Sealed Bids will be received by the Housing Authority of the City of Denham Springs at the offices of Alvin Fairburn & Associates, located at 1289 Del Este Avenue, Denham Springs, LA. 70726 until Tuesday, July 9, 2024 at 2:00 pm for a 
At which time bids will be opened and publicly read aloud. Electronic bids will also be accepted. Please find bid related materials and place your electronic bids at Central Bidding, www.centralauctionhouse.com. Bids received after the above time will be returned unopened. Complete bidding documents may be obtained from the Central Bidding website. Documents will only be distributed electronically. If you have any questions, please call the office of Alvin Fairburn & Associates. 
A Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held on Tuesday, June 25, 2024@ 2:00 P.M. at the offices of Alvin Fairburn & Associates, located at 1289 Del Este Avenue, Denham Springs, Louisiana 70726. 

All bids must be accompanied by a bid security (Bid Bond) equal to five percent (5%) of the base bid and any alternatives and subject to the conditions provided in the Instructions to Bidders. The successful contractor will be required to enter into a contract with the OWNER and to furnish all the materials, perform all of the work, supervise, coordinate, administrate and be responsible for the work of the entire project. No bids may be withdrawn after the closing time for receipt of bids for at least forty-five (45) days. The bond of the low bidder will be held for forty-five (45) days, or until the contract is signed, whichever is shorter. 

PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BOND: A performance and payment bond for the work will be required upon execution of the contract, equal to one hundred percent (100%) of said contract written by a company licensed to do business in Louisiana and who is currently on the U.S. Department of the Treasury Financial Management Service List. The bond shall be countersigned by a person who is under contract and who is licensed as an insurance agent in the State of Louisiana, and who is residing in this state. 
The Housing Authority of the City of Denham Springs 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, those stated in the advertisement for bids, and those required on the bid form shall not be considered as informalities and shall not be waived by any public entity. 

The Housing Authority of the City of Denham Springs is a recipient of funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and The Office of Community Development/Disaster Recovery Unit Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for the repairs to this facility and is thus subject to the Federal rules, guidelines, regulations and policies that govern them. 

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 of the Housing and Urban 
Development Act of 1968 as amended, Segregated Facilities, Section 109 of the Housing 
and Community Development Act of 1974, Executive Order 11246, Equal Opportunity, and all applicable 
laws and regulations of the Federal government and State of Louisiana and bonding and insurance 
requirements.