OFFICIAL ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
 
Electronic bids for the HURRICANE IDA REPAIRS LAFOURCHE GOVERNMENT COMPLEX (PHASE 2 BUILDBACK), Architect’s Project Number 2117DBB, will be received electronically by the LAFOURCHE PARISH GOVERNMENT until 2:00 PM on THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2025, at which time bids will be retrieved from the Central Auction House (CAH) website and read aloud at the Lafourche Parish Government Complex, 402 Green Street, Thibodaux, LA 70301. Only electronic bids submitted on www.centralbidding.com will be accepted.
 
Bid documents are posted on www.centralbidding.com. To view these, download, receive bid notices by email, and submit the bid, you must register with Central Auction House (CAH). Vendors/Contractors must submit their bids electronically. For information about the electronic submittal process, contact Ted Fleming with Central Auction House at 1-866-570-9620. No project Contract Documents will be provided by the Architect or Owner.
 
Bid prices shall specifically EXCLUDE any and all taxes whatsoever. Act 1029 of 1991 exempts’ local governments from state and local tax effective September 1, 1991. Bid prices shall include any shipping charges, if applicable.
 
Each bid shall be accompanied by a bid security of not less than five (5%) percent of the total bid amount. Said amount shall be in the form of a Bid Bond, Certified Check, or Cashier’s Check drawn on a bank insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation payable to the Lafourche Parish Government.
 
The successful lowest responsible and responsive bidder shall be required to furnish the Owner with a performance bond for 100% of the contract amount prior to the issuance of a contract to perform the work. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of 45 days after receipt of bids. The time of completion of this project is prime importance. The Bidder agrees to commence work under this contract not later than the date indicated in the Owner’s written Notice to Proceed. All of the work required shall be completed within 450 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed. Should the Contractor neglect, refuse or fail to complete the work or obtain approval from the State Fire Marshal’s Office for occupancy on the amount of calendar days indicated above, the Owner shall have the right to deduct from and retain out of such moneys which may be due or which may become due and payable to the Contractor, as indicated in Article 9 of the Instructions to Bidders for each and every day that such completion of the work is delayed beyond the prescribed date / calendar days, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty. If the amount due and to become due from the Owner to the Contractor is insufficient to pay in full any such liquidated damages, the Contractor shall pay the Owner the amount necessary to affect such payment in full. Provided, however, that the Owner shall promptly notify the Contractor in writing of the manner in which the amount retained, deducted, or claimed as liquidated damages was computed. It is hereby further stipulated that the Professional of Record receives hourly compensation as indicated in the Owner/Architect Agreement for continued contract administration for the Project. This hourly compensation shall be deducted from monies which may become due and payable to the Contractor.
 
Bids must be submitted on the Louisiana Uniform Public Works Bid Form furnished with the Bidding Documents. Bid sheets will be issued only to Contractors and/or Subcontractors licensed in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 37:2150 through 2173 of the Louisiana Legislature. Contractors desiring to bid shall submit their Louisiana Contractor’s License Number as evidence that they hold a license for BUILDING CONSTRUCTION that is in full force and effect. Bidder shall certify that he meets all licensing requirements of Louisiana and is duly and currently licensed under LA. R.S. 37:2150-2164.
 
A MANDATORY Pre-bid Conference will be held on THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2025, at 10:00 AM at the Lafourche Parish Government Office located at 402 Green Street, Thibodaux, LA. At the MANDATORY Pre-Bid the design professional shall pass around a Sign-In Sheet prior to beginning the formal meeting. The sign-in sheet shall have an area to fill in the signature of the person representing a contractor, the company being represented, the Louisiana license number of the contractor, phone and fax number of the Contractor, and an email address of the Contractor. The Architect prefers that all of the five above items be filled out at the pre-bid. (The information required may be emailed to our office before or 24 hrs. after the Mandatory Pre-Bid at [email protected]. Emailing this information to our office shall not relieve the contractor of the requirement to be represented at the Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference.) The sign-in sheet shall be collected by the design professional prior to the completion of the meeting. Contractors shall not be allowed to sign the sign-in sheet after it is collected by the design professional. Contractors shall also be required to sign the sign-out sheet after the entire pre-bid conference is complete. (All Contractors shall sign the sign-in sheet and the sign-out sheet in order to bid this project.) Note:  Bids shall be accepted only from contractors that attended the entire Pre-bid Conference. All questions from bidders shall be submitted by email to [email protected].  All questions sent by email shall have the project name in the subject area of the email. The last day to submit questions from the MANDATORY Pre-bid Conference on this project is TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2025, at 5:00 PM. The response to questions shall be THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2025.
 
All drawings, specifications and other Contract Documents for the project are on file and open for review at the office of Gossen-Holloway-Cortez, 315 East Second Street, Thibodaux, Louisiana.
                                                 Lafourche Parish Government
                                                Archie Chaisson, Parish President
ADVERTISEMENT DATES:
FIRST ADVERTISEMENT – THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 2025
SECOND ADVERTISEMENT – THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 2025
THIRD ADVERTISEMENT – THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2025

Additional Notes/Requirements

The construction as shown and described in the Contract Documents consists of the following: (This is a partial list. Refer to the rest of this specification and drawings for additional notes and information.) 1. This project entails the Demolition of existing hurricane damaged interior spaces and renovation of same spaces. a. Demolition consists of interior finishes such as wallpaper, gypsum board walls, carpet squares, acoustic ceilings, gypsum board ceilings, doors, light fixtures, HVAC Equipment and all duct work, and associated electrical equipment. b. Renovation consists of new level 5 finished gypsum board walls, new carpet flooring, new acoustical ceilings, new light fixtures, new HVAC Equipment and Ductwork. 2. This project entails the Demolition of existing hurricane damaged exterior elements and renovation of same elements. a. Damaged Exterior Stucco b. Doors and Exterior Fixed Lites 3. DEMOLITION / ASBESTOS ABATEMENT a. There is existing mechanical piping insulation that will be demolished at each of the mechanical rooms. (Refer to Section 02 41 00 - Demolition) b. Before the demolition of the existing mechanical piping insulation occurs, an asbestos abatement shall be performed. (Refer to Specifications Volume III - Asbestos Abatement.) c. The demolition and asbestos abatement are part of this Contractor’s responsibility. d. There is existing asbestos floor tile that will need to be removed by abatement. The removement of asbestos containing floor tile and abatement are part of the Contractor’s responsibility.