. Sureties used for obtaining bonds must appear as acceptable on the U. S. Department of Treasury Circular 570.

No bidder may withdraw his/her bid within forty-five (45) days after the actual date of the opening thereof.

The 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, Section 3, Segregated Facilities, Section 109, Executive Order 11246, and all applicable laws and regulations of the Federal government and State of Louisiana and bonding and insurance requirements.

Any person with disabilities requiring special accommodations must contact the Washington Parish Government no later than seven (7) days prior to bid opening.