INVITATION TO BID 

Sealed bids will be received until the hour of 11:00 A.M., local time, Wednesday, October 7, 2015, in the office of the Purchasing Agent, City Hall, Mandeville, Louisiana, 3101 East Causeway Approach, Mandeville, LA 70448; for furnishing all labor, materials, supervision, etc., and performing all work necessary to complete the 2015 SEWER AND WATER MAINTENANCE; A/E PROJECT NO.: 1401A2, for the City of Mandeville, Louisiana.  Bids will be opened and publicly read aloud after 11:00 A.M. in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, Mandeville, Louisiana.  Any bids received after 11:00 A.M. will be returned unopened. 
 
The work consists of the general repair and rehabilitation of water distribution and sewer collection systems and other related work. The contract will be for a one (1) year duration.  Individual task orders will be issued under the contract, up to a maximum combined value of $500,000.  No minimum value is guaranteed.
 
A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held Wednesday, September 23, 2015.  The meeting will be held at 10:00 a.m. at the Department of Public Works, 1100 Mandeville High Blvd, Mandeville, LA 70471. 
 
Drawings and Specifications are open for inspection at the Mandeville Department of Public Works Director’s Office, 1100 Mandeville High Blvd., Mandeville, LA, 70471; (985) 624-3169.  A complete set of Contract Documents may be secured from Principal Engineering, Inc., located at 1011 N. Causeway Blvd, Suite 19, Mandeville, LA 70471 (985-624-5001), by licensed Contractors upon payment of FIFTY dollars ($50.00) per set.  This payment is refundable to bonafide bidders returning the Documents in good condition within ten (10) days after the Opening of Bids.
 
Please find bid related materials and place electronic bids at www.centralbidding.com. For questions relating to the electronic bidding process, please call Central Bidding at 225-810-4814.
 
Each bid must be accompanied by a bid security in the form of certified check, cashier’s check, or Bid Bond as prescribed by LA RS 38:2218.A.C, in the amount equal to at least five percent (5%) of the total amount bid and payable without conditions to the Owner as a guarantee that the Bidder, if awarded the Contract, will promptly execute a Contract in accordance with his proposal and all terms and conditions of the Contract Documents. 
 
The outside envelope in which the bid is placed must be clearly marked as follows:
 
Sealed Bid:         2015 SEWER AND WATER MAINTENANCE
A/E PROJECT NO. 1401A2
              
Bid Due Date and Time:  OCTOBER 7, 2015; 11:00 A.M.
 
INCLUDE:   Contractor’s name, address, and Louisiana state contractor’s license number
 
It is requested, but not mandatory, that the entire bid package be submitted in duplicate.  Duplicate copy can be a photocopy.
 
All applicable laws, ordinances, and the rules and regulations of all authorities having jurisdiction over construction of the project shall apply to the Contract throughout.
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Mayor Donald J. Villere
City of Mandeville
 
St Tammany Farmer 3xs: September 3, 10, 17, 2015
Daily Journal of Commerce: September 7, 14, 21, 2015