Sealed bids will be received on Tuesday, February 18, 2025 by the Greater Lafourche Port Commission (GLPC) located at 16829 East Main Street, Cut Off, Louisiana 70345 until 2:00 PM for      Furnishing and Delivering One (1) New & Unused Super Long Reach Marsh Buggy Excavator Caterpillar 330 or Equivalent.
At exactly 2:00 P.M., all bids will be publicly opened and read at the GLPC office. Subsequent to the opening, the bids will be evaluated by the appropriate parties and will be presented to the board for approval in accordance with the Louisiana Public Bid Law.
Any bid submitted must be on the forms obtained from the GLPC. Sealed envelopes shall be marked “Furnishing and Delivering One (1) New & Unused Super Long Reach Marsh Buggy Excavator Caterpillar 330 or Equivalent” and can be delivered by regular mail, hand delivered or overnight courier service to 16829 East Main Street, Cut Off, LA 70345, or submitted online through www.centralauctionhouse.com. For online submittals, you will have to register with Central Auction House (CAH). For information about the electronic submittal process, contact Ted Fleming with Central Auction House at 1-866-570-9620.
Copies of specifications and proposal forms shall be examined online at https://www.centralauctionhouse.com/rfp.php?cid=68 or obtained from GLPC at no cost in person, by emailing [email protected], by calling 985-632-6701, or from our website at https://portfourchon.com/news-events/public-notices. Please contact Brandon Allemand at 985-691-1783 for any clarification or information with regard to the specifications.
Bids received prior to the time of the scheduled bid opening will be securely kept unopened. No bid received after the scheduled time for opening will be considered. Failure of the U. S. Mail or of any express carrier or delivery service to deliver bids timely shall not be considered due cause for the scheduled time of the bid opening to be extended.
Bidders are required to comply with La.R.S. 38:2212 and La.R.S. 38:2212.1 as may be amended (further described in the Instruction to Bidders). Failure to include a copy of the appropriate signature authorization, if required, shall result in the rejection of the bid as non-responsive.
A Bid will be considered responsive if it conforms in all respects with the conditions and requirements of the Bidding Documents. In order to be considered responsive, Bid Proposals must; (a) be fully completed, signed and be responsive in all respects to the conditions of the Notice to Contractors and Instructions to Bidders; (b) be made on the Bid Forms provided and submitted intact as part of the Contract Documents; (c) be accompanied by the required items listed in the appropriate sections of the Bidding documents.The successful bidder must register with the Lafourche Parish Sales and Use Tax Department for use tax purposes. The Greater Lafourche Port Commission reserves the right to reject any and all bids in accordance with State Bid Law.
/s/ Chett Chiasson, Executive Director
Publications:
Daily Comet on January 30, 2025 and February 6, 2025
Lafourche Gazette: February 5, 2025 and February 12, 2025