The Calcasieu Parish School Board will receive sealed bids until 2:00 P.M.,  
August 1, 2024, at its offices at the Calcasieu Parish School Board, Planning & Construction Department, Chennault Facilities, 3800 Mallard Cove Drive, P.B.#506, Lake Charles, Louisiana 70615 for Phase 6 - Modifications to Existing Library, Washington Marion High School, SD# 23 Bond Funds. Bid No. 2024-02PC.  Complete plans and specifications may be obtained from Ellender Architects & Associates, LLC, 1521 Cypress Street, Sulphur, Louisiana 70663.
 
No Bid shall be considered or accepted unless the bid is accompanied by bid security in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the Base Bid and all Additive Alternates. The bid security shall be in the form of certified check or cashier’s check drawn on a bank insured by the FDIC, or Calcasieu Parish School Board Bid Bond Form contained in the Front End Documents written by a surety company licensed to do business in Louisiana with a A.M. Best rating of “A” or better, countersigned by a person who is under contract with the surety company or bond insurer as a licensed agent in this state and who is residing in this state.
 
Bids shall be accepted only from Contractors who are licensed under LA. R.S. 37:2150-2163, Act 635, effective January 1, 1989, for the classification of Building Construction. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of thirty (30) days after receipt of bids, except under the provisions of LA. R.S. 38:2214. Evidence of authority to submit the bid shall be required in accordance with LA. R.S. 38:2212 (B) (2), (5) and/or LA. R.S. 39:1594 (C) (4).
 
Each bid must be placed in an envelope, sealed, and marked on the outside, “Phase 6 - Modifications to Existing Library, Washington Marion High School SD#23 Bond Funds Bid No. 2024-02PC at the Calcasieu Parish School Board, Planning & Construction Department, Chennault Facilities, P.B. #506, and Lake Charles, Louisiana 70615”.
 
 
Bids may also be submitted by electronic means security/password protected to this location, ensuring the following information is included on all pages of all correspondence:  www.centralauctionhouse.com.
 
 
 
 
The Owner reserves the right to reject all bids for just cause as permitted by LA. R.S. 38:2214 (B). The ability of an entity to reject any bid is applicable only when administered in accordance with the Public Bid Law. In accordance with LA. R.S. 38:2212 (B) (1), the provisions and requirements of this section, and those stated in the Bidding Documents shall not be waived by any public entity.
 
A fee may be required for the Bidding Documents in accordance with LA. R.S. 38:2212 (D).
 
 
                                                                 Shannon LaFargue Secretary
                                                                 Calcasieu Parish School Board
 
Pc:            Bourne, Brown, Architect or Designer, State License Board for Contractors, Daily Journal of Commerce, F. W. Dodge, File
 
 
 
 
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