Sealed bids will be received until the hour of 2:00 p.m., c.s.t. on Tuesday, December 19, 2013 by East Jefferson General Hospital in the Purchasing Department, 4200 Houma Boulevard, Metairie, LA 70006 and starting at 2:30 p.m., c.s.t. all bids will be publicly opened and read.

East Jefferson General Hospital
Cardiac Catheterization Lab A Renovation Bid #R5056

One set of the complete bidding documents may be obtained from East Jefferson General Hospital – Purchasing Department to Licensed General Contractors.

Bidding documents will only be issued to licensed contractors or their authorized representatives. No bidding documents will be issued later than 24 hours prior to the date and time set for the bid opening. Late bids will not be accepted.

Bids received in violation of LSA-R.S. 37:2163 (failure to provide contractor’s license number on the bid envelope) shall be stamped “Rejected”, returned unopened to the bidder and shall not be read aloud.

Contractors are provided the option to submit bid for public contracts through an uniform and secure electronic interactive system. Comply with electronic bidding as stated in the Louisiana Bid Law 2212.1.

Bid related materials may be found online and electronic bids may be submitted at WWW.CENTRALBIDDING.COM

Sealed bids must have bid # boldly displayed on outside of envelope.

Each bid must be accompanied by certified check, cashier's check or bid bond made payable to East Jefferson General Hospital and acceptable to the owner in the amount equal to five (5%) of the total amount bid, including all alternates, and payable without condition to the owner as guarantee that the bidder, if awarded the contract, will promptly execute a contract in accordance with his/her proposal and all terms and conditions of the contract documents. A bid bond shall comply with LSA-R.S. 38:2218(B) and 38:2219, as applicable.

The owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids, waive formalities and to reject non-conforming, non-responsive, unbalanced or conditional bids pursuant to the law. Bids which deviate from the project plan and specifications will not be considered.

A Mandatory Pre-Bid Conferences will be held on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 and Thursday, December 12, 2013 starting at 2:00 p.m., c.s.t. located at East Jefferson General Hospital – Facilities Department Conference Room located on the First Floor of 4200 Houma Blvd., Metairie, LA 70006. Attendance on either date fulfills the mandatory requirement.




Austin K. Reeder
VP of Support Services & Supply Chain
Purchasing Department
East Jefferson General Hospital
4200 Houma Boulevard
Metairie, LA 70006

Published in the Bids and Proposal Section of the Times Picayune Newspaper on
Wednesday 11/13/13, Wednesday 11/20/13, Wednesday 11/27/13 and Wednesday 12/4/13